Hate & Harmony

From caste to race: Reading ‘Black & Buddhist’ through an Indian lens

A few days ago, while visiting a local library in a relatively small town on the eastern coast of the United States, the person who took me there asked...

Hate speech spirals to a 7-day high, Muslims & Christians the target

Assam, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand are overrun with anti-Muslim (and anti-Christian) vitriol, with speakers escaping prosecution

Mira Road police file suo moto FIR against hate monger Kajal Hindustani; no arrest yet

This FIR is pertaining to a speech that had caused furore among the locals and other citizens, making Kajal a notorious hate offender

Dalit History Month: A compilation of must read books about Dalit oppression, marginalisation and their resistance

A curated list of some of the best books to understand the struggles and hardships faced by the Dalit community since time immemorial, and their revolutions that shaped the history of India

Hindutva’s growing intolerance over gathering for Eid in society

Incidents like booking Muslims for offering namaaz on the road, school authorities booked for celebrating Eid have come to the fore.

Earthly Birthday Greetings to Stan Swamy in Heaven

Dear Stan, It is your birthday today here on earth! You would have completed...

Kajal Hindustani booked by Vashi police for delivering anti-Muslim hate speech on February 26

The FIR has been filed by Maharashtra Salokha Samiti, sections 153A, 153B, 295A and 505 of the IPC have been invoked

Sajjad Nomani says girls should not be allowed to go to college alone

He spoke in a video uploaded on his Facebook page, speaking about Quran during Ramzan

Vlogger Assaulted by BJP Leaders for Video on Eid: Tripura

'NewsClick' reported once the video appeared on social media, the vlogger, Bapan Nandi, was summoned by BJP leaders. Reportedly, a woman BJP leader asked him why he “demeaned” his Hindu origins by acting like a Muslim youth in the Eid video

BJP govt in Karnataka drops 182 cases of hate crimes in 4 years: Report

These withdrawals were ordered during the tenure of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa

Activist actively involved in protesting against the Barsu-Solgaon refinery project detained by police

Activists in the area have been facing many legal road blocks, intimidation tactics exercised against protesters, meanwhile support for the refinery is creating havoc. Section 144 CrPC imposed.

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