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...

Haryana’s BJP gov’t passes ‘anti conversion’ law

The Opposition Congress staged a walkout, even as the state passed the law that includes penalties like imprisonment, fine over Rs 1 lakh

State failed to contain terrorism, wreaked vengeance on innocent masses: India’s Kashmir War

A report published in 1990, sheds light on the on-ground situation in Kashmir before, during and immediately after the Kashmiri Pandit exodus

UP: Muslim driver brutally thrashed by Hindutva mob in Mathura

Elections over, ‘cow vigilante’ mobs are back on the hunt for innocent victims in Uttar Pradesh

Saffronisation of education is okay, but hijabs are out?

During an event, the Vice-President of India Venkaiyah Naidu said there is nothing wrong with saffron but did not provide similar support during the hijab row

The Kashmir Files: Celebrities and politicians warn against propaganda-driven films

From veteran politicians like Mehbooba Mufti to young actresses like Swara Bhasker, the level-headed make a humble appeal for objectivity

Is Gujarat’s Pirana dargah emerging as the newest communal hotspot?

Attempts to appropriate the 600-year-old shrine of Imam Shah Baba, a figure revered by both Hindus and Muslims are at their peak

The Kashmir Files: Calls for genocide and hate marches by right-wing extremists and trolls

Extremist elements use the pain of Kashmiri Pandits to further their own communally divisive agenda

BJP using The Kashmir Files to win Assembly elections: Sena MP Sanjay Raut

Raut accuses the movie of using half-truths to garner more favour for the ruling regime

Hate Watch: Cornered after news of anti-Muslim resolution, Udupi temple issues ‘clarification’

Only Hindus were allowed to have stalls at the annual fair at Marigudi Temple in Kaup, Udupi; management later denied discrimination as news spread 

Kashmiri Pandits refute communal claims made in The Kashmir Files

Survivors highlight how Indian Muslims are being blamed and vilified for the actions of Pakistan-sponsored insurgent groups

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