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Anatomy of Nagpur Riots: A communal bio politics that thrives on the graded inequalities of religion, gender and caste(s)
Nestled within the prestigious confines of Cambridge, Massachusetts, I was taken aback to read reports of violent riots engulfing Nagpur. It was disturbing on two fronts. First, the riots...
Tensions high at Mumbai’s Mira Road as local BJP MLAs give ultimatum to police
After the recent incidents of violence at Mumbai’s Mira Road area, tensions and fear runs dense as Hindutva politicians are further trying to enter the heavily barricaded area and conduct a rally in the residential regions. Citizens present at the event say they are trying to take legal measures in order to stop these politicians from inciting communal sentiments further.
Mob attacks FTII students on campus
Students injured, banners burned after a mob entered FTII campus after the institute’s student body organised film screening of Anand Patwardhan’s Raam ke Naam
Five states report communal incidents following the inauguration of the Ram Temple in UP
Communal incidents by Hindutva mobs erupt in Maharashtra, Telangana, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi
Eve of Ram temple inauguration sees “clashes”, planting of saffron flag atop Church
Incidents reported from Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, all states ruled by the Bharatiya Janta Party
To Rama, Four Lamps i will light today within my heart
This open letter speaks of faith, morality, anguish and history
Sangh Parivar’s tortured bid to appropriate Dr Ambedkar
First published on: NOVEMBER 18, 2016 An excerpt from Ram...
The making of “Ram Ke Naam”: a Hinduism that is the mirror opposite of Hindutva
First Published on: December 5, 2015The making of “Ram...
Bhagat Singh, the Tradition of Martrydom and Hindutva
First published on: MARCH 23, 2016March the 23rd (2016)...
January 2024: Raking up the myth of temple demolition
While the BJP and the RSS are busy exploiting the occasion of the inauguration of the Ram Temple scheduled on January 22 in Ayodhya for their political gains ahead of the 2024 General Elections, BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde has added fuel to the communal fire by calling for "taking revenge on the minority Muslim community."
Hindutva enters Mumbai college campuses- Gaushala, Shobha Yatra in IIT B, restriction to freedom of speech at TISS
IIT Bombay to have a ‘Shriram Darbar Shobha Yatra’, a musical event inspired by the Geet Ramayan and the inauguration of a ‘Gaushala’ on the campus
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