ban pfi

Hours after the Central government decided to ban Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associated organisations for a period of five years, the All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) welcomed the government decision.  AISSC Chairman Syed Naseeruddin Chishti said that he welcomes the decision of the government to put a ban on PFI and its […]

  Last week, Kerala Sahithya Academy announced its annual awards. In the category of autobiography, TJ Joseph’s ‘A Thousand Cuts’ shared the honors with the outspoken writer M Kunjaman — who later declined it as he believes awards are a way of the establishment co-opting dissent.    At the time of the announcements, I was […]