Jallikattu is a cruel blood sport with no sporting chance to the bull: Ashis NandyThere is blood lust in every society. We do not hesitate to sacrifice our youth at the altar of our Mother land. People talk of wars glibly.
28 Jan, 2017, 11.33 PM IST
Controversies at Jaipur Lit Fest are trying & draining: Sanjoy RoyThe Jaipur Literature Festival's (JLF) Sanjoy Roy talks about the controversies,the importance of having such a platform and his entreprene...
09 Feb, 2016, 02.42 PM IST
Ideas can be debunked but not outlawedThe Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, of course, within logically permissible limits.
08 Feb, 2013, 09.27 AM IST
Supreme Court raps Ashis Nandy for remarks, but stays arrestFreedom comes with certain modicum of responsibility: Apex court to Nandy’s lawyer
02 Feb, 2013, 06.19 AM IST
Supreme Court stays arrest of Ashis NandyThe court issued notices and sought response of the Centre and the Rajasthan Government on a petition filed by Nandy.
01 Feb, 2013, 02.56 PM IST
- Ashis Nandy moves Supreme Court against FIRs
A three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, said it would hear the petition filed by Nandy's lawyer on Friday.
01 Feb, 2013, 04.32 AM IST
Ashis Nandy moves Supreme Court, plea to be heard tomorrow for quashing FIRA bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir agreed to hear his plea and posted the case for tomorrow.
31 Jan, 2013, 06.56 PM IST
- Dalit organisation holds protest against Ashis Nandy for his controversial remarks
"Activists assembled outside the police headquarters near Regal Cinema here and raised slogans against Nandy", SP (East) O P Tripathi said.
30 Jan, 2013, 05.54 PM IST
Jaipur Police issues notice to Ashish Nandy over anti-Dalit remarksJaipur Police today issued a notice to sociologist Ashis Nandy asking him to appear before it in connection with his controversial remarks.
29 Jan, 2013, 10.44 AM IST
State should use its might to protect free speechFor all these assaults on the guaranteed right to freedom of expression, on the republic itself, the political class is to blame.
29 Jan, 2013, 08.33 AM IST
Jaipur Literature Festival organisers asked to stay in the city till Nandy probe ends"We asked the organisers to not leave the city in order to complete the probe," ACP Biju George Joseph said.
28 Jan, 2013, 04.01 PM IST
Police seek video of Ashis Nandy's remarks, author leaves Jaipur"We have been informed by the organisers that Nandy left the city today but proper action will be taken once the initial probe is over," Me...
27 Jan, 2013, 01.34 PM IST
Ashis Nandy's remarks create furore at Jaipur Literature FestivalAn FIR has been filed against Nandy and festival producer Sanjoy Roy under sections 506 and 3(1) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Ac...
27 Jan, 2013, 05.28 AM IST
Most corrupt people come from OBC, SC and ST communities, Ashis Nandy saysAt a panel discussion at the festival, Nandy said, "Most corrupt people come from OBC, SC and ST communities".
26 Jan, 2013, 02.42 PM IST
Delhi Gang rape case: Never underestimate angry young people, say sociologistsSociologists such as Ashis Nandy call the response of the young people a 'spontaneous reaction' to unimaginable brutality.
24 Dec, 2012, 10.32 AM IST
Anna Hazare fast unto death: Satyagraha has the power to shame the powerfulJudging by the wide-ranging response to Gandhian Anna Hazare's ongoing fast unto death, the power of satyagraha endures even today.
07 Apr, 2011, 01.26 PM IST
- Nandy's prosecution justified
Govt justifies Nandy's prosecution for allegedly portraying the state.
02 Nov, 2008, 10.20 AM IST