The Other Side of Democracy: The Implications of the Continued Detention of Dr. Binayak Sen
The Committee for the Release of Dr Binayak Sen invites you to
“The Other Side of Democracy: The Implications of the Continued Detention of Dr Binayak Sen”
a talk by K. Balagopal.
Venue: Ashirvad (Lloyola Hall, Ground Floor) No. 30, St. Mark’s Road
Cross, Bangalore 560001.
Time: Monday, 26th May from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
K. Balagopal is a [...]
Respect Civil Rights : Times of India Editorial
22 May 2008, 0259 hrs IST
The Times of India Editorial
The detention of Binayak Sen, a respected doctor and civil rights activist, by the Chhattisgarh government is a blot on our democracy. The Chhattisgarh police arrested him a year ago under the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005 on charges of aiding Maoists.
The police have charged [...]
Shift the terror paradigm
22 May, 2008, 0000 hrs IST, TNN
The Economic Times Editorial
The dominant discourse on terrorism in India is bogged down by details of instrumentalities. The responses the Jaipur blasts have evoked indicate that. None of those responses — whether it is the PM’s stress on the need for a new federal agency, or the Chief [...]
The shishya who went on to become my guru: Dr P Zachariah
Dr P Zachariah
Former professor of Physiology,
CMC, Vellore
DNA INDIA
It is not often that a guru-sishya relationship develops and endures in today’s academics. It is even rarer when the guru eventually learns from the shishya. But that is what happened to me regarding Binayak Sen at the Christian Medical College, Vellore (CMC).
I was a young and eager [...]
Statement of Protest at the Incarceration of Dr.Binayak Sen and Ajay TG
We the undersigned demand the immediate release of Dr Binayak Sen who is detained by the Chhatisgarh government under the Chhatisgarh Special Security Act and Criminal Amendment Act. These draconian acts were used against Dr Sen who was becoming an eyesore to the Chhatisgarh government for his campaign against violation of democratic rights, especially, due [...]
