Netaji Bose, Nehru and anti Colonial Struggle
By Ram Puniyani
Indian anti colonial struggle has been the major phenomenon which built modern India into a secular democracy. Many of the political streams...
Adityanath Yogi as Commissar From Allahabad to Prayagraj: What’s in the name?
By Ram Puniyani
Adityanath Yogi, Chief Minister of UP seems to be on the name changing spree. In his latest move he has changed the name...
Glorifying encounter killings in Hindi movies
By Almas Ahmad
“Tum log society ka kachra hai ... main society ka jamadar”
(You people are the trash of the society…and I am the cleaner of...
भाजपा का संवेदनशील मुद्दों पर मौन धारण करना कहीं राजनीतिक जोड़-तोड़ तो नहीं?
संदीप पाण्ड्य
चाहे ऋषिकेश के अखिल भारतीय आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान में थोड़ा अधिक मात्रा में पोटैसियम से पड़ा दिल का दौरा हो या 112 दिनों तक...
Book Review: The Mothers of Manipur: Twelve Women Who Made History
By Aparna Sharma for TwoCircles.net
Name of the book: The Mothers of Manipur: Twelve Women Who Made History
Author: Teresa Rehman,
Publisher: Zubaan Books, 154 pages
Number of...
Himalayas facing severe global warming disruption, say foresters
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Oct 24 (IANS) Being sensitive to temperature variations, mountain ecosystems in the Himalayas are facing severe disruption from global warming as...
Rohingyas urge India to create conditions conducive for their return
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Rohingya refugees living here have appealed to the Indian government to mount pressure on Myanmar to create conditions...
आखिर क्यों है ख़तरे में सूचना का अधिकार…?
रईस अहमदी
“#MeToo” के शोर ओ गुल में भारत दुनियाभर के 119 देशों के भुखमरी दूर करने वाले सर्वे में 55वें पायदान से गिरकर 103वें...
Who shall lead the opposition front at the hustings?
By S.M. Anwar Hussain
There is an undercurrent realisation among the non NDA party workers and common masses, that the big promises made by BJP have...
Through the haze, a better democracy
Patti Lynn
Although you wouldn’t know it from the rhetoric and actions of the Trump Administration, the U.S. is part of the global society. And...
Remembering Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin who listed scientific contributions of Muslim scholars
By Mukhtar Ahmad
Fuat Sezgin, founder of Historical Arab-Islamic Institute of Science at Johann Wolfgang
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany died in Istanbul on June 30 ,2018 at...
‘सर सैयद के मजार पर फातिहा, फूल चढ़ाने से कौम का कुछ भी भला...
मुर्शिद कमाल
हालांकि वो कभी अलीगढ़ का छात्र तो नहीं रहा लेकिन एक जमाने तक अलीगढ़ की सभ्यता पर मोहित और आसक्त जरूर था। अलीगढ़...
The purpose of Muslim community is to establish peace, says Jamaat e Islami President
By Qudratullah Faraz
Addressing a public gathering organised by Jamaat e Islami Hind (JIH) in Aligarh, JIH president Jalauddin Umri declared, “The purpose of Muslim community...
Need for Reconciliation with Justice Babri Demolition and aftermath
By Ram Puniyani
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court in a 2-1 majority verdict refused to refer the Dr. Faruqui verdict to Constitution bench....
Such was my father, Haji Mohammed Yaseen
By Riyaz Arshad Nazish
Never in my entire life had I found myself so helpless and incapable as I did on the day my father...
Why Jharkhand’s Pathalgadi movement is worrying the state government
Shukoh Albadar, TwoCircles.net
Merely 40 km away from the Jharkhand’s state capital Ranchi, Khunti, a newly-carved out district is in the limelight across the national...
A marriage of, for and with self-respect: Remembering Periyar 140 years after his birth...
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
The news of the caste killing of Pranay in Telangana has sent shockwaves throughout India. This is not an isolated incident...
Why Arrest of Dalit activists-‘Urban Naxals’?
By Ram Puniyani
The violence in Bheema Koregon is still reverberating. We recall that on January 1st, thousands of dalits returning from Bheema Koregaon were...
Beyond the tragedy of Tharoijam
By Arif Sajad
The incident of Tharoijam, has shocked and created a climate of fear in the people of state, particularly on the minority community....
