Political Parties, Civil Society Movements and the Church
Political Parties, Civil Society Movements and the Church I. What are Civil Society Movements? The term ―civil society today is …
Modern Religious and Secular Movements in India
A Post-Colonial, Post-Modern Christian Critique
A Post-Colonial, Post-Modern Christian Critique of the Events of the 19th and 20th Century in India An age of transition: …
Secularism, Minority Rights, Freedom of Religion and Conversion
Secularism, Minority Rights, Freedom of Religion and Conversion The term ‗Secular’ had been inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution …
Fundamentalism and Communalism
Fundamentalism and Communalism Fundamentalism: The dictionary defines the word fundamentalism as ‗a form of Protestant Christianity which promotes the belief …
Reform and Independence Movements: DALITS
Reform and Independence Movements: DALITS A Dalit is not considered to be part of the human society, but something, which …
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Reform and Independence Movements: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) It is also one of the secular and political ideologies of India. …
Religio-Political & Secular Movements: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)
Religio-Political & Secular Movements: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was established in 1966 at Allahabad. It was …
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.) Keshub Baliram Hedgewar is the founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was born on 1st April …
Religio-Political and Secular Movements: Bhoodan Movement
Bhoodan Movement Following the death of Gandhi in 1948, Acharya Vinoba Bhave (Vinayak Narapuri) took over the leadership. Under his …
Religio-Political & Secular Movements: Sarvodaya Movement
Sarvodaya Movement Sarvodaya Movement Sarvodaya is a term meaning ‘Universal Uplift’ or ‘Progress of All’. ‘Sarvodaya’, the word, in ancient …
Religio-Political and Secular Movements: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Jamaat-e-Islami is an Islamic organisation in India, founded as an offshoot of the Jamaat-eIslami, which split into separate …
Religio-Political and Secular Movements: Muslim League
Religio-Political and Secular Movements: Muslim League History In general, the Muslim community from the beginning opposed Western education, culture and …