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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

Watch: Ardh Kumbh a possible target of false flag attacks: Prashant Bhushan

In an unprecedented move, the Uttar Pradesh government, under...

Naya Pakistan or the Same Old Bigoted Pakistan?

Imran Khan’s government came with the promise of establishing...

Why is the Sangh So Anti-Constitution?

In this episode of 'Hafte ki Baat, Urmilesh ke...

Had Congress Lost Closely-Fought MLA Seats (1960-2000), India Would’ve Seen 11% More Communal Riots: Study

Mumbai: Congress members of legislative assemblies (MLAs) forestall communal...

Activists disrupt Hindu supremacist conclave in Chicago, evoke violent reaction from extremists

The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella...

Umar Khalid and the Hate Republic

Umar Khalid, a Ph D scholar of Jawaharlal Nehru...

BJP’s Mantra: Divide and Spread Hatred!

In this episode of 'Hafte ki Baat, Urmilesh ke...

Why do some Indians both oppose Reservation and burn the Constitution?

The dual attack by a section, relatively entitled in...

The Tiffin Box, a poem for Gauri

This poem, The Tiffin Box written by Kavitha Lankesh...

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