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Womens Reservation Bill 2026: Women’s Rights & the RSS

Even as the present leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attempts to promote itself as a messiah for Indian women, the ideological base of this party is fundamentally patriarchals

Hindu Army members arrested for launching ‘Krishna Janmabhoomi’ movement

22 men arrested in Mathura; group has a longstanding demand to remove Shahi Idgah from next to a Krishna temple

HJS dubs Narendra Dabholkar ‘Urban Naxal’

Is this a nefarious ploy by right-wing extremists to delegitimise the work of the slain anti-superstition activist, and other rationalists and dissenters?

Banned organisations in India

A list of socio-political groups, some holding extremist views about religion and culture, that have been banned, often temporarily, over the years

Court begins recording statements of Babri demolition accused

The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for completion of hearing in the case up to August 31

Using Corona pandemic as an excuse to don fresh Hindutva masks?

Ramayan, Mahabharat back on air, VHP suggests people chant "Jai Shri Ram" to combat Covid-19!

Hindutva: Myths and reality

This essay is in response to demand from friends across the globe to make available a concise primer on the toxic ideology of Hindutva based on its own archives for ready reference.

RSS: Hindu base waned in Census 2011 because tribals registered as ‘other religion’

The RSS chief met Sangh volunteers in MP and Chhattisgarh to get to educate tribals about CAA

Communal Riots 2019: Communal Discourse Raging On in India

Attitudinal violence and structural violence contribute immensely to physical...

Gunman fires at protesters near Jamia, injures one

Man yelled “Yeh lo azaadi” before opening fire in full view of police and media

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Understanding power through caste: Dr. Ambedkar’s contribution to the sociology of law

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