Patel’s communalism—a documented record
A cabal of self-confessed Hindu nationalists, as distinct from Indian nationalists, consistently lauds Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel because it finds in him a soulmate. He...
Snoopgate and the Gujarat Model of Governance
By India United Against Fascism
The Snoopgate story starts with the abduction and cold-blooded murder of an innocent young woman, who was framed as a...
Role of Indian police in communal violence
Role of Police and administration in controlling communal violence has been wanting and in fact prejudicial to minorities. Communal riots in India are generally...
Police forced Muslims to leave homes after Muzaffarnagar riots: Independent report
An inquiry into the communal riots that took place in Muzaffarnagar in September 2013 was conducted by a team of independent academics and a...
The Sexual Politics of Modi, the BJP and the Sangh Parivar
The systematic use of gang-rape as a weapon occurred in the Surat riots after the Babri Masjid demolition, and an ugly innovation was the...
Sangh Parivar and Communal Riots
By Irfan Engineer
(Part 1)
(Secular Perspective October 16-31, 2013)
In an attempt to hide their culpability in communal riots, the BJP often argues that more communal...
MUZAFFARNAGAR – A CASE OF ’INSTITUTIONALISED RIOT SYSTEMS’
Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta
(Presented at a seminar organized by Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) on “Reportage of Sensitive Issues like Muzzaffarnagar Riots, Caste Conflicts and...
Pavan K. Varma : When art masks politics – Sardar Patel, Modi and the...
By Dilip, Pavan K. Varma
When art masks politics
Narendra Modi is a good orator, and his first public speech, after being declared BJP’s Prime Ministerial...
Evil Stalks The Land
This story first appeared on sanhati.com
Muzaffarnagar: Tales of death and despair in India’s riot-hit town
Nearly 50 people died in the Hindu-Muslim clashes which erupted on 7 September in India's town of Muzaffarnagar. The riots have been described as...
Hindutva’s chronic hate speech | Jyoti Punvani
Hindutva’s chronic hate speech
Inflammatory speeches are made and content published but no action is taken. Is there nothing we as journalists can do about...
Fear stalks displaced Muslims after Muzaffarnagar riots
BASSI KALA RELIEF CAMP, MUZAFFARNAGAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When the crowd of Hindu men came brandishing guns, swords and machetes, shouting that Muslims...
Muzaffarnagar 2013: Violence by Political Design | Report of an independent fact finding group
Muzaffarnagar 2013: Violence by Political Design
17.09.2013
This fact-finding exercise was coordinated by the Centre for Policy Analysis. Team members were the human rights activist and...
