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 watch: Christians attacked during Sunday mass in Chhattisgarh; 9 hospitalised 

The pastor who founded the church had converted from Hinduism a few years ago

Hindu Sena leader offers licensed swords for sale on Twitter

In the video, he can be seen wielding the sword brazenly and offering it for sale as well as  delivery across the country with no regard for the law.

India has chosen a path of exclusion and persecution for religious minorities: CMRI report

The CMRI report provides data on hate crimes against religious minorities, and touches upon their portrayal on news media, status of educational institutions, among other aspects

Calling it “improper,” Delhi’s Jama Masjid bans entry of single, unaccompanied women

Putting into practice this objectionable gender driven exclusion, this iconic masjid and monument will impose in India’s capital an unconstitutional practice

Gujarat: VHP workers assault Muslim students for ‘luring’ Hindu girls in Surat

They spoke to a few girl students and acted only after collecting evidence, the VHP workers claimed.

Gujarat Elections: Temple With 2 Doors Leads to Different Realities

Caste discrimination is ingrained in villages of Dhanera, north Gujarat, and has been normalised after years of oppression.

K’taka: Muslim boy and man thrashed with rods by mob

The young boy was allegedly attacked for watching some objectionable video, which he denies

Every 11 minutes a woman is killed by partner/family member: UN

The UN chief also said that violence against women is the most pervasive human rights violation and called on governments to push national plans to tackle this scourge

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September 26 ECI Press Note: Does it not render SIR redundant?

The author de-constructs the September 26 press note, point by point, and evolves a list of Ten Demands for a People’s Movement for Accountability & Transparency in India’s Electoral Process

Unpacking a Coded Defence: What an IIT Professor’s post reveals about attitudes in elite institutions

The authors interrogate the manner and fashion of appointing faculty at IITs and other such institutions of “higher learning”

Scrap SIR, Restore Names of Genuine Voters, Stop Disenfranchisement: Forum for Social Harmony – Nagorik Udyog

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SIR row: ‘Enough is enough’: Civil society demands rollback of voter revision, accountability from ECI

At a Press Club of India meeting, lawyers, former judges, activists and public figures demanded restoration of deleted voters, a public audit of electoral rolls, disclosure of the Election Commission’s SIR records and an independent inquiry into decisions taken under CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Youth Congress escalates fight against CEC Gyanesh Kumar as SIR controversy fuels nationwide protests

From marches at Jantar Mantar to a demonstration outside the CEC’s residence, the Youth Congress is taking its campaign against Gyanesh Kumar into the streets, as opposition parties, students, trade unions and civil society groups prepare fresh protests