किस तरह भुलाएं हम: आज़मगढ
सादिक़ ज़फ़र
जुमे का दिन था, थ्योरी ऑफ़ स्ट्रक्चर की क्लास चल रही थी और तभी मेरे टीचर के फ़ोन की घंटी बजती है। उनके...
PIL on EVM irregularities: Bombay HC issues notices to EC, Centre, Maharashtra and two...
By Quaid Najmi, IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) In a significant development, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered issuing of notices to the Election Commission of...
World Hindu Congress Founder: Carrying Trishul Prepares Mind to Kill
From the minorities of India organisation site:
“Trishul sends a message that we should stand and fight,” says Swami Vigyananand
CHICAGO, IL: September 3, 2018 —...
Hate Ideology and rising Intolerance Swami Agnivesh: Social Reformer Under attack
By Ram Puniyani
On 17th August (2018), during the funeral procession of the former Prime Minster of India, Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Swami Agnivesh was assaulted...
Divisive politics in India: Operation ‘Provoke Muslims & Christians’
Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood
During the last seventy one years since India became independent its sovereignty has been considerably strengthened, internal peace has been well...
In the name of progressiveness: A Note on the recent Speak-Out movement in...
By Praveena Thaali for TwoCircles.net
In recent times, Dalit-Bahujan women have started a speak-out* campaign to reveal their experiences of sexual harassment, which until now it...
Ahmad Mustafa Siddiqui Rahi – A tribute on his birthday 14th August
By Ahmed Sohail Siddiqui
Who would have predicted that the date of birth of the eldest son of Maulana Abdul Waheed Siddiqui would be the date...
Muslims must think beyond defeating BJP
By Mukhtar Ahmad
Whenever any community , sect, group or section gives a call for unity , it always implies unite against a common enemy....
A response to the article: “Zakir Naik Is Anathema to Secular Democracy, His Communal...
By Ubaid ur Rahman for TwoCircles.net
A fortnight ago, The Wire published an article titled Zakir Naik Is Anathema to Secular Democracy, His Communal Agenda...
Countering Hate and Violence: What Should Minorities Do?
By Ram Puniyani
The violence against religious minorities has been on the rise during last few years. Many a reports tell us not only about...
Where are the nurses in the HIV response?
Dr Ian Hodgson
Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, nurses have been at the forefront of the response to this once fatal infection. The...
Saving Muslim women? First, learn to stand for us: An Open Letter to AIMPLB
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net
Dear respected AIMPLB members,
Be it the women rallies taken out by AIMPLB throughout the country abruptly stopped, the sudden...
Anti-trafficking bill ignores consenting sex workers
By Somrita Ghosh for IANS:
New Delhi/Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) Geeta (name changed), a resident of Sangli village in Maharashtra, was 19 when she became...
Concerns over ‘surveillance state’: Can excessive data monitoring lead to discrimination?
By Padmakumar M.M. & Om Prakash L.T. for IANS:
The Supreme Court on July 13 took strong note of the Ministry of Information and Broadcastings...
PM Modi has not spent even a single rupee from MPLADS funds on adopted...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India and Lok Sabha MP from Varanasi, has not spent a single rupee from his...
Kerala sets model for yet another success
By Ashiq C. K
Islam first came to India in the Arabian peninsula, Kerala, the southernmost state of India, where Muslims constitute one fourth of...
#TalkToAMuslim: armchair activism gone horribly wrong
By: Masarat Daud
In a parallel world, today is 100th birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela, a peace activist radical by today’s standards. I say parallel...
How do we Promote Peace in India, Today?
By Ram Puniyani
We are passing through times when Hate against weaker sections of society and religious minorities is increasing by leaps and bounds. The...
Gau Rakshaks not listening to Modi is a matter of concern: Former VP Hamid...
An Interview by By Mohd Asim Khan for IANS:
New Delhi: There has been a rise of vigilantism in the country and if "gau rakshaks" (cow...
“You can cover the circus, but you can’t sleep with the animals”.
By Gurvinder Singh
The media also called the 'fourth estate' possesses enormous power to make or break governments, individuals and organisations.
Unfortunately over a period of...
Hapur lynching survivor says police saving accused cow vigilantes
By Manish Gupta for IANS
New Delhi, July 14: Police are trying to weaken the Hapur lynching case at the behest of the BJP and...
How can the Congress shed its ‘Muslim party’ image?
