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ANHAD (Act Now for Harmony and Democracy) is an Indian socio-cultural organization established in March 2003, as a response to 2002 Gujarat riots. Professional activist Shabnam Hashmi, sister of the slain activist Safdar Hashmi and founder of SAHMAT, Marxian historian Prof. K N Panikkar and social activist Harsh Mander are the founding members of ANHAD. Based in Delhi, ANHAD works in the field of secularism, human rights and communal harmony.〔http://roshandsouza.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=69545〕 ANHAD’s activities include secular mobilization,sensitizing people about their democratic rights as enshrined in Indian Constitution, research and publication of books and reports, welfare programs for marginalised sections of society, launching creative mass mobilization campaigns. People’s tribunals. It also work as a pressure group among political circle to take action against communalism. ANHAD plays a major role in Gujarat to fight against human right violations, as well as in the Kashmir Valley.〔(Kashmir Valley remains calm amid curfew ) ''The Hindu'', Jul 01, 2010.〕〔(Apology demanded from PM Manmohan for humiliating Indians by his irresponsible statement on Narendra Modi ) ''The Milli Gazette'', 21 March 2005.〕 ANHAD is registered as a trust and has six trustees. They are (Shabnam Hashmi ), K N Panikkar, Harsh Mander, Shubha Mudgal, Kamla Bhasin, Saeed Akhtar Mirza.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Origin , Structure, Constitution of Governing Board of Anhad )〕 ==History== The organisation works with victims of communal violence, and in 2005, ANHAD rehabilitated 25 children from the 2002 Gujarat riots in Delhi. Initially they lived in ''Apna Ghar'' hostel in Jaitpur on Delhi's outskirts, later shifted to a new hostel, ''Bal Sahyog'', in Connaught Place, the children study at Balwant Rai Mehta School in Greater Kailash II.〔(CRUSADE: Midnight’s Children No More ) ''Tehelka'',Aug 13 , 2005.〕 It took the initiative in screening the film ''Parzania'' in Gujarat in April 2007. The film based on a Parsi family who lost their son during the 2002 Gujarat riots, was not screened in the state, upon its nationwide release in January, as the cinema owners feared backlash. In July 2010, in a statement, ANHAD said, ''"“The presence of the Army and security forces dominates the (Srinagar) Valley and reinforces the deep-rooted angst of people. The reality is that democracy is under severe strain and is almost absent in many parts in the State, despite an elected government backed by the Centre holding the of power in Srinagar,'' There are reports though, that the organization is not independent but is actually a political arm of Congress party. It is alleged that the NGO is partisan in attitude and is funded by foreign organizations, mainly by Christian Aid from Britain. 〔http://deshgujarat.com/2013/04/16/shabnam-hashmis-anhad-is-majorly-church-funded〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ANHAD」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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