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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Indian academic and activist (born 1945)}} | ||
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'''Ram Puniyani''' (born 25 August 1945) is | '''Ram Puniyani''' (born 25 August 1945) is an Indian author and former professor of biomedical engineering. He worked at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]] as a senior medical officer. He began his medical career in 1973 and served at IIT in various capacities for 27 years, starting in 1977. He has been involved in human rights work and initiatives opposing '' '' [[Hindutva|Hindu fundamentalism]] in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-11 |title=Ram Puniyani |url=https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/profile/ram-puniyani |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Front Line Defenders |language=en}}</ref> He is currently serving as the President of the Executive Council of the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://csss-isla.com/about-us/governing-body/|title = Governing Body| date=18 June 2019 }}</ref> He is also an advisory board member of the ''[[Muslim Mirror]]''.<ref name=":MM">{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://muslimmirror.com/eng/about/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Muslim Mirror |language=en-US |archive-date=16 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216032355/https://muslimmirror.com/eng/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
== Activism == | == Activism == | ||
He | He has been associated with various secular initiatives and has participated in several investigations concerning [[human rights]] violations against minorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://southasia.oneworld.net/event/peoples-tribunal-on-victimisation-of-minorities|title=People's tribunal on victimisation of minorities, OneWorld South Asia|date=22 August 2008|website=OneWorld South Asia}}</ref> | ||
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He also served on an [[Indian People's Tribunal]] that investigated the violation of the rights of minorities in the states of [[Odisha]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iptindia.org/state-terrorism-torture-extra-judicial-killings-and-forced-disappearances-in-india/ |title=Indian People's Tribulal Report 40 |date=20 May 2009}}</ref> | |||
He gives seminars and workshops on topics such as communal politics, human rights, [[secularism]] and the [[Uniform Civil Code]] debate, the [[Partition of India]], and the [[Kashmir conflict]]. His articles and essays regularly appear in various Indian magazines and newspapers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.countercurrents.org/comm-puniyani250804.htm|title=Veer Savarkar : Brave By Half By Ram Puniyani|website=www.countercurrents.org}}</ref> | |||
He also runs a fortnightly e-bulletin, ''Issues in Secular Politics''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pluralindia.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118115018/http://pluralindia.com/|archive-date=18 January 2020|title=Plural India}}</ref> | |||
In March 2019, men in plain clothes, claiming to be from the [[CID (India)|CID]], inquired about the whereabouts of his children.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Desai |first1=Nachiketa |title=Knock, knock, cops come calling on Prof Ram Puniyani |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/knock-knock-cops-come-calling-on-prof-ram-puniyani |website=National Herald |access-date=16 May 2021 |language=en |date=11 March 2019}}</ref> | |||
In early June 2019, he reported receiving threatening phone calls from unknown individuals who demanded that he cease his activities and leave the country. After these incidents, Puniyani filed a report with the [[Mumbai Police]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/ex-iit-professor-ram-puniyani-says-he-got-threat-calls-for-anti-hindutva-stance/cid/1692023|title=Ex-IIT professor Ram Puniyani says he got threat calls for anti-Hindutva stance|date=8 June 2019|website=Telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/article27696941.ece|title=Social activist Ram Puniyani gets threat to life|date=8 June 2019|website=Frontline}}</ref> | |||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
