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...

NBDSA fines News18 50,000 for repeat hate violations by anchor Aman Chopra

In an unprecedented boost for the collective battle against the hate being spewed on television channels, the NBDSA has fined News 18 Rs 50,000 ordered the channel to delete the abusive programme on the Karnataka hijab controversy linking protesting organisations to terror outfits and warned that if there are future violations, Chopra would be summoned by the NBDSA committee

‘Won’t Give an Inch to Dalmia Cement’, over 5,000 Adivasis in Odisha Protest ‘Illegal’ Land Acquisition

After marching 100 km to the district collector's office, the protesting members of the Adivasi community were forced to spend the night out in the cold before their demands were heard by the administration reports Orissa TV.

Hate Watch: BJP Top functionaries spew hate against ‘Miya Muslims” in Assam

Why are the words ‘Miya Muslim and what they connote such a ‘threat’ to Assamese culture?

CJP has filed a complaint in the NBDSA urging action against the divisive narrative in Sudhir Chaudhary’s show on Aaj Tak

The host spreads alleged ulterior motive to Muslim youth entering garba pandals

2022 Forest Conservation Rules snatch away rights of Adivasi Gram Sabhas

The Modi govt’s FCA 2022, diverge from India’s settled policy of giving primacy to the rights of India’s Adivasis and Forest Dwellers

Everyday Love: When Diwali becomes that much more special

Each day, every festival, brings as many tales of...

Fireworks and Firearms: The Festival of Lights in the Mughal Court

"With the aroma of honey and almond wafting through the heavy air of decadence, the kufuri-shama casting silhouettes of a glorious past, and Nazeer Akbarabadi’s nazms resonating with a sense of coexistence, the last Mughal Diwalis were a curious confluence of tears and laughter."

Life sentence of murder convict upheld by Madras High Court, victim class 9 girl who rebuffed his advances

The Court also said in its judgment that youngsters today, insecure and traumatised, are short on emotional quotient and are prone to taking extreme steps at the slightest of disturbance or rejection.

Kheda public flogging: Gujarat HC issues notice to police, Muslim victims seek action

The outrageous and unlawful public flogging selectively of Muslims...

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