Hate & Harmony

A Small Leap Forward: Chhattisgarh, Mining, Democracy and Gumipal

The year 2026 marks a century of mining in Chhattisgarh. In 1926, mining began at the Jhagrakhand colliery in the erstwhile princely state of Korea. Over the next hundred...

“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

EC issues show-cause notice to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for “communal” speech

The Election Commission has, in response to a complaint by Congress, issued a notice to the Assam CM for his comments against a Muslim minister during a speech in Chattisgarh. The CM, in his defence, has said that there was nothing inciteful in his comments.

Hindutva’s “rice-bag” controversy

Hindutva hardliners have been consistently urging over the years that Dalits who have converted to Christianity did so after being incentivised by monetary gains. Is this really the case?

Gujarat: Epicenter of targeted violence against minorities, says report that has compiled 55 attacks

Proudly acclaimed as the laboratory for the (theocratic) Hindu Rashtra, the western Indian state records high rates of crimes against minorities 

Regimes of impunity

Twenty-five years later – No justice for the 1984 survivors

Attempts to give communal turn to blasts in Kerala unsuccessful, 3 cases filed by Kerala Police, CM Vijayan urges restraint & unity

Even after Dominic Martin surrendered to Kerala Police taking responsibility for the blasts, political leaders from BJP backed by right wing trolls spread misinformation, target Kerala government for allowing pro-Palestine protests in the state

Bihar: Clash between two Durga immersion groups, chaotic mobs vandalise and loot neighbouring Muslim-owned shops

An individual, identified as Amit Rastogi, allegedly removed the flag of the other procession, resulting in chaos 

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Rajya Sabha passes Vande Mataram bill as NCRB data reveals high pendency, low convictions

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