Nine months after being stabbed, Salman Rushdie made his first appearance, wearing a black eye patch and cracking a joke.
“Well, hi everybody. It’s nice to be back — as opposed to not being back, which was also an option," said Rushdie.
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“Well, hi everybody. It’s nice to be back — as opposed to not being back, which was also an option," said Rushdie.
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In First Public Appearance Since Attack, Salman Rushdie Says ‘Terrorism Must Not Terrorise Us'
“Violence must not deter us. As the old Marxists used to say, La lutte continue. La lutta continua. The struggle goes on,” he said at Pen America’s 2023 Literary Gala in New York City on Thursday.
No naked human body can ever match the obscenity of its costume. How dare they shame the bodies of real women in this way? https://t.co/WiNxym740H
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The Obscene Transformation of the Mohenjodaro Dancing Girl into a Pink Museum Mascot
No naked human body can ever match the obscenity of its costume. How dare they shame the bodies of real women in this way?
Badri Raina dedicates his 200th column for @thewire_in to the prospect of a Republic where there will be more rationalists and nationalists, where a thousand cultures bloom and where religion is truly felt, and not misused.
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I Dedicate My 200th Column For 'The Wire' to a Republic in Which...
...there will be more rationalists and nationalists, where sports will not be used as a crude tactic to undermine sportspersons, where a thousand cultures bloom and where religion is truly felt instead of as a public and political nuisance.
'Sometimes, putting clothes on a figure that has been portrayed proudly naked for possibly 4000+ years, can also be a form of assault.' | Shuddhabrata Sengupta on the transformation of the 'Mohenjodaro Dancing Girl' into a pink 'museum mascot.' https://t.co/XrMMAmveTk
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The Obscene Transformation of the Mohenjodaro Dancing Girl into a Pink Museum Mascot
No naked human body can ever match the obscenity of its costume. How dare they shame the bodies of real women in this way?
#Politics | Singh’s rally is seen as his attempt to consolidate the Hindu religious leaders’ support for him against the women wrestlers who have been protesting against him in New Delhi, writes @AsadRizviJourno.
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Facing Harassment Allegations, BJP MP Brij Bhushan to Organise 'Jan Chetna Maha Rally’ in Ayodhya
It is widely believed that the WFI chairman is perturbed as the protesting wrestlers are getting large support from opposition parties and civil society. Through the rally, Singh intends to mobilise people with the help of the Hindu religious leaders.
As per the Ukrainian readout, Zelenskyy briefed Modi about his country's peace formula and “invited India to join the implementation of this initiative”. https://t.co/Q3uH4bthUo
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Nobody Knows Agony of War More Than You: Modi to Zelenskyy
As per the Ukrainian readout, Zelenskyy briefed Modi about his country's peace formula and “invited India to join the implementation of this initiative”.
The cardinal difference between the US and India today, two electoral democracies currently beset by demagogues, lies in their civil society, writes Alok Sheel. https://t.co/IlCrBkLuN4
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Civil Society and Its Role in Preventing Tyranny
A strong civil society will not easily allow democratic institutions to be captured by the state or political parties.
May 18 | Supreme Court turned a full circle with a five-judge constitution bench approving the amendments introduced in 2017 by three states in the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, which effectively overturned the 2014 judgment | @vvenkatesan
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Explained: SC’s Permission to Jallikattu and Other Bovine Sports
With Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka making appropriate amendments in 2017 to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, to allay the Supreme Court’s concerns, the constitution bench had no difficulty in permitting Jallikattu, bullock cart races…
The implication is that to curb the black holdings of these few, the whole population of 140 crore would be impacted and most of whom have nothing to do with black incomes or wealth since they earn way below the taxable limit. | Arun Kumar https://t.co/X0bX4Nk3GS
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Rs 2,000 Banknotes and the Mysteries of This Mini-Demonetisation
None of the arguments that the RBI has given to justify the move are valid.
Adrija Manjari Singh, granddaughter of former PM V.P. Singh, has alleged that Uttarakhand police are refusing to file a domestic violence FIR against her husband, BJD leader and Balangir royal Arkesh Singh Deo and his family. | @kachamangobite.
