
Shamsul Islam
The writer taught political science at the University of Delhi
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Is the BJP independent of RSS? RSS archives say noSubscriber Only
June 03,2024 16:00:32 PM
Claim that BJP is an independent political organisation needs to be compared with the facts available in the official publications of the RSS.
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
Muslim intellectuals’ outreach to RSS: Why it is misguidedSubscriber Only
September 27,2022 18:33:08 PM
Muslim intellectuals are legitimising outfit as sole representative of Hindus. Their work must not be restricted to ensuring security for a minuscule section of one community from an extra-constitutional power centre
Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Every Indian, not Muslims alone, needs an independent judiciarySubscriber Only
July 08,2022 04:00:38 AM
Shamsul Islam writes: For the Supreme Court, constitutional issues should not be confused with minority issues.
Sat, Jul 09, 2022
Truth about Savarkar and casteSubscriber Only
March 23,2022 08:59:21 AM
Attempts by his followers to portray V D Savarkar as a crusader against untouchability, are not borne out by Hindu Mahasabha archives, his own words
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
A contested legacySubscriber Only
June 10,2020 23:17:24 PM
There are many unrecognised social reformers and freedom fighters who deserve recognition from Karnataka government before Savarkar
Wed, Jun 10, 2020
India’s first war of Independence, and the legacy of Hindu-Muslim unitySubscriber Only
May 12,2020 07:00:15 AM
On its 163rd anniversary, we must pledge to never betray the shared ideals of the great rebellion of 1857.
Tue, May 12, 2020
Which Hedgewar?Subscriber Only
June 14,2018 00:48:08 AM
Pranab Mukherjee’s description of RSS founder does not stand up to scrutiny
Thu, Jun 14, 2018
Let’s not be deluded on RSSSubscriber Only
May 08,2018 00:24:54 AM
RSS’s own documents highlight its opposition to a secular, democratic India.
Tue, May 08, 2018
Competing communalismsSubscriber Only
July 11,2017 00:00:34 AM
Whenever Muslim localities and properties were attacked as revenge against some objectionable posts by some Muslims, or Muslims were targeted for allegedly carrying beef, public opinion generally decried such engineered violence.
Tue, Jul 11, 2017
Tarun Vijay’s take that people of South India are ‘black’ is not surprisingSubscriber Only
April 21,2017 16:03:50 PM
Tarun Vijay told Al Jazeera whatever he learnt sitting at the feet of his GURU. Incidentally, if Tarun had made such a racist comment in USA or Europe, he would have been behind bars.
Fri, Apr 21, 2017
RSS must discard its anti-democratic-secular India agendaSubscriber Only
March 29,2017 10:17:21 AM
Indians are expected to ‘de-colonize’ their minds and believe that RSS vision of Hindu rashtra is not antithetical to a democratic-secular India.
Wed, Mar 29, 2017
ICHR’s post-truth: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is the latest victimSubscriber Only
February 28,2017 16:26:37 PM
Once a prime national centre of historical research, ICHR has been totally handed over to the RSS pracharaks.
Tue, Feb 28, 2017
The new right is wrongSubscriber Only
January 24,2017 00:45:36 AM
It is only the old RSS vision for India recycled
Tue, Jan 24, 2017
RSS is not just antithetical to Muslims, but to a democratic-secular India as wellSubscriber Only
June 10,2016 14:53:17 PM
The Indian Constituent Assembly approved the Constitution on November 26, 1949. Four days later, RSS rejected it through an editorial in its English organ Organiser on November 30, 1949
Fri, Jun 10, 2016
No love for AmbedkarSubscriber Only
April 23,2016 00:05:29 AM
Ram Madhav’s assertions do not match the ideological discourse of the RSS.
Sat, Apr 23, 2016
The unmaking of IndiaSubscriber Only
September 26,2015 00:42:09 AM
It’s hard to reconcile the oath of ministerial office with what the RSS stands for
Sat, Sep 26, 2015
A flagging ideologySubscriber Only
September 22,2004 00:00:00 AM
Uma Bharati appears to have sacrificed her chief ministership for the sake of the National Flag. Interestingly, she was never sent to jail f...
Wed, Sep 22, 2004
A divisive firebrandSubscriber Only
August 31,2004 00:00:00 AM
Kumar Ketkar (‘The unbearable potency of Savarkar’, IE, August 27) has not done justice to the ongoing debate on Savarkar’s r...
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