By Amulya Ganguli for IANS:
Ever since the A.K. Antony committee identified the Congress's Muslim "appeasement" tag as a major reason for its electoral reverses,...
Mob lynching: let us act now
By Irfan Engineer
Mob lynching has drastically increased in recent years, particularly since the election of the BJP government. There has been fourfold increase in cow...
Self determination – solution to crisis in Kashmir
Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
This is an opportunity to explore a vexing but significant topic in the field of human rights: the Right of Self-determination....
Government’s bureaucratic recruitment from business houses clashes with India’s constitutional mandate
By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood for TwoCircles.net
The central government’s Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has advertised the lateral recruitment from the private sector...
Inspiring stories of Sohail Islam and Ahmed Ali show that Indian Army beckons Muslim...
By Ali Ahmed for TwoCircles.net
The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind took the salute at the 134th passing out parade at the National...
Should caste matter?
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Caste system in India, according to a large number of historians and intellectuals began with the advent of the Aryans and...
Kartar Singh Sarabha: A pioneer of the Ghadar movement
By Jaspal Singh
May 24th, 2018 was the 122nd birth anniversary of Kartar Singh Sarabha. He was born in Sarabha village in Ludhiana district of...
“To Die” is not the only one that Kashmiri youth have
By Bilal Ahmad Malik for TwoCircles.net
In one of my articles titled “A Political Struggle for Denied Rights” which I wrote for Greater Kashmir dated...
Eleven years on, no justice for Makkah Masjid victims
By Kaneez Fathima for TwoCircles.net
It has been eleven years for Makkah Masjid bomb blast and subsequent police firing. During the Friday prayers on 18th...
Rape, Violence and Manto: Remembering the great author on his anniversary
By Sana Khan for TwoCircles.net
When the horrific details of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic Muslim girl came in news, it troubled...
Who Speaks for the Muslims?
Saad Razi Shaikh for TwoCircles.net
Marginalized groups do not need saviours. What they require is a space and a voice of their own.
In his book...
Obituary: Maulana Muhammad Salim Qasmi, an ocean of knowledge
By Manzar Imam for TwoCircles.net
With scarcity of good ulama, the passing away of Maulana Muhammad Salim Qasmi, rector of Al-Jamia Al-Islamia Darul Uloom Waqf,...
The students of AMU say a loud ‘No’ to RSS Shakha in AMU
By Maskoor Ahmad Usmani for TwoCircles.net
1925 marks the birth year of the hateful and terror-breeding organisation Rastriya Swayam Sewak Sangh, founded by Dr. K....
उभरते भारत के लिए बढ़ती असमानता और बेरोज़गारी सबसे बड़ी चुनौती
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
आर्थिक विकास के मोर्चे पर तेज़ी से उभरते भारत के लिए बढ़ती असमानता और बेरोज़गारी सबसे बड़ी चुनौती है....
नर्मदा रिटर्न दिग्गी राजा : बढ़ गई है राजनीतिक प्रासंगिकता…
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
मध्य प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और कांग्रेस के वरिष्ठ नेता दिग्विजय सिंह की 6 महीने की निजी और धार्मिक यात्रा...
मुसलमानों को ‘दीन बचाओ, देश बचाओ’ कांफ्रेंस से क्या मिला?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना के ऐतिहासिक गांधी मैदान में इमारत-ए-शरिया के बैनर तले ‘दीन बचाओ, देश बचाओ’ कांफ्रेंस में लाखों मुसलमान शरीक हुए. ...
“दीन बचाओ, देश बचाओ” – इस आयोजन से चंद लोग परेशान क्यों?
नूरुस सालेहीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
रविवार दिनांक 15 अप्रैल 2018 को पटना के गांधी मैदान में इमारत-ए-शरिया और ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड...
‘दीन बचाओ’ या ‘दीन बेचो’ कांफ्रेंस?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
इसमें कोई शक़ नहीं है कि मुसलमानों से जुड़े जितने भी प्रतीक हैं, चाहे वो धार्मिक हो, ऐतिहासिक हो या...
Dalit anger: BJP’s hard core is its own enemy
By Amulya Ganguli
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) owes much of its woes to the reluctance of its core constituency of urban, upper caste, conservative,...
