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Intellectual Class Should Not Generalize Stray Incidents, Says Venkaiah Naidu 2015-10-19 04:50:47
Union minister Venkaiah Naidu said that tolerance is ingrained genetically in the blood of Indians and intellectual class of Indians should avoid generalizing any stray incidents that could damage the image of the country, referring to protesting writers. The minister...
Keywords: Venkaiah Naidu, Writer’s Protest, Writer’s Protest, Intellectual class
Read More Nirmala Sitharaman Says, BJP’s Views On Communal Issues Not Heard 2015-10-15 08:27:25
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Commerce Minister, said it is demonstrated by the Dadri incident that ‘India does not have a free and fair debate on communalism.’ She said while speaking to the Hindu that, “I’ve always found that in issues to...
Keywords: Dadri lynching, Sahitya Akademi, Nirmala Sitharaman, Nirmala Sitharaman
Read More Writers returning Sahitya Akademi awards marched in protests in Delhi 2015-10-24 05:27:28
Before the Sahitya Akademi meeting, writers who have returned the Sahitya Akademi awards have marched their protests in Delhi. The meeting was scheduled to discuss the authors’ resignation from the Akademi. It is known that many writers have returned their...
Keywords: writers protests, Sahitya Akademi, Sahitya Akademi, writers protests
Read More Six More Eminent Writers Return Sahitya Akademi Awards 2015-10-12 09:16:45
Writers continue to return awards, joining the growing protests over "rising intolerance" and "communal" atmosphere. On Sunday, six more eminent writers have returned their Sahitya Akademi awards. They include Ganesh Devy, a Gujarat-based writer, Aman Sethi - 'Yuva Puraskar'-winning author,...
Keywords: writers protest, Sahitya Akademi awards, writers protest, Sahitya Akademi awards
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