Communalism

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Four Muslim youths booked for their opinion on Ayodhya Verdict; one had asked for judicial review

The UP Police booked four people, including one student...

UP police arrests more than 80 people in 2 days since Ayodhya verdict

Action has been taken against 8,275 social media posts that attempted to disturb communal harmony

The Verdict: Is there closure?

The long-awaited verdict on the contentious issue of the...

What the Babri Judgment portends for the Future

 The Supreme Court judgment on Babri Mosque-Ram Janmbhumi dispute...

Invisibilisation of Muslim Grief: Babri Verdict

Post the SC verdict, the media focus refuses to shift from the legal debate of “Ayodhya” to the capturing of the common sentiment about “Babri” of the Muslim minority in India

Glaring loose ends: Is all fair in the Ayodhya verdict?

Hiren GohainWhile there is little doubt that their Lordships...

NO to AZAD, WELCOME SAVARKAR!

Is the Indian State validating the Two Nation Theory?

Giving blood to save human lives is my response to the repression of Indian state

This past Saturday, November 9 was one of those gloomy days that brought together the Sikhs and Muslims to jointly grieve the highhandedness of the Indian establishment.

Ayodhya still awaits justice

One cannot say justice has been done in the Ayodhya- Babri Masjid case. While the land dispute has been resolved and the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board through its Chairman has said that it will not file any review or curative petition against the Supreme Court’s verdict pronounced today, one important issue remains unresolved till date; serving justice on the perpetrators and culprits who orchestrated the fateful and unwarranted demolition of the long standing Babri masjid the December of 1992.

Ahead of Ayodhya verdict, internet shuts down, panic buying starts: UP

The internet shutdown could be imposed in other districts too, to check spread of communally sensitive posts and rumours.

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