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Granddaughter of Former PM Alleges Police Apathy After Reporting In-Laws' Abuse
The police say investigation is ongoing against the Singh Deo royals ‘on the basis of the earlier FIR’ and that they are looking into the matter. But an FIR citing domestic violence despite multiple complaints is yet to be registered.
Shuddhabrata Sengupta writes: The people who fantasised this, executed this and endorsed this, have the dirtiest and most racist of minds, because they obviously think that the original figure is obscene. It is anything but obscene.
#Culture #Art #Society
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#Culture #Art #Society
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The Obscene Transformation of the Mohenjodaro Dancing Girl into a Pink Museum Mascot
No naked human body can ever match the obscenity of its costume. How dare they shame the bodies of real women in this way?
For the first time since the start of Russia’s so-called special operation, PM Narendra Modi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the margins of the G7 summit in Hiroshima.
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Nobody Knows Agony of War More Than You: Modi to Zelenskyy
As per the Ukrainian readout, Zelenskyy briefed Modi about his country's peace formula and “invited India to join the implementation of this initiative”.
This is not an ordinary film. This film creates hatred towards the state of Kerala, along with Muslims. | @Apoorvanand__ https://t.co/OFVT8GjyH3
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In Protecting 'Kerala Story,' the Law Has Protected Hate Speech
This is not an ordinary film. This film creates hatred towards the state of Kerala, along with Muslims.
Gulmarg, which was supposed to be one of the major highlights of the delegates’ visit to Kashmir Valley, has been dropped from the itinerary. https://t.co/i6fRitYFwz
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J&K Admin Makes Last-Minute Changes to Foreign G20 Delegates' Itinerary
Gulmarg, which was supposed to be one of the major highlights of the delegates’ visit to Kashmir Valley, has been dropped from the itinerary.
Sudden changes in foreign G20 delegates' itinerary reflect the uncertainty of the security situation and will undermine plans to use the international event to showcase ‘normalcy’ in Jammu & Kashmir. | @Gaamuk https://t.co/tIvstsCEo0
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J&K Admin Makes Last-Minute Changes to Foreign G20 Delegates' Itinerary
Gulmarg, which was supposed to be one of the major highlights of the delegates’ visit to Kashmir Valley, has been dropped from the itinerary.
There is neither any evidence of a serious effort to note what’s happening at a macro-level nor does the government seem to have any clear plan for designing a medium-to-long term trade policy. | @Deepanshu_1810 https://t.co/MRu6SAth8s
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Why India's Net Exports Have Fallen While It Fails to Overcome Import Dependence
The broader economic policy landscape under the current regime seems to be plagued by an environment of intellectual bankruptcy.
Once again, however, the grouping did not criticise Russia for its invasion, a position India has been unwilling to take. https://t.co/mqrE60Tzoj
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Quad Expresses 'Deep Concern' Over Ukraine, Takes Thinly-Disguised Swipe at China
Once again, however, the grouping did not criticise Russia for its invasion, a position India has been unwilling to take.
For gaining Karnataka, every trick in the trade was tried, but all in vain. When people decide they want change, they will bring in change. | Mrinal Pande https://t.co/wccICwbwgs
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When People Decide They Want Change, They Will Bring in Change
Ever since the elections were announced, uncontrolled media reports began surfacing less in the mainstream media but vast numbers in the freer social media: about corruption, about pushing thousands of Muslim girls out of examination halls due to the hijab…
Though the Rajiv Gandhi era was cut short by his tragic assassination on May 21, 1991, his achievements as prime minister for five years have been outstanding. | Praveen Davar https://t.co/oh6YASvN87
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Recalling Rajiv Gandhi’s Visit That Broke Down ‘the Great Wall’ Between India and China
Though the Rajiv Gandhi era was cut short by his tragic assassination on May 21, 1991, his achievements as prime minister for five years have been outstanding.
'Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage' is at once a double biography of South Africa’s two famous liberation leaders and a historical love story about their personal lives. https://t.co/qyKfWa55Ot
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New Book Explores How the Mandelas’ Marriage Embodied South Africa’s Struggle
'Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage' is at once a double biography of South Africa’s two famous liberation leaders and a historical love story about their personal lives.