* Maharashtra Foundation (US) award for Social | * Maharashtra Foundation (US) award for Social Awareness about the threat of Communal Politics (2002)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025174452/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-01-03/mumbai/27269944_1_cash-award-winners-activists Trade unionists and activists win awards, Times of India, 3 Jan 2003]</ref> | ||
* National Communal Harmony Award 2007<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=34923 National Communal Harmony Awards for 2007 announced]...Dr. Ram Puniyani and Setu Charitable Trust have been selected for the National Communal Harmony Award for the year 2007.</ref> | * National Communal Harmony Award (2007)<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=34923 National Communal Harmony Awards for 2007 announced]...Dr. Ram Puniyani and Setu Charitable Trust have been selected for the National Communal Harmony Award for the year 2007.</ref> | ||
* NCHRO's Mukundan C.Menon award 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/94592664@N00/25188856066|title=NCHRO's Mukundan C.Menon award 2015; Honored by Sadbhawna Award by Jamat E Islami Hind on August 20, 2016 given to Ram Puniyani|last=|first=|date=23 February 2016|website=flickr.com|access-date=}}</ref> | * NCHRO's Mukundan C.Menon award (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/94592664@N00/25188856066|title=NCHRO's Mukundan C.Menon award 2015; Honored by Sadbhawna Award by Jamat E Islami Hind on August 20, 2016 given to Ram Puniyani|last=|first=|date=23 February 2016|website=flickr.com|access-date=}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=November 2015}} | ||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
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* ''Contours of Hindu Rashtra: Hindutva, Sangh Parivar And Contemporary Politics'' (Kalpaz, 2006), {{ISBN|9788178354736}} | * ''Contours of Hindu Rashtra: Hindutva, Sangh Parivar And Contemporary Politics'' (Kalpaz, 2006), {{ISBN|9788178354736}} | ||
* ''Indian Democracy, Pluralism and Minorities'' (Global Media, 2006), {{ISBN|9788188869190}} | * ''Indian Democracy, Pluralism and Minorities'' (Global Media, 2006), {{ISBN|9788188869190}} | ||
* ''The Politics behind Anti-Christian Violence'' (compilation of investigation committee reports, Media House, 2006), {{ISBN|9788174952370}} | * ''The Politics behind [[Violence against Christians in India|Anti-Christian Violence]]'' (compilation of investigation committee reports, Media House, 2006), {{ISBN|9788174952370}} | ||
* ''Terrorism: Facts versus Myths'' (Pharos Media, 2007), {{ISBN|978-81-7221-033-5}} | * ''Terrorism: Facts versus Myths'' (Pharos Media, 2007), {{ISBN|978-81-7221-033-5}} | ||
* ''Fundamentalism: Threat to Secular Democracy'' (eBook, IdeaIndia.com, 2007), ASIN B005D7FCYY | * ''Fundamentalism: Threat to Secular Democracy'' (eBook, IdeaIndia.com, 2007), ASIN B005D7FCYY | ||
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* ''Communalism: India's Nemesis?'' (eBook, IdeaIndia.com, 2009), ASIN B005INISXU | * ''Communalism: India's Nemesis?'' (eBook, IdeaIndia.com, 2009), ASIN B005INISXU | ||
* ''Dalit and Social Justice'' (Mythri Books, 2009) | * ''Dalit and Social Justice'' (Mythri Books, 2009) | ||
* ''Mumbai" Post 26/11 - An Alternative Perspective'' (with Shabnam Hashmi, SAGE, 2010), {{ISBN|9788132104926}} | * ''Mumbai" Post 26/11 - An Alternative Perspective'' (with [[Shabnam Hashmi]], SAGE, 2010), {{ISBN|9788132104926}} | ||
* ''Deconstructing Communalism in India: Striving for Harmony'' (All India Secular Forum, 2010) | * ''Deconstructing Communalism in India: Striving for Harmony'' (All India Secular Forum, 2010) | ||
* ''Samajik Nyaya Ek Sachitra Parichay'' (in Hindi, Vani Prakashan, 2010), 9789350001479 | * ''Samajik Nyaya Ek Sachitra Parichay'' (in Hindi, Vani Prakashan, 2010), 9789350001479 | ||
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* ''Malegaon to Ajmer: The Trail of Terror'' (edited, All-India Secular Forum, 2010) | * ''Malegaon to Ajmer: The Trail of Terror'' (edited, All-India Secular Forum, 2010) | ||
* ''Communalism Explained! A Graphic Account'' (with Sharad Sharma, Vani Prakashan, 2011) | * ''Communalism Explained! A Graphic Account'' (with Sharad Sharma, Vani Prakashan, 2011) | ||
* ''Making Sense of Ayodhya Verdict'' (co-edited with [[Asghar Ali Engineer]], Vitasta Publishing, 2011), {{ISBN|9380828500}}. | * ''Making Sense of Ayodhya Verdict'' (co-edited with [[Asghar Ali Engineer|Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer]], Vitasta Publishing, 2011), {{ISBN|9380828500}}. | ||
* ''God Politics'' (Vitasta Pub, 2012), {{ISBN|9789380828633}} | * ''God Politics'' (Vitasta Pub, 2012), {{ISBN|9789380828633}} | ||
