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Hegemony and Demolitions: The Tale of Communal Riots in India in 2024
Introduction:According to the monitoring by the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS), India witnessed 59 communal riots in 2024, a significant rise compared to 32 riots in...
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