Hate & Harmony

West Bengal: Outpour of anguish from the Christian community over recent attacks on churches

Hundreds of people from the Christian community marched to Kolkata’s Esplanade on Thursday (November 5, 2026) in protest against the rising cases of mob attacks on churches across the state

‘We’, not ‘us’ and ‘them’

The ‘Us and Them’ has been playing to a full house on the world stage, in the recent past

NAPM demands withdrawal of FIR against activist protesting unlawful construction

The Uttar Pradesh police registered an FIR against activist Richa Singh and other residents of Sudamapuri locality for protesting against the construction of a gate by the armed forces

Defy, resist, combat: Farmers’ unions call for massive mobilisation

All India Kisan Sabha, All India Agricultural Workers’ Union and Centre of Indian Trade Unions will lead a nationwide mass movement on August 9

Sardar Sarovar Dam and the denial of Adivasi rights

This is the first of a three-part series on the rights of Adivasis affected by the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the deleterious environmental impact of the decades old project, and the failure in proper relief and rehabilitation

Hate crimes in India: What makes lynching special?

India has seen a rigorous rise in the hate crimes towards minority communities in the last five years. Muslims and Dalits constituted a significant share of the victims of religious hate crimes. Being a Secular, Democratic, Republic, the responses from the state administration and machinery are contradicting these constitutional safeguards. Apart from that, leaders of the ruling political party and their affiliated organisations have played a crucial role in polarizing the country and further accelerating the hatred and violence. Later on, the fairness and credibility of state apparatuses have been questioned due to its partial interventions in the hate crime cases. This article intends to analyse the religious hate crimes in India, further focusing on the mob lynchings in the last five years. The paper brings into limelight the discourse of hate and power in the context of communalism in India. 

Dalit men assaulted, paraded with footwear around their neck in Uttar Pradesh

There has been no media outrage on the incident and no culprits have been caught yet

Palakkad, Kerala & death of a pregnant elephant: Communalisation of a Tragedy

 India, a plural society is undergoing the pangs of...

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit teen allegedly shot by upper caste men for praying at village temple

The incident took place in Domkheda village, Amroha district, 400 kms northwest of Lucknow

Malappuram is not in the Wild West, Madam Maneka Gandhi: Open Letter

This scathing open letter on face book exposes not just the ill-informed rants of the former minister and BJP Member of Parliament (MP) from Sultanpur, Maneka Gandhi but challenges her and her party to please enact a law not to use elephants (or cranes) in public gatherings, festivals and processions, which the writer says will get all Kerala’s support

Ram Rahman cuts ties with Maneka Gandhi’s NGO over communalisation of elephant death

Gandhi had wrongly insinuated Muslims were behind the animal's death in Kerala

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