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Freedom Fighter:
Bapu Surat Singh
DAMANVIR KAUR
He has been on hunger strike since January 16, 2015, demanding that India behave fairly towards its citizens.
Truth and Reconciliation:
Canada Finally Addresses Monstrous Wrongs Against Its Indigenous Peoples
BBC NEWS
"The Govt of Canada sincerely apologises and asks forgiveness …"
Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize Awarded Jointly to Harvard University’s Pluralism Project and Serve2Unite NEWSWIRE
The two projects show that there are many ways to embrace religious diversity.
Also A Daughter of India -
100 Million Of Them -
That Nobody Is Talking About
DIVPREET KAUR
Hindu Indian Judge: “How can you have been raped? You’re a Dalit -- touching you would make anyone spiritually impure.”
Cleaning The Uncleanable:
Modi's 'Clean India' Debacle
THE STATESMAN, Calcutta
Japanese experts hired to do Varanasi’s make-over quickly abandoned the project, disgusted at the ubiquitous sight.
It's Time To Fight Terrorism At Home ANGAD SINGH
Let’s begin to treat the epidemic of our home-grown gun violence as domestic terrorism.
A National Disgrace ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times has just published its first front-page editorial in 95 years.
How Often Do Mass Shootings Occur In The US?
On Average, Every Day
SHARON LaFRANIERE, SARAH COHEN & RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr
Such episodes are widespread.
The Sarbat Khalsa INNI KAUR
The shift in my consciousness came when the first Resolution was read.
Why India Will Never Be A Super Power:
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen
OUTLOOK
“An uneducated and unhealthy labour force …”