इस किताब की कहानी, मेरे जैसे हज़ारों-लाखों लड़कों की कहानी है
अब्दुल्लाह मंसूर, TwoCircles.net के लिए
उस दिन अख़बार की सुर्खियां खून से सनी थी. तमाम अख़बार चीख-चीख के कह रहे थे कि दिल्ली, अहमदाबाद, बंगलुरु...
बिजली के नाम पर देश का सबसे बड़ा घोटाला
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
वर्ष 2000 में संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ द्वारा सहस्राब्दि विकास के 8 लक्ष्य तय किए थे. जिसका मक़सद 2015 तक दुनिया...
बिहार में नफ़रती हिंसा : क्या ये महज़ चुनाव की तैयारी है?
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
बिहार में नफ़रत की सियासत और नतीजतन साम्प्रदायिक हिंसा, असलियत में 2019 की तैयारी है —बिहार में अभी हुए/हो रही नफ़रती...
Communal tensions will not end until Hindus keep rewarding the BJP for its anti-Muslim...
By Mahmad Sidat for TwoCircles.net
The recent violence reported in Bengal and Bihar during Ram-Navami processions raises serious questions about the Indian society in general...
बिहार नफ़रत के आगोश में है… और कौन हैं जो चैन से बंसी बजा...
नासिरूद्दीन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
बिहार को नफ़रत की आग में झोंक दिया गया है. इसे फ़िरकावाराना फ़साद कहा जाए या दो पक्षों में टकराव या...
A Burqa can be empowering too, but I don’t expect Ram Guha to understand...
By Hatif Imam for TwoCircles.net
My great uncle attained the coveted post of a Tehsildar before independence. He was a poet and a pious Muslim,...
Do ‘liberal icons’ encourage identity politics among Muslims?
By Dr Kouser Fathima for TwoCircles.net
The ‘liberal icons’ are again preaching Muslims, especially women, about what is an acceptable form of dressing. This has...
How did BJP make inroads into the North East despite its anti-minority agenda?
By Ram Puniyani
For the last couple of decades, one has come across many pamphlets, leaflets and other material containing the propaganda that Christian missionaries...
Hadiya’s Love Jihad versus the propaganda of Love Jihad: Why she is my Hero
By Arif Khan for TwoCircles.net
The International Women’s Day 2018 brought the best present that Hadiya deserved: my heartiest congratulations to Hadiya and credit to...
विपक्ष को भाजपा से उसके मैदान में उसकी तरह ही लड़ना होगा
दिवाकर, TwoCircles.net के लिए
नगालैंड और त्रिपुरा, ख़ास तौर से त्रिपुरा के चुनाव परिणाम से साफ़ है कि भाजपा की हिन्दुत्ववादी राष्ट्रीयता से निबटने...
शमी-हसीन विवाद : अब सुलह हो सकती है, मगर मिलन नहीं!
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
समाज पुरुष प्रधान हो सकता है, मगर वो झुकता औरत की तरफ़ ही है. क्योंकि जब हर तरफ़ बात होती...
त्रिपुरा चुनाव परिणाम : क्षेत्रीय दलों के लिए ख़तरे की घंटी
आरिफ़ हुसैन, TwoCircles.net के लिए
त्रिपुरा चुनाव के परिणाम भारत के दो सबसे बड़े राजनीतिक दलों के बीच, वैश्विक और घरेलु पूंजी की मध्यस्थता से...
Pluralism, Socialism, and Communal Extremism: A decade-wise political journey of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
By Mohammed Sajjad for TwoCircles.net
The RSS chief, Mohan Bhagwat camped for around a week (February 6-11, 2018) in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. By the time he...
बिन ईंधन का सिलेंडर, फ्लॉप साबित हो रही है मोदी की उज्ज्वला योजना
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
मध्य प्रदेश के शाजापुर ज़िले के कांजा गांव की निवासी मंजूबाई का प्रधानमंत्री उज्ज्वला योजना के तहत मिला गैस...
‘Chalo TISS’ earns solidarity from across India over scholarship protests; strike enters day 14
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
The ‘Chalo TISS’ call given by the General Body of TISS students was highly successful, with more than 500 people all...
बिहार में बदहाल शिक्षा व्यवस्था : बच्चे पढ़ाई से अधिक खिचड़ी के लिए कटोरे...
अमृतांज इंदीवर
व्यक्ति समाज का एक अभिन्न अंग है. जैसा व्यक्ति होगा, वैसा समाज व राष्ट्र होगा. भावी समाज के कर्णधारों के व्यक्तित्व का निर्माण...
