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Unifying cultural celebration weaponised: Ganesh processions turned into stages for hate speech & moral policing

Ganesh Chaturthi, once a symbol of shared community celebration, was exploited this year by hard-line groups across India to amplify anti-Muslim and anti-Christian rhetoric, transforming a festival of harmony into a tool of exclusion

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Letter from former civil servants to Chief Secretary, Haryana on intimidation of Muslims offering namaz

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How Hindus and Muslims together built India’s composite culture

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Girls at Dhabas: challenging issues of safety, or ‘respectability’ in urban Pakistan?

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The Significance of the Colour Blue in the Dalit Movement

Why is the colour blue associated with Dalit movements? Recently, a...

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JNU students and teachers march to Parliament demanding reforms

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