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Defining Dignity

Defining Dignity represents the modernization and the globalization of certain previous radical traditions of social justice, preserving their vision of social change, while updating their analysis, language and consequent prescription. The term ‘dignity’ forums like the World Dignity Forum can provide a new axis for a radical political and social mobilisation. This anthology is part and parcel of contemporary social and political activities of the Forum. more»

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Marginalisation of Dalit Muslims in Indian Democracy

 - December 16, 2009 - The booklet “Marginalisation of Dalit Muslims in Indian Democracy” is a collection of papers that were presented at a seminar, organized by our office and the Deshkal Society in Patna, 14 July 2002. more»

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Christian Conversions

 - Through a simple question-response format, the book addresses the historical reality behind the currently popular perception of aggressive Christian proselytisation going on in the country. Like all other publications in the series, a thorough visualisation makes the well-researched text come alive and easily accessible. By Sumit Sarkar, Tanika Sarkar and Pradip Dutta more»

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Unquite World

 - When thinking of today’s India, it is impossible not to think of Dalits. And yet, they are ‘the other India’. Not a single week or a fortnight passes in India, without the newspapers carrying stories of how Dalits are forced to carry and eat excreta, how their property is destroyed, their huts burnt down and dalit women subjected to violent sexual abuse. And yet, there is no media to register the voice of Dalits; there is not one accredited Dalit journalist in Delhi, the capital of India. more»

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Making of WDF

- December 16, 2009 - Presented as a collection of reports and articles, “The Making of World Dignity Forum” unfolds some of the civilizational, philosophical and political concerns, as well as zeal, of a forum emphatic about the assertion of dignity as universal and non-negotiable. Pathways carved through furies, wounds and joys, struggles and victories, outline the journey of the World Dignity Forum since its inception. What emerges is a travelogue of the World Dignity Forum, signifying the fight for recognition as human beings. more»

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Muslim-Hindu Dialogue: Issues-Queries-Arguments

 - This special publication on Hindu-Muslim relations is a compilation of a series of chat sessions. Such sessions, called added in Bangla, are essentially unstructured. But conversations are never really held at random to cover every subject on earth. They do cover certain topics, things that people think are important. The dangers arising from difference between various group or communities are nothing new in this world. But when we discuss how these differences are exploited politically in the interests of power lobbies, we limit our talk to the ideology and strategy of people and parties in power. Although the discussions were meant to be about both Hindus and Muslims, much more was said about the Muslim community. more»

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The Vedas, Hinduism, Hindutva

 - This book critically examines the strategic and politically instrumentalised argument that a whole range of religious traditions - especially Hinduism - are actually derived from the Vedic tradition to counter the claim to a (Vedic) monopoly on the religious beliefs and practices in India. By Kumkum Roy, Kunal Chakrabarti and Tanika Sarkar with a foreword by Romila Thapar more»