Hate & Harmony

Sambhal Violence: State crackdown intensifies, thousands accused, and allegations of police misconduct ignite a political and communal crisis in Uttar Pradesh

As families of the 5 dead Muslims mourns its dead, the state government faces criticism over aggressive tactics and arbitrary arrests, communal targeting, victim threatening and political scapegoating

Unveiling hidden divides: caste, gender and the myth of Indian growth

Existing data examining the status of women and marginalised castes in the economy points to a disturbing reality, which contradicts, deeply, the notion of India as a rising, globally charged economy.

Why hard Hindutva cannot be defeated by soft Hindutva

In a recent interview with The Indian Express, senior Congress...

Madhya Pradesh: Hate speeches mar the state election campaigns

In the forthcoming state assembly elections on November 17, the ruling party indulges in hate-filled and divisive speech

As the ruling party peddles hate, the people of Assam live in harmony and hope

Several everyday examples of harmony in the north eastern state of Assam signal hope amidst a dominant politics of hate and exclusion

BHU molestation case: No arrests made, students allege a previous incident of molestation by bike-borne men, institute puts in security measures

Protesting BHU students reveal another case of molestation by bike-borne men days prior to this incident, Station House Officer (SHO) of Lanka police station Ashwini Pandey sent back to the lines for “dereliction of duty” even as Congress state president, Ajay Rai alleges involvement of ABVP members in the November 1 molestation of a woman student

Segregation of Eating Spaces: Modern Untouchability in IITs

IITs have been following food segregation by demarcating a space...

Hate speech does not mar everyday harmony in poll-pound Rajasthan

In the wake of a systemic right-wing hate agenda to polarise the public during the upcoming assembly elections, we must not forget the everyday reality of Hindu-Muslim harmony

With little to offer, the BJP throws in the “conversion” card: Chhattisgarh elections

Another poll-bound state, Chhattisgarh, which is set to see voting for the state assembly elections on November 7 and 17, 2023, sees attempts at a communal campaign, by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), again.

Sorry, instead of “Masjid Madrassa” I used word Gurudwara” says BJP leader, Sandeep Dayma when he called for them to be uprooted, SGPCC calls...

Regretting the use of the word Gurudwara not Masjid-Madrassa in his election rally in poll bound Rajasthan, the BJP leader has drawn flak from the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabvhandhak Committee (SGPCC), Amritsar

Uttar Pradesh: Police action to deter fight for Dalit rights, says jailed activist and former IPS officer

A peaceful protest that took place on October 10 for the right to land for Dalits in several Gorakhpur, led to criminalising of the protest and arrest of activists. In the days following the protest activists, including retired public servant S. R. Darapuri, were arrested. Activists have alleged that the arrests and the consequent murder charges are only to deter people from fighting for justice

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Sambhal Violence: State crackdown intensifies, thousands accused, and allegations of police misconduct ignite a political and communal crisis in Uttar Pradesh

As families of the 5 dead Muslims mourns its dead, the state government faces criticism over aggressive tactics and arbitrary arrests, communal targeting, victim threatening and political scapegoating

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