Narendra Dabholkar
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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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Three Murders and a Lynching
Prompted by the assassinations of rationalists and the Dadri lynching, Ram Puniyani analyzes the wave of intellectuals returning state awards. Puniyani argues that this collective protest marks a qualitative shift in India’s social atmosphere, exposing how systematic hostility and political polarization threaten the foundational, pluralistic values of the Indian Constitution.
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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.
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Resist Anti-Scientific Temper Forces
A Statement by Intellectuals & ActivistsJoint Statement • 20 August 2013 Statement on the Brutal Murder of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar We the scientist, rationalists, educators and intellectuals of the country learnt with shock and anger the brutal and inhuman murder of Dr Narendra Dabholkar. This murder is part of the series of attacks that have been perpetrated by anti scientific…