The Army Chief crossed the democratic Line of Control with his comments on Assam
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi for TwoCircles.net
The Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday, 21 February, created an uncalled-for storm when he made comments...
PM Modi’s Muslim outreach: Ground-level follow up can garner support
Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood for TwoCircles.net
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech on the occasion of the Jordanian King‘s visit to India in the presence of...
Ram Rajya Rath Yatra: The road to Power
By Ram Puniyani
The decades of the 1980s were a turning point in the history of the country. For the first time, an emotive issue...
हमें अपने देश के ‘बचपन’ बचाने की परवाह क्यों नहीं होती?
सैय्यद परवेज़, TwoCircles.net के लिए
बदरपुर बॉर्डर से 473 नम्बर बस में चढ़ा. बस की पिछली एक ख़ाली सीट को देखकर वहीं बैठ गया....
भाजपा कैसे जीतेगी आगामी लोकसभा चुनाव?
शाहनवाज़ भारतीय, TwoCircles.net के लिए
अब तक हम इसी बात का जश्न मनाते आ रहे हैं कि हमारे देश को दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा लोकतंत्र...
Imran Khan’s bride’s choice of dress for Nikah and Islamophobia
By Shaheen Naqshbandi for TwoCircles.net
Recently, Pakistani politician Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka. During the Nikah, the bride wore the full veil and some people...
Azerbaijan: A protagonist of global Islamic solidarity
By Dr. Syed Zafar Mahmood for TwoCircles.net
The title of an international conference organized in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku on December 21, 2017 was “2017: Year...
Hashimpura, Srebrenica and Rohingyas: Similar and so different
By Saeed Naqvi
Incidents, similar in their chilling monstrosity, came to mind when I saw photographs of a row of Rohingya Muslim young men, on...
Why Narendra Modi becoming PM in 2019 again is not a foregone conclusion
By Rajan Pandey for TwoCircles.net
In 2014, Narendra Modi emerged as the strongest national Leader as BJP reached the above majority figure of 282 seats,...
कहीं हमने संतरी-व्यवस्था ही तो कमज़ोर नहीं कर दी है!
दिवाकर, TwoCircles.net के लिए
एक ही सप्ताह में तीन घटनाओं की ख़बरें एकसाथ आना चिंता पैदा करने वाली हैं. इनमें से दो सकारात्मक हैं. श्रीनगर...
Six RSS workers in custody for attack on Malayalam poet
Kollam, Kerala (IANS): Six RSS workers have been taken into custody for an attack on poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar, that took place near here late...
Kasganj: The government must not allow the Tricolour to become a pawn in the...
By Abdur Rab Khan for TwoCircles.net
The unpleasant incidents that took place in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district on the Republic Day have diminished the dignity...
मुज़फ़्फ़रपुर में साम्प्रदायिक तनाव —एक बड़ी आफ़त के आने का संकेत
मोहम्मद सज्जाद
23 जनवरी 2018 को बिहार के मुज़फ़्फ़रपुर ज़िला स्थित पश्चिमी सब-डिवीज़न के मख़दूमपूर कोदरिया और पूर्वी डिवीज़न के गाय-घाट के असिया गांव में...
Why the Left parties are unlikely to achieve much without support from Ambedkarites
By Badre Alam Khan and Sanjay Kumar for TwoCircles.net
The current debate within the CPI (M) has generated intensive discourse on the dilemmas to formulate...
भारतीय न्याय व्यवस्था के समक्ष चुनौती या अवसर
मोहम्मद ईनामुल हक़, TwoCircles.net के लिए
12 जनवरी को भारत की न्यायपालिका में एक ऐतिहासिक घटना सामने आई, जिसमें सर्वोच्च न्यायलय के चार वरिष्ठम...
Does the BJP intend to change the Indian Constitution?
By Ram Puniyani
BJP, which believes in Hindu nationalism, faces a dilemma about Indian Constitution. The party, at least on the surface, has to pay...
Triple talaq bill politically motivated, feel Muslim intelligentsia, women’s groups
By Mohd Asim Khan
New Delhi, (IANS): The triple talaq bill, unilaterally drafted and brought by the Narendra Modi government, is politically motivated, feels the Muslim...
