Unity in diversity

While a rational human being shouldn't just “tolerate” the “other”, in today's polarized world even tolerance has seemingly become an unachievable goal. Are you an individual who has zero tolerance for intolerance or do you feel “some are more equal than others”? The recent murder of writer and blogger Avijit Roy has brought this issue to the fore for the nth time, and we felt that a cover story addressing it would be timely. Do check out our web edition for opinions and a timeline related to the cover story that we couldn't include in the print edition due to limited space.
Another important issue that has been making rounds on social media is universities holding classes during hartals. Some universities have already seen students protesting against this decision. We asked our readers to share their opinions regarding this on our Facebook page. Go to page 12 to find out what students and other readers had to say.
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-- Karim Waheed, Editor, SHOUT