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‘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

Modi’s Idiom and Indian Version of Fascism

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Kolkata group uses WhatsApp audio notes to counter communal hatred

WhatsApp caused over 25 deaths this year by helping...

The Catholic Church is a rich male collective

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RSS Desperate to Show it’s ‘Tolerant Side’, Wonder Why?

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Hindutva’s Poisoned Fruit and the World Hindu Congress

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Dr.Ambedkar’s views on minority rights, democracy and Hindu majoritarianism

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The Poverty of Politics and Pre-Requisites of an Anti-Hindutva Front

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Opinion: Ganesh Chaturthi Replacing Ganesh Pujo in Bengal: A Cultural Threat or Political Move?

Surprisingly, from last three to four years Ramnavami, Hanuman...

Afrazul’s family oppose LS ticket to his alleged killer

The family of Mohammed Afrazul, a Bengali migrant labourer...

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