जाति-धर्म की बंदिशों के बावजूद भी इन्सानियत ज़िन्दा है…
विद्या भूषण रावत
दिन था शनिवार 31 दिसंबर… जब सभी नए वर्ष के इंतेज़ार में थे. देवरिया ज़िले के बेल्हाम्मा गांव के कुम्हार जाति के...
शिक्षा अधिकार क़ानून के 7 साल बाद — प्राथमिक विफलता ?
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
भारत के दोनों सदनों द्वारा पारित ऐसा क़ानून जो देश के 6 से 14 के सभी बच्चों को...
Ambedkarite youths ensure peaceful protests in Mumbai, offer legal help to those arrested
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai, which has been the epicentre of the Ambedkarite Movement in Maharashtra, saw a huge participation by students in the protests...
Passing of Triple Talaq bill shows failure of Muslim bodies to mobilise secular forces
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi for TwoCircles.net
It is not realistic that a fight or a contest will be won by both or all the contesting...
Understanding the political implications of the verdict against Lalu Prasad Yadav
By Professor Mohammad Sajjad for TwoCircles.net
The conviction of Lalu Prasad Yadav by the CBI court in some of many cases of the fodder scam,...
Introduction of compulsory attendance is a fatal blow to the idea of JNU
By Abhay Kumar for TwoCircles.net
The JNU administration has recently issued a circular, imposing “compulsory” attendance on “all regular registered students” from the winter semester....
पहले तो हमारी सोच का दायरा इतना छोटा नहीं था…
तरन्नुम सिद्दीक़ी, TwoCircles.net के लिए
भारत के तमाम नागरिकों को भारतीय संविधान के तहत यह अधिकार हासिल है कि वो जिस धर्म को चाहे, उसके...
Rajsamand murder: Ghastly crime, gruesome hate
By Ram Puniyani
The ghastly incident in Rajsamand, Rajasthan, showed the impact which ‘Hate other’ can create. On December 6, Shambhulal Regar, an ex-marble trader...
Differences with Lalu shouldn’t lead to blowing the Hindutva trumpet
By Abhay Kumar for TwoCircles.net
I was surprised to see the reactions against Lalu Prasad Yadav following his conviction in the second fodder scam case...
‘जिस छुआछूत व जाति-भेद के दंश से बचने को दलितों ने हिन्दू धर्म त्यागा,...
आर.एल. फ्रांसिस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
ईसा मसीह ने दुनिया को शांति का संदेश दिया था. लेकिन गरीब ईसाइयों के जीवन में अंधेरा कम नहीं हो...
No Country for Women: Love and rights in troubled times
By Neha Dabhade
Recently in Rajsamand, Rajasthan, Shambu lal Raigar brutally hacked Mohammad Afrajul, a migrant from Malda, West Bengal to death with his own...
For 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Left parties must be a part of a...
By Ram Puniyani for TwoCircles.net
In view of the rising electoral strength of BJP, particularly after its massive victory in 2014 General elections, it's coming...
Rampage around Film Padmavati: Power of Historical Fiction
By Ram Puniyani
Nearly an year ago multiple rowdy protests took place when the film Padmavati was being shot in Rajasthan. Sanjay Leela Bhansali had...
Rajsamand murder: An elegy to humanity
By Riyaz Arshad Nazish for TwoCircles.net
The gruesome killing of Mohammed Afrajul, an innocent labour in Rajasthan, is a terrifying incident that testifies the fact...
History Repeating Itself? Post-2014 India’s eerie resemblance with India of 1938-46
By Mohammed Sajjad for TwoCircles.net
History rarely repeats itself. Nevertheless, if we are to understand what is happening in the Indian polity today, it is...
Justice? Fair trial? What foolish world do you live in, Sir? The victim was...
By Mazhar Farooqui
In the end, justice will prevail.
Nobody is above the law.
Have faith in the judiciary.
All these oft-repeated phrases sound good but...
Three mosques: Muslim generosity would electrify Hindu masses
By Saeed Naqvi
The 25th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition has rekindled debate: Why was it demolished, historical wrongs, Mandal Commission inviting a Mandir...
Dear Hindus: An open letter to fellow Indians
By Bobby Naqvi
The brutal murder of a poor Muslim labourer yesterday is not intended to terrorize Muslims, a community that is becoming immune to...
The SC verdict on Assam is historic, but don’t forget the struggle of the...
