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Statement of Solidarity for Dr. Maroona Murmu from the Faculty of Presidency University

by rti_adminon September 7, 2020March 20, 20230

We, the undersigned teachers of Presidency University, Kolkata, are shocked to know about the recent attacks on Dr. Maroona Murmu, Associate Professor of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Dr. Murmu is an accomplished scholar, an activist, and an intellectual. She is an important voice of our time insofar as she regularly writes and speaks about the …

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Media Mercenaries: Hindutva Trolls and Moderation Mafias

by rti_adminon January 13, 2017March 20, 20230

Dr Praveen “When reason fails, the devil helps” wrote Dostoevsky. Whenever all the reasons to justify foolish policies fail, when reason exposes the fascistic and fanatic ideology of the Hindutva and insurmountable opposition builds, the BJP/RSS rely upon their devils in social media as trolls, goons and moderation mafias. To thwart any voice that …