Communalism

Despite ASI’s warning protesters in Bharuch march to collector to ‘preserve original identity’ of Bharuch mosque

The foot march happened just days after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which protects the mosque, wrote to the district administration to not allow any “large gathering” on June 10

Virtual collapse of rule of law on the street: Prashant Bhushan

As lawyer Prashant Bhushan, writer Arudhati Roy, senior journalists stood in solidarity, the woman reporter stated it was the Muslim women who made the mob back off

Bengaluru riot: 3 dead, journalists beaten up by cops, vehicles gutted

Naveen, nephew of Congress MLA Srinivas Murthy, allegedly posted communal remarks on Facebook, setting of a night of violence, arson, deaths

Jokes are not funny in Assam, FIR against Prof for sharing one

Anindya Sen, booked under sections 294 (obscene acts or words in public), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts to outrage religious feelings) and more

August 5, 2020 and thereafter

One wonders if this is the same Hinduism that Gandhi, Ramkrishna, Vivekanand and Tagore preached.

Would such a temple have been acceptable to Ram?

It was not in his character to enter into a dispute

‘Say Modi Zindabad’, order criminals as they thrash old Muslim man 

Gaffar, a 52-year-old autorickshaw driver from Sikar, Rajasthan, was beaten till unconscious after also being forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'

Babri Masjid demolition vs pulling down of statues of racists in the US

Beware of false parallels being drawn by supporters of the right-wing to justify the demolition of a medieval era mosque in India 

The State has no religion

Ayodhya Bhumi Pujan provided retrospective legitimisation for Babri Masjid destruction said Sitaram Yechury, Gen Secy, CPI(M)

Indian-Americans protest communalism in NYC

Gather in Times Square to denounce politics of hate

An officer and a gentleman

From our Communalism Combat archives (Nov-Dec 1994), here is an exclusive piece by activist Harsh Mander where he gives a moving account of a humane and impartial administration’s encounter with the storm-troopers of hate in Madhya Pradesh

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