Hate & Harmony

Himachal Haryana, racial harassment and attacks on Kashmiri shawl sellers rage on

Himachal Pradesh, presently Congress-ruled and Haryana, BJP ruled have seen recent attacks on Kashmiri shawl sellers increase

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

IIT-BHU: Female student molested, abused and stripped by three bike-borne men inside campus

Hundreds of students sit on protests inside campus, raise demand for justice and safer campus for women

“Dalits banned for social gatherings,” Harrowing incidents of violence against Dalits

Death threats for attending Garba in Gujarat; robbed, tortured urinated upon in Tamil Nadu: a saga of unending violence against Dalits continues unabatedly

Mumbai: Muslim minor allegedly subjected to assault, death threats by a Hindu mob

“You Muslims are bad; you should be fed pig meat,” the attackers reportedly yelled; FIR has been filed

Hate speech promoting divisive beliefs and defending acts of violence against Muslims delivered in Bihar, UP

Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati demonised the Muslim community by making unsupported accusations relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict in two speeches

Hate speech surges across the country as right wing organisations hold events where speakers target India’s religious minorities

Hate speech on the rise as right-wing organisations host events featuring speakers who target India's religious minorities

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