Hate & Harmony

Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

The same blood flows in all of us: Mohammed Khan

In this interview from 1994, ad guru Mohammed Khan tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, about his diverse lineage and why he dislikes the Hindu vs Muslim narrative that emerged in wake of the Babri Masjid demolition

Atmosphere vitiated with suspicion and mistrust: Shabana Azmi

In this interview from 1994, actor-activist Shabana Azmi tells Communalism Combat co-editor Teesta Setavad, how after the Babri Masjid demolition she was suddenly made conscious of her Muslim identity

Newsrooms, Living Rooms and Class Rooms: Evolution of the Ayodhya Narrative

How a corrosive refashioning of India took place in our personal and social spaces

AUGUST 5, 2020: A lament

Image Courtesy: PTIAugust 5, 2020: Sometime after noon, a...

Reportage on Ram Temple: Is the media playing it safe?

Most publications and networks are either focusing on the ceremony or talking about Covid-19 concerns, artfully dodging its communal history

Aug 5: Sadbhav Mission to observe ‘Fast for Unity’ to awaken people’s conscience

The founder, Prof VK Tripathi, has issued a resolution that seeks to make, the soon to be built Ram Temple in Ayodhya, secular in character

Delhi violence: LG order appointing MHA picked officers way to defend the indefensible?

The stated reasons for the violence are lies, investigations faulty, and the prosecution is chosen to fill up any gaps that are there in this saga of injustice, says Brinda Karat arguing for the need for an independent prosecution

Young Activists, residents of Aarey celebrate Rakshabandhan by tying rakhis to trees

This unique celebration is being called 'Vrikshabandhan' and many activists and tribals, led by the Aarey Conservation Group and other organisations, gathered at the forest and tied rakhis to trees which have been threatened by various developmental projects.

Van Gujjar tribe plans annual tree plantation drive to keep forests green

This will be celebrated as a festival every year for a week as a practice of giving back to nature

Gram Sabha Resolution to aid defence of forest rights

A Delhi based research group has prepared sample resolutions with all legal provisions which can be used by Gram Sabhas to fight against forest rights violations

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