* ''Sectarianism, Politics and Development'' (with Uday Mehta, Rawat, 2012), {{ISBN|9788131605233}} | * ''Sectarianism, Politics and Development'' (with Uday Mehta, Rawat, 2012), {{ISBN|9788131605233}} | ||
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* Hindutva Strategies And Dalit Movement [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01097.html] --> | * Hindutva Strategies And Dalit Movement [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg01097.html] --> | ||
* ''Tribute Volume For Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Striving For Peace And Harmony'' (Bhashya Prakashan 2014), {{ISBN|978-9383206292}} | * ''Tribute Volume For [[Asghar Ali Engineer|Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer]] Striving For Peace And Harmony'' (Bhashya Prakashan 2014), {{ISBN|978-9383206292}} | ||
* ''Caste and Communalism'' (Mythri Books 2011), ASIN: B00HR1PB04 | * ''Caste and Communalism'' (Mythri Books 2011), ASIN: B00HR1PB04 | ||
* ''Communalism & Anti Christian Violence'' (Mythri Books 2011), ASIN: B00HWWISMG | * ''Communalism & Anti Christian Violence'' (Mythri Books 2011), ASIN: B00HWWISMG | ||
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* ''Saampradaayiktaa (''2011), {{ISBN|978-9350007419}} | * ''Saampradaayiktaa (''2011), {{ISBN|978-9350007419}} | ||
* ''Aatankvaad Explained- A Graphics Account'' (Arth Prakashan 2013), {{ISBN|978-8192627632}} | * ''Aatankvaad Explained- A Graphics Account'' (Arth Prakashan 2013), {{ISBN|978-8192627632}} | ||
* '' | * ''Mathaveri'' (Uyirmmai Pathippagam 2009) {{ISBN|978-9380072883}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Indian bioengineers]] | [[Category:Indian bioengineers]] | ||
[[Category:Writers from Nagpur]] | [[Category:Writers from Nagpur]] | ||
[[Category:IIT Bombay | [[Category:Academic staff of IIT Bombay]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian critics of religions]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists from Nagpur]] | [[Category:Scientists from Nagpur]] | ||
[[Category:Indian religious writers]] | [[Category:Indian religious writers]] | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian non-fiction writers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian non-fiction writers]] | ||
[[Category:Activists from Maharashtra]] | [[Category:Activists from Maharashtra]] | ||
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Ram Puniyani (born 25 August 1945) is an Indian author and former professor of biomedical engineering. He worked at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay as a senior medical officer. He began his medical career in 1973 and served at IIT in various capacities for 27 years, starting in 1977. He has been involved in human rights work and initiatives opposing Hindu fundamentalism in India.[1] He is currently serving as the President of the Executive Council of the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS).[2] He is also an advisory board member of the Muslim Mirror.[3]
Activism[edit | edit source]
He has been associated with various secular initiatives and has participated in several investigations concerning human rights violations against minorities.[4]
He also served on an Indian People's Tribunal that investigated the violation of the rights of minorities in the states of Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.[5]
He gives seminars and workshops on topics such as communal politics, human rights, secularism and the Uniform Civil Code debate, the Partition of India, and the Kashmir conflict. His articles and essays regularly appear in various Indian magazines and newspapers.[6]
He also runs a fortnightly e-bulletin, Issues in Secular Politics.[7]
In March 2019, men in plain clothes, claiming to be from the CID, inquired about the whereabouts of his children.[8]
In early June 2019, he reported receiving threatening phone calls from unknown individuals who demanded that he cease his activities and leave the country. After these incidents, Puniyani filed a report with the Mumbai Police.[9][10]
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Maharashtra Foundation (US) award for Social Awareness about the threat of Communal Politics (2002)[11]
- National Communal Harmony Award (2007)[12]
- NCHRO's Mukundan C.Menon award (2015)[13][non-primary source needed]
Works[edit | edit source]
- Clinical Hemorheology: New Horizons (New Age International, 1996), ISBN 9788122407754
