Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
The Double Stage: Caste’s Schizophrenic Modernity between Spectacle and Shadow
Caste from the pre-modern, colonial to the post-Republican; this analysis draws from, among others, works by Nicholas Dirks (2001), Anand Teltumbde (2014) and Gopal Guru (2016) to map this transition showing that contemporary caste should be best understood as a sort of social schizophrenia driven by imaginative acts whereby power perpetuates itself through a convoluted hermetic legitimising act in India.
Why was this BJP leader was forced to call off marriage of his daughter with Muslim boy
A marriage of two individuals belonging to different faiths...
Brahman Mahasangh responsible for hostile environment at Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, prosecute them demands Vidrohi Sanskrutik Chalwal, Maharashtra
The alternate cultural movement in Maharashtra, Vidrohi Sanskrutik Chalval has strongly condemned attempts by the Bhaman Mahasangh, an outfit with reported links to the Rashtriya Swayansevak Sangh (RSS) to denigrate the Oop Dhoop tradition during the sandal of Gulabshah, an ancient tradition and thereby disturb harmonious existence between communities and especially criminalise the Muslim community.
Akola: Muslim men fleeing homes fearing police action
While the district Collector denied that a particular community was being targeted, on ground reports have a different story to tell
Another hate speech by Suresh Chavhanke, second complaint by CJP: Srirampur, Maharashtra
CJP Team -
Chavhanke delivered another anti-Muslim speech, mocked and belittled police action against him in Maharashtra
UP: SHO suspended after delay in investigation of minor Dalit girl’s rape
The father of the Dalit girl committed suicide after the police forced a compromise between the survivor and the accused
Monu Manesar, 20 others named in Bhiwani Double Murder: Rajasthan
Manesar is an icon of Hindutva in whose support huge 'Hindu Maha Panchayats' had been held in the aftermath of the killings.
U’khand: BJP leader calls off daughter’s wedding to Muslim man after backlash
The wedding has been postponed since the wedding invite was shared on social media and right wing groups in the area stood in protest
Maharashtra: 5 injured after 2 communities clash over Sambhaji Maharaj Jayanti procession, tensions simmer in Ahmednagar, Nashik
A procession was reportedly being taken out by a particular community to celebrate the birth anniversary of Sambhaji Maharaj, the son of Shivaji Maharaj. However, it was opposed by another community reports Free Press Journal
CJP complaints to CP, Amravati against Sakal Hindu Samaj event, urges stringent action
sabrang -
Bharatanand Saraswati had delivered a hate speech last week at Amravati, riled up the audience by the Muslim community for spread of Covid
30 FIRs Registered against Hate Speech and Hate Crimes: DGP, Maharashtra
In its affidavit filed in the Supreme Court of India (SC) in the ongoing case filed by Shaheen Abdullah v/s Director General of Police, Maharashtra (DGP), the Maharashtra police has stated that, since February 2023 as many as 30 FIRS have been registered in hate speech related cases in the state
Trending
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
Caste
The Double Stage: Caste’s Schizophrenic Modernity between Spectacle and Shadow
Caste from the pre-modern, colonial to the post-Republican; this analysis draws from, among others, works by Nicholas Dirks (2001), Anand Teltumbde (2014) and Gopal Guru (2016) to map this transition showing that contemporary caste should be best understood as a sort of social schizophrenia driven by imaginative acts whereby power perpetuates itself through a convoluted hermetic legitimising act in India.
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
UGC Guidelines 2026: AISA Protest at Delhi University followed by sexual abuse allegations amid police presence
Delhi university has seen persistent protest by Ambedkarite and left groups demanding implementation of the UGC Guidelines 2026 that were summarily stayed by the Supreme Court; in one such, a confrontation during a mobilisation over UGC equity regulations, AISA women leaders were subject to brute and allegedly sexualised threats, while a right-wing YouTuber filed a separate assault complaint; police have registered parallel FIRs
Labour
12 Bengali migrant workers murdered in 6 states, Maharashtra tops the crime list
Following the recently unleashed hysteria on the misnomer “Bangladeshi immigrants”, spearheaded by BJP elected officials from the Centre to States, as many as 12 Bengali migrant workers have been murdered, revealing the physical targeted harm that can flow out of systemic hate speech made by those in public authority; these are statistics compiled by the West Bengal Migrants Welfare Board; 4 of the 12 killed have been in “progressive” Maharashtra and 10 in states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Communalism
Against the Script of Hate: How ordinary citizens are reclaiming public space
A shop sign in Kotdwar, a shutter kept open in Nainital, a landlord’s refusal in Purola, and a Valentine’s Day standoff in Jaipur — how everyday acts of defiance are reshaping the narrative of communal tension in India
Media
‘Democracies Erode When Those Entrusted With Power Fear Laughter and Start Taking Action Against It’
The Wire's submission to the government at the post-facto hearing on a request to block social media URLs over a 52-second satirical video.
Politics
2025 in Protest: Across issues, across India
In 2025, citizens nationwide mobilised across labour, environment, religious freedom, and electoral integrity