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi for TwoCircles.net
On December 5, the Supreme Court delivered one of the most important judgements in recent times, declaring that certificates...
“There was never an iota of communal hatred in Ayodhya’
By Saurabh Katkurwar
Ayodhya, (IANS): This is a town held sacred for its association with Hindu religious lore, which in latter days acquired the unflattering reputation...
Bhopal gas tragedy: Many women couldn’t become mothers again
By Sandeep Pauranik
Bhopal, (IANS): The tragedy that struck this city 33 years ago following methyl isocyanate leak from an industrial unit has not allowed...
Ayodhya Dispute: Need for Upholding Law
Ram Puniyani
The dispute around Babri Mosque seems to be unending. Just weeks ago we saw Sri Sri Ravishankar, the well known founder of ‘Art...
लोकतंत्र की कुछ अपेक्षाएं भी हैं…
डॉ. मो. मंजू़र आलम
किसी भी देश के स्वस्थ लोकतंत्र के लिए जनतांत्रिक अपेक्षाओं का इतना महत्व है, जितना किसी इंसान के लिए सांस का....
Fatima Nafees and Hadiya: How Muslim women fight Islamophobia and the ‘Collective Conscience’
By Nazish Hussain for TwoCircles.net
What does it take to withstand the persistent atrocities and oppression by state authorities against you? The ordeal of two...
The Kerala HC order in Hadiya’s case brutally exposes the prejudices of the judiciary
By Umair Azmi for TwoCircles.net
The case of Hadiya, who converted to Islam and married a Muslim youth, has been in the headlines for months....
If Arshad Mohsin thinks he is innocent, will he answer these questions? A rejoinder...
By Abdul Qadir for TwoCircles.net
On Monday, TwoCircles.net published an article titled ‘How a malicious report in Times of India had ruined my life and...
How a malicious report in Times of India has ruined my life and why...
By Arshad Mohsin for TwoCircles.net
The power of mainstream media in spreading information and forming public opinions cannot be underestimated. We all know that when...
ब्रांड राहुल से बीजेपी में बढ़ती बेचैनी
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
सोशल मीडिया के इस दौर में राजनीति में नेता ब्रांडिंग और गढ़ी गई छवियों के सहारे आगे बढ़ते हैं....
Is Bitcoin Shariah Compliant?
By Mansoor Durrani
Islamic finance is not just a business. It is, essentially, a system to ensure economic justice followed by economic growth. This is achieved...
The betrayal of 1857: Kin of those who sacrificed die in penury; those who...
By Shamsul Islam for TwoCircles.net
Delhi is the capital of India and touted as the heart of India, but in fact, is a heartless city....
BJP: Undermining Nehru to Glorify Patel
Ram Puniyani
From last few years, around October 31, lot of statements from BJP stable have started coming which eulogize Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This year (October...
To be or not to be: The annual session of the Indian History Congress
By Afshan Khan for TwoCircles.net
The Indian History Congress (IHC) seems to be landing into a big crisis, arguably on trivial reasons which threaten its...
If freelance Muslim spokesmen do not shut up, it’s advantage BJP
By Saeed Naqvi
It is one of the great ironies of our times that Muslims are a problem for all political parties, except the BJP....
AMU Alumni Association: A living link with the alma mater
By Shaheer H Khan for TwoCircles.net
This short article was a modest attempt to pay respect to Aligarh fraternity owed to one of the greatest personalities...
Caught between two extremes: Views of Sir Syed on gender, caste and nationalism
By Mohammad Sajjad for TwoCircles.net
As the birth bi-centenary of the distinguished reformer-educationist, Syed Ahmad (1817-98), a realist-pragmatist of 19th century India, and founder of...
अभिव्यक्ति की आज़ादी और जम्हूरियत के चौथे स्तंभ पर खूनी हमलों का दौर
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा लोकतंत्र भारत पत्रकारिता के लिहाज़ से सबसे ख़तरनाक मुल्कों की सूची में बहुत ऊपर है.
‘रिपोर्टर्स विदआउट...
My Lord, May I protest? Understanding the right way to protest
By Asma Anjum Khan for TwoCircles.net
“Anger is a negative emotion, but to feel a right anger and to the right degree and to the...
Will Taj Mahal meet the same fate as Babri Masjid?
