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Babri Mosque Demolition: When the Indian State succumbed to majoritarian propaganda
Reassertion of obliterated historical facts has always been a project of the powerful majority and this crucial piece, once again, exclusively in SabrangIndia, counters this propaganda
Cuttack plunged into chaos during Durga Puja, dozens injured as procession clashes spiral into violence
A historic city known for centuries of communal harmony faces a 36-hour curfew and internet shutdown after clashes during Durga idol immersion; authorities vow arrests as VHP rally escalates tensions, leaving 31 injured
Violence & Sanatan Dharma: Now suspended lawyer defends shoe attack on CJI Gavai, claims it was a protest against ‘bulldozer’ remark”
71-year-old lawyer who hurled shoe at CJI B.R. Gavai during live SC hearing defends the act as protest against ‘insult to Dharma’ and attributes his angst at the CJI’s recent remark in Mauritius — claims divine guidance, expresses no regret post-release; gets publicity from pro-government media channels
The Politics of Memory: Controversy over graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt
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The bid to erase Muslim graves is political theatre, denying dignity in death and casting an entire community as the perpetual 'other'
Misogyny & Faith: Extreme narratives curtailing the autonomy of women
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Both with the majority community and even among minorities, recent online campaigns, women who have exercised autonomy have become a particular target; normal, mixed social interactions, modes of dress, and inter-faith interaction are made to appear as breaches of community standards. The CJP Team has noted and analysed these tendencies that have also become aggressive and violent against minority Muslim women. Apart from all else, these actions that are clearly supported by a collective and organised group constitute a clear violation of fundamental rights as enshrined in Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(a), and 21 of the Constitution
How the Hindutva propaganda machine turns citizens into ‘infiltrators’
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Hate speech primes state machinery to criminalise citizens as outsiders and justify unlawful deportations.
Unifying cultural celebration weaponised: Ganesh processions turned into stages for hate speech & moral policing
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Ganesh Chaturthi, once a symbol of shared community celebration, was exploited this year by hard-line groups across India to amplify anti-Muslim and anti-Christian rhetoric, transforming a festival of harmony into a tool of exclusion
Indore’s Bazaar Purge: Muslim workers and shopkeepers forced out under BJP leader’s ultimatum
Over 50 workers and several shopkeepers’ face job loss in Sheetla Mata Bazaar as Eklavya Singh Gaud directs traders to remove Muslim employees, citing “love jihad”; police inaction fuels fears of targeted communal displacement
Two Sons, One Spirit: Muslim men perform Hindu mothers’ last rites in Rajasthan and Kerala
From two corners of India, Muslim men stepped forward to give abandoned Hindu women a dignified farewell, with no camera, no politics—just love—they performed last rites like true sons, reminding us that compassion still rises above creed, caste, or faith
Rajasthan: Civil Society demands arrests, rule of law and end to minority targeting under anti-conversion law
Civil society leaders raise alarm over continued attacks on Christians in CM’s own constituency in Rajasthan after the passage of the Anti-Conversion Bill, demanding accountability, arrests of Bajrang Dal members, and protection for religious minorities
Imam refused to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’, assaulted in UP and told to ‘Go to Pakistan’, no FIR filed yet
Aligarh Imam Mustakeem was attacked by a group of youth who allegedly demanded he chant a Hindu slogan, after refusing, he says he was beaten for over an hour and told to leave the country, police deny any communal motive
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