M.M. Kalburgi
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March to Jantar Mantar
Justice for Dabholkar, Pansare, and KalburgiA national and international protest campaign titled “Against Violence, Towards Humanity,” will be launched in Delhi on July 20, 2016, and run until August 20, 2016. The campaign will conclude in Pune on August 20, 2016, with a mass demonstration joined by all like-minded organizations. We urge everyone to participate in this protest with full…
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Killing a Rationalist: Silencing Reason
Examining the tragic assassination of M.M. Kalburgi alongside Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare, Ram Puniyani critiques the violent suppression of rational thought in India. Linking historical resistance—from Cārvāka to the Bhakti movement—to modern anti-superstition campaigns, this essay exposes the rising tide of religious intolerance while affirming hope through collective democratic resistance.