By Shamsul Islam for TwoCircles.net
One of the greatest wonders of the World and the only one in India, Taj Mahal, has become the newest...
Why the Madaris in India have failed to interact with fellow Indians
By Amir Hussain for TwoCircles.net
When the British took over from Mughals in India, one of their most important moves was to slowly replace Persian...
Criticism of Haj policy recommendations on women invalid: Review committee member
By Mohd Asim Khan
New Delhi, (IANS): The criticism of certain recommendations of the review committee on the new Haj policy -- including that of...
आरटीआई के 12 साल : धार खोता कमज़ोरों का हथियार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
क़रीब बारह साल पहले बड़ी उम्मीदों के साथ देश में आए सूचना का अधिकार क़ानून (आरटीआई) से अब लोगों का भरोसा...
Re-reading Allama Iqbal’s “Syed ki Lauhe Turbat” on 200th birthday of Sir Syed Ahmad...
By Muhammad Naved Ashrafi
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is celebrating this year (2017) as bicentenary birth year of their founder and India’s social reformer Sir...
“रागदेश” जिसे अनसुना कर दिया गया…
जावेद अनीस
उग्र राष्ट्रवाद के इस कानफ़ाड़ू दौर में राज्यसभा टेलीविज़न ने “राग देश” फ़िल्म बनाई है, जो पिछले 28 जुलाई को रिलीज़ हुई और...
आख़िर बीएचयू कुलपति को क्यों नहीं मिला राजनैतिक समर्थन?
सोमप्रभ
हालांकि अभी बीएचयू मामले में कुलपति और बीएचयू प्रशासन पर पूरी तरह से एक्शन लिया जाना बाक़ी है. लेकिन पहले से ही मैं तय...
Gaurilankesh – A heritage of Free thought and Expression
By Cynthia Stephen
The shooting of GauriLankesh has set off reverberations all over the country, even the world. There has been widespread condemnation of thedeteriorating climate...
Appraising the Rohingya refugee situation in India and abroad
By Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood
The New York Declaration on Refugees & Migrants was unanimously adopted by the UN General Assembly on 19 Sept 2016....
Durga Idol Immersion : Mamata defends her action as ‘administration’ not ‘appeasement’
By NISHAT ARA
In wake of Calcutta High Court's decision striking down struck down West Bengal government’s order of prohibiting immersion of Durga idol after 10...
दलित उत्पीड़न के मामले में पूरे देश में शीर्ष पर है मध्यप्रदेश
जावेद अनीस, TwoCircles.net के लिए
मध्यप्रदेश को अमूमन शांति का टापू कहा जाता है, लेकिन शायद इस ‘शांति’ की वजह यहां प्रतिरोध का कमज़ोर होना...
Rohingyas are not terrorists, nor a threat to India’s security: Refugee
By Garima Tyagi
Kuala Lumpur, (IANS): Twenty three-year-old Mohammad Imran, a Rohingya who has grown up in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar after his...
बटला हाउस एनकाउंटर: किसी ने जान ली तो किसी ने माल पीटा
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
19 सितम्बर 2008 को दिल्ली के जामिया नगर इलाक़े में बटला हाउस स्थित एल—18 फ्लैट में एक कथित पुलिस ‘एनकाउंटर’ के...
Indian State response: An account of Rohingya’s Refugees in Kalindi Kunj Camp
By Badre Alam and Sanjay Kumar
Rohingya’s Muslim Refugees after ethnic violence came to settle in many cities in India like Jaipur, Kolkata, Haryana, Delhi...
Instant reactions on Instant Triple Talaq Judgement: Lot argued and Least understood
By Dr. Babli Parveen
The recent verdict on Triple Talaq by the Honourable Supreme Court has created ripples in the society. It is discussed, debated,...
My Chosen Mission for Life after 90
By Jamal Khwaja
The ancient ethical Hindu doctrine of Four Stages of Human Life and their corresponding duties is well known. It appeals to me,...
Does technology spoil or enrich the Hajj experience?
By Hassan Hoque for TwoCircles.net
Live feeds, Snapchats and iPhone apps bring the Hajj closer to us all and help us identify with collective events...
A bullet to dissent: Free Speech, Indian Democracy and the murder of Gauri Lankesh
By Aabha J for TwoCircles.net
Late on September 5, noted journalist and human rights’ activist, Gauri Lankesh was shot dead at her residence by unidentified...