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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

A Poem celebrating the spirit of Gauri Lankesh

Gauri Lankesh, the fearless and formidable journalist who was...

Tiffin Box: Kavita Lankesh’s poem about Gauri’s missed meals

Gauri Lankesh, the tough-as-nails journalist who was shot dead...

Indians Protest India’s Slide into Extremism: UK

UK progressive South Asians came together on the evening...

Temples, Politics and Leaders: From Jawaharlal Nehru to Rahul Gandhi

What should be the attitude of leaders’ visits to...

An ex-army man’s cry from the heart: “What a sham we Indians are! Hypocrites!”

My regiment officer Lt Col Gurmeet Sethi 's grandkids were on...

Playing with Fire: Govt & Sangh fanning Rajput Flames

The scene of thugs on the street, throwing stones...

Vigilante Violence an Increasing Threat to Peace, GOI fails to Investigate Attacks: HRW

Vigilante violence became increasing threat in India, govt failed...

“The citizens are facing the worst time in the hands of right wing”: Raosaheb Kasbe

In a talk organised by the Mumbai Collective, eminent scholar...

Haj subsidy: Inaction of Muslim leaders allowed BJP to perpetuate bogey of minority appeasement

Hindutva’s selective secularism is suspect.Amit Dave/Reuters   The Bharatiya Janata Party,...

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UN experts condemn India’s crackdown on youth-led protests, flag 7,000 detentions and alleged sexual abuse

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Who will collect India’s data? Modi-led government opens census to private individuals

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Manipur SIR: Sabar Institute’s report records 1.59 lakh removals, two-thirds in hill constituencies

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JNU revokes rustication of five students after hunger strike, agrees to withdraw FIRs and review CPO manual

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India’s Electoral Crisis is fast becoming a civil-liberties crisis

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