Sujata Anandan

@SujataAnandan
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For those reading the Maasir-i Alamgiri, keep this in mind (in addition to everything else about historical method, context, hazards of judging the past by the standards of the present, etc.). From my #Aurangzeb book:
The man who led the fight against forgetting inBhopal gas incident, largest industrial accident in world, has died. An earlier piece on his life and work.
https://www.thebetterindia.com/165713/bhopal-gas-tragedy-hero-abdul-jabbar-news/
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: For Over 30 Years, This Unsung Hero Fought For Survivors & Victims

Abdul Jabbar lost his mother, father and brother to the world's worst industrial accident, the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. But this hero never stopped fighting.

The Better India

Vultures, dogs, donkeys and certain classes of people were forbidden by the Brahminical temple committee to pray at Sabarimala. In one fell swoop the Maharaja if Travancore outlawed the discrimination against Dalits. Now even those Dalit men treat women like those vultures, dogs and donkeys. My piece for The Quint

https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/sabarimala-review-petition-supreme-court-gender-justice-women-entry

Sabarimala Review: Gender Justice Should be the Only Religion

SC seems to be squashed between the Ayodhya verdict & other judgments over the issue of faith and access to shrine. 

How the BJP won and lost Maharashtra. My piece for BBC

https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-50378575

महाराष्ट्र में बीजेपी जीतकर भी कैसे हार गई?

महाराष्ट्र में बीजेपी सबसे बड़ी पार्टी बनकर उभरी लेकिन सरकार नहीं बना सकी, आखिर उसने क्या गलतियां की.

Why I will never pray at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. My column for National Herald

https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/why-a-devout-hindu-will-never-pray-at-the-ram-temple-in-ayodhya

Why a devout Hindu will never pray at the Ram temple in Ayodhya

Can God reside in a temple built by force, violence and bloodshed? Can prayers be ever addressed in such a temple even if God does decide to reside there?

BJP meets its Waterloo in Maharashtra. My piece for National Herald

https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/how-bjp-lost-maharashtra-and-how-fadnavis-lost-his-face

How BJP lost Maharashtra and how Fadnavis lost face

A cocky BJP failed to lure MLAs despite unlimited resources and Devendra Fadnavis, as cocky as the party leaders, was shown his place by the Shiv Sena. It’s also a victory of RSS over Modi and Shah

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Build a hospital, school, playground for all..it's a disputed land
I am now tooting#India, folks. This is my maiden toot