How Uttar Pradesh’s Halal Ban has Plunged the Processed Food Industry into Chaos
The Opposition and critics have alleged the ban is the latest chapter in the Adityanath government’s hostilities against Muslims in the state.
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Varanasi’s Muslim Silk-Weavers Battle Mechanisation, Communalism and Politics
The total weaving population, including artisans and master weavers or gaddidaars, is estimated to be close to 3 lakh. But these numbers are gradually dwindling. On the factors leading to the decline in this once-thriving industry.
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Remembering 9/11 Speech of Swami Vivekananda That Warned Us of the Dangers Posed by Fanaticism
Vivekananda’s speech on 9/11,1893 at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago holds immense value to India of 2023, which is torn apart by sectarianism and bigotry.
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How State-Backed Hindutva Rhetoric Is Fuelling the Ethnic Cleansing of Uttarakhand
India’s most populous hill state Uttarakhand is in unprecedented turmoil. It is the first State in India in which an influential and popular campaign for ethnic cleansing has gathered ominous momentum: a battle for the expulsion of all Muslims from the State.
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41 Incidents in 9 months: Urged on by BJP Leaders, Maharashtra has Emerged as India’s Communal Tinderbox
Over the last nine months, there have been at least 41 incidents of a communal nature that culminated in violence and tensions. A database that tracks hate crime found that nearly a third of all hate speech reported in India over the first six months of this year came from Maharashtra.
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The RSS and Gandhi: A Necessary Backstory
In a remarkable coincidence, irrefutable evidence of ‘the RSS connection’ with Gandhi’s assassination surfaced in recent years – just as it was about to claim the Gandhian heritage.
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Why the Places of Worship Act Must Be Preserved
When the Supreme Court considers the challenge to the Act, it would do well to remember that it represents the legacy of the freedom movement, the secular principles of a former socialist leader from Ayodhya, Acharya Narendra Dev, and the majority view of an earlier house.
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The Opium of Nationalism
Are the people who stood around, watched, clapped, and cheered when Ramesh Bidhuri dishonoured a fellow citizen of this country and his community, not complicit in brutal hate speech that tars an entire community?
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In the Heart of Delhi, Authorities Take Bulldozers to Muslim Shrines with Little Warning
‘This government is hell-bent on removing the signs that point to the Muslim history and Muslim culture of the national capital.’
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Data: Rise in Attacks on Christians in India, Up Four Times in 11 Years (2012-2022)
There have been 525 attacks against Christians in India just in the first eight months of 2023. This year will likely cross the violent record set in 2022, and in 2021 before that.
