Ram Puniyani is a former professor of biomedical engineering and former senior medical officer affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He began his medical career in 1973 and served IIT in various capacities for 27 years, beginning 1977.In December 2004, he took voluntary retirement to work full-time for communal harmony in India. He is … Continue reading The Blogger – Dr. Ram Punyani
Understanding Kashmir Imbroglio 2016
In the din of hysteria created around the military action on LOC, which was in response to the killing of 18 Indian army jawans in Uri, the issue of anguish of people of Kashmir has been undermined. As such India-Pakistan skirmishes (September 2016) are mostly centered on the issue of Kashmir. On one side India’s claim is that Kashmir is the inseparable … Continue reading Understanding Kashmir Imbroglio 2016
Gulbarg Society Carnage: Who Cast the First Stone?
Posted on June 21st 2016 Communal violence is the big bane of Indian society. While on one hand the innocents are killed the guilty mostly get away without any punishment. The rate of prosecution ofriot cases is very low. Even where punishments are meted out the big fish are let off while the foot soldiers get … Continue reading Gulbarg Society Carnage: Who Cast the First Stone?
World Gripped in the Cancer of Terror
The current times are very disturbing as so many innocent lives are being lost and social resources being destroyed due to the dastardly phenomenon of terror. To cap it all, this phenomenon has been linked to religion in the popular perception. Just during last two weeks (July 2016) we witnessed with horror the massacre of … Continue reading World Gripped in the Cancer of Terror
Sectarianism suppressing democratic Right of Expression
Freedom of expression has been the core value which accompanied the struggle for India’s Independence. The British did attempt to stifle the voices of dissent but the freedom fighters did see this as a crucial mechanism of rooting democratic ethos in the society. At heavy cost the major leaders had to face the wrath of … Continue reading Sectarianism suppressing democratic Right of Expression
Does love know Religious boundaries?
Communal politics, communal violence all over used women’s bodies as the site of contestation and community honor. This is the worst expression of patriarchal values inherent in the communal politics. We recall that it was the presentation of a road accident between boys of two religious communities that was propagated as an issue of the … Continue reading Does love know Religious boundaries?
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