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Jyoti Punwani

Jyoti Punwani writes on human rights issues. You can e-mail the author at jyoti.punwani@gmail.com

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New York Labor Day Parade Was A Spectacle!
Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from...

Kanwariya Order: Time For Rahul, Akhilesh To Step Up
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

'There is one way to defeat the intention behind this directive: To patronise Muslim...

Acche Din Coming Back To Parliament?
Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

It was almost as if we were back to 'acchey din', when Parliament was a forum where two...

'It was a people's election'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

'There was a strong undercurrent of deprivation, and also frustration against misuse of...

'Modi-Yogi Rift Seems Only A Bogey'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

'There might be some internal tussles that can be expected between any two persons in...

'Fear Has Gone From People's Minds'
Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

'Just today a shopkeeper I went to was saying how bad business is. He must have been a...

Lok Sabha Results: Modi's Myth Shattered
Rediff.com4 Jun 2024

The Vishwaguru who addressed the maximum rallies and boasted of being blessed with...

'I Can Never Give Up On Hope In The Judiciary'
Rediff.com29 May 2024

'We were activists when we were students. It was as students that we were propelled to...

'Modiji, Can We Survive Only On Rations?'
Rediff.com19 May 2024

'Modi must see how we live, what we have to do to educate our children.'

'Tell Modi We Waited'
Rediff.com18 May 2024

The MNS chief started his speech with the name of Nehru, then paused. After a few...

'How Will Piyush Goyal Help Us?'
Rediff.com17 May 2024

'We need a candidate who will do our work and fight with the authorities; someone we...

'Shoma Sen Was Entitled To Bail'
Rediff.com16 May 2024

'She had been in jail for nearly 6 years; the charges had not been framed and the trial...

'This Isn't Like Any Other Election'
Rediff.com14 May 2024

'We can't sit back clutching our memories of the riots. The country, the future of our...

'First Congress Candidate To Get Vote From A Thackeray'
Rediff.com9 May 2024

While the responses of the candidates were predictable, depending on which side they...

'Why Are We Being Made To Suffer?'
Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

'The last six years have been full of uncertainty. We've been constantly worrying about...

'Shoma Sen should have been released in October 2018'
Rediff.com9 Apr 2024

'Shoma didn't have the luxury of time. She was already suffering from so many ailments.'

'Unbelievable after six years my mother got bail'
Rediff.com6 Apr 2024

'I was laughing and crying at the same time. Right now, just extremely happy that she...

'They wanted to create an image of me as a devil'
Rediff.com20 Mar 2024

'Those giving voice to the voiceless should be welcomed, not punished.' 'Yes, I paid a...

'I was scared to death for Baba's life'
Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

'I don't know if he put up a front but he never let me feel his morale was down. He...

'My 7 years in Anda cell were the most inhuman form of solitary confinement'
Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

'When there was no crime committed, everything had to be fabricated. They see it as a...