- Applied Clinical Hemorheology (with Hideyuki Nimi, Quest Publications, 1998), ISBN 9788187099062
- The Other Cheek: Minorities under Threat (Media House, 2000), ISBN 9788174950819
- Second Assassination of Gandhi (University of Leicester, 2002), ISBN 9788174951489
- Communalism: What is False: What is True (with Khalid Azam, Bombay Sarvoda Friendship Center, 2002)
- Communal Politics: Facts Versus Myths (2003), ISBN 9780761996675
- Communalism: Illustrated Primer (Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust and J&P Publications, 2004), ISBN 978-8186219324
- Hindu Extreme Right-Wing Groups : Ideology and Consequences (Media House, 2004), ISBN 9788174951731
- Fascism of Sangh Parivar (Media House, 2004), ISBN 9788174951953
- Religion, Power and Violence: Expression Of Politics In Contemporary Times, (SAGE, 2005), ISBN 9788132102069
- Contours of Hindu Rashtra: Hindutva, Sangh Parivar And Contemporary Politics (Kalpaz, 2006), ISBN 9788178354736
- Indian Democracy, Pluralism and Minorities (Global Media, 2006), ISBN 9788188869190
- The Politics behind Anti-Christian Violence (compilation of investigation committee reports, Media House, 2006), ISBN 9788174952370
- Terrorism: Facts versus Myths (Pharos Media, 2007), ISBN 978-81-7221-033-5
- Fundamentalism: Threat to Secular Democracy (eBook, IdeaIndia.com, 2007), ASIN B005D7FCYY
- Contemporary India: Overcoming Sectarianism: Terrorism (Hope India, 2008), ISBN 9788178711454
- Communalism: India's Nemesis? (eBook, IdeaIndia.com, 2009), ASIN B005INISXU
- Dalit and Social Justice (Mythri Books, 2009)
- Mumbai" Post 26/11 - An Alternative Perspective (with Shabnam Hashmi, SAGE, 2010), ISBN 9788132104926
- Deconstructing Communalism in India: Striving for Harmony (All India Secular Forum, 2010)
- Samajik Nyaya Ek Sachitra Parichay (in Hindi, Vani Prakashan, 2010), 9789350001479
- Communal Threat to Secular Democracy (Kalpaz, 2010), ISBN 978-8178358611
- Malegaon to Ajmer: The Trail of Terror (edited, All-India Secular Forum, 2010)
- Communalism Explained! A Graphic Account (with Sharad Sharma, Vani Prakashan, 2011)
- Making Sense of Ayodhya Verdict (co-edited with Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer, Vitasta Publishing, 2011), ISBN 9380828500.
- God Politics (Vitasta Pub, 2012), ISBN 9789380828633
- Sectarianism, Politics and Development (with Uday Mehta, Rawat, 2012), ISBN 9788131605233
- Muslims in Indian Democracy (Kalpaz, 2013), ISBN 9788178359281
- Quest for Social Justice: An Illustrated Primer (Arth Prakashan, 2013), ASIN B00J6AN412
- Tribute Volume For Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer Striving For Peace And Harmony (Bhashya Prakashan 2014), ISBN 978-9383206292
- Caste and Communalism (Mythri Books 2011), ASIN: B00HR1PB04
- Communalism & Anti Christian Violence (Mythri Books 2011), ASIN: B00HWWISMG
- Osama, America and Terrorism (Mythri Books 2012), ASIN: B00HWWIUP6
- Religion and Politics (Mythri Books 2009), ASIN: B00HWWMF7U
- Making of a Nation (Mythri Books 2012), ASIN: B00HWWMHWI
- Saampradaayiktaa (2011), ISBN 978-9350007419
- Aatankvaad Explained- A Graphics Account (Arth Prakashan 2013), ISBN 978-8192627632
- Mathaveri (Uyirmmai Pathippagam 2009) ISBN 978-9380072883
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Ram Puniyani". Front Line Defenders. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "Governing Body". 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "About us". Muslim Mirror. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "People's tribunal on victimisation of minorities, OneWorld South Asia". OneWorld South Asia. 22 August 2008.
- ↑ "Indian People's Tribulal Report 40". 20 May 2009.
- ↑ "Veer Savarkar : Brave By Half By Ram Puniyani". www.countercurrents.org.
- ↑ "Plural India". Archived from the original on 18 January 2020.
- ↑ Desai, Nachiketa (11 March 2019). "Knock, knock, cops come calling on Prof Ram Puniyani". National Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ex-IIT professor Ram Puniyani says he got threat calls for anti-Hindutva stance". Telegraphindia.com. 8 June 2019.
- ↑ "Social activist Ram Puniyani gets threat to life". Frontline. 8 June 2019.
- ↑ Trade unionists and activists win awards, Times of India, 3 Jan 2003
- ↑ National Communal Harmony Awards for 2007 announced...Dr. Ram Puniyani and Setu Charitable Trust have been selected for the National Communal Harmony Award for the year 2007.
- ↑ "NCHRO's Mukundan C.Menon award 2015; Honored by Sadbhawna Award by Jamat E Islami Hind on August 20, 2016 given to Ram Puniyani". flickr.com. 23 February 2016.
