Jyoti Punwani

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

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'An Abnormal, Unnatural, Result'
Rediff.com14 Nov 2025

'This calls for a very serious investigation, investigation and introspection both.'...

'A Domestic Dispute That Became A National Dispute'
Rediff.com7 Nov 2025

'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.'

'At 101, He Was Ready To Go To Jail'
Rediff.com12 Oct 2025

'I dreaded meeting him these days because every time he'd say: We have to fight this...

'Irreparable Harm If Govt Takes Over Waqf Properties'
Rediff.com7 Oct 2025

'Only because of the absence of a dedication record in writing, how can such properties...

'How Will Govt Decide Who Is A 'Practising Muslim'?'
Rediff.com7 Oct 2025

'We are not all Abduls, you know. Our community has any number of retired civil and...

At 100, He Remembers How He Fought For Freedom
Rediff.com2 Oct 2025

'Gandhi had given the call 'Do or Die'. And with all the leaders arrested, you had to...

When Gujarati Muslims Dominated Bombay Politics
Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

'They wanted the city to be a great business hub. They didn't like the fact that taxes...

Has Rahul Gandhi Forgotten The Malegaon Blasts?
Rediff.com4 Aug 2025

For Malegaon's Muslims, Rahul Gandhi's remarks were simply one more indication that the...

When Hindus Greeted Muslims On Eid
Rediff.com7 Apr 2025

'I am determined now to celebrate all festivals together.' 'People don't respond much...

'Partition Should Never Have Happened'
Rediff.com1 Apr 2025

'We wouldn't have had to face all this had our national leaders taken care to select a...

Who Observed Raj Dharma In Nagpur?
Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

The Nagpur violence may have been prevented had the police considered the dangerous...

Who Will Define What Is Negative News?
Rediff.com10 Mar 2025

The government resolution does not spell out what action would be taken, if any,...

Ex-Army Men Seek To Maintain Vijay Stambh
Rediff.com25 Feb 2025

The Mahars have a historical connection with this victory pillar.

Disquieting Deeds Can't Wipe Out Work AAP Has Done
Rediff.com13 Feb 2025

'A government whose policies are focused around making the life of ordinary citizens,...

7 Years Later, Bhima Koregaon Revisited
Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

With all the evasions, one assertion made by the Pune (Rural) police stood out: They...

A Political Legend Turns 100
Rediff.com31 Dec 2024

A product of the 1942 Quit India movement, a Gandhian and a Socialist who remains...

Jyoti Punwani: December 6, 1992, All Over Again?
Rediff.com6 Dec 2024

Can ordinary citizens counter this backward march? Can peace activists ensure that the...

'Maharashtra Is Not UP'
Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

'Young people say they know all this emphasis on Hindu-Muslim differences is...

BJP Made Muslim Support For MVA An Election Issue
Rediff.com24 Nov 2024

In doing so, it further cemented the community's determination to support the...

'Take Back Laadki Bahin Money, Just Stop Mehngai'
Rediff.com19 Nov 2024

'We are happy that the money has come to us immediately after it was announced.' 'For...