The extreme right-wing government of India, headed by Narendra Modi of the openly fascist Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is carrying out a vicious campaign of persecution, vilification and terror against the country’s large Muslim minority. The real but undeclared goal of this manifestly criminal racist policy is to bully the estimated 200-250 million Muslims of Read More…
Hindutva Pop is calling the youth for Hindu nationalism and religious warfare. It again fuels the sentiments of islamophobia. Hindutva Pop Triggering Contemporary Hate Politics Indian pop stars like Laxmi Dubey are singing songs with lyrics like “Every house will be saffron!” that depicts a colour for Hinduism. She yells that “We have to make Read More…
India wants the world to see ‘Religiophobia’ as a major concern instead of keeping the lens solely on ‘Islamophobia’. They told the UN officials that it will be completely wrong to draw out a single religion. You cannot decide that injustice happens only with a single faith. Indians have many beliefs and still co-live. In Read More…
The Babri Masjid case exposed the communal fault lines in India and its troubled history. India has historically been home to multiple religions. But it also had an issue with religious conflict. This article looks at the impact of the Babri Masjid case in India. Babri Masjid Steeped in History First, let us look at Read More…
The attempts to demolish the Gyanvapi mosque in India will hurt India. India is a country of many religions. However, Hindu right-wingers are targeting the Muslim community. The present developments in the case have surprised everyone. Hindutva activists want to demolish the mosque. Gyanvapi Mosque in India- Its history The Gyanvapi mosque is located in Read More…
The Kashmir Files is a recent Bollywood movie that has exposed some of India’s fragile religious fault lines. It depicts a dark timeline in Indian history. Due to rising militancy and attacks by separatist groups, Hindus living in Kashmir were forced to move. This exodus of Kashmiri Hindus started in the 1980s. The year 2022 Read More…
Muslims in India have come under attack, however, Prime Minister Modi has remained silent. The current BJP lead government, with Narendra Modi at the helm, has been in power for almost 8 years. Muslims in India have been targeted by this government. Whether it be the denial of human rights or the demolition of their Read More…
After the outbreak of the Coronavirus in December 2019, the process of the gradual reopening of the Indian economy through various forums has begun. With lockdown now easing, content creation and distribution appear to be restarting, albeit with small steps. With the reopening of public events and cinemas in India, the Indian public has been Read More…
The row about Hijab in Educational institutions took the state of Karnataka by storm. We praise our country for being so diverse in religion. But sometimes, it is the very same religion that separates us from our fellow country people. An incident that happened on 3rd February in Kondapur Government PU College in Karnataka surprised Read More…
A recent video from Haryana was used to create Communal Tensions between the Hindus and Muslims of India. The video had some very disturbing footage where a few men were brutally attacking a man with sticks, rods, and pipes. The popular story that started circulating was that ‘Muslim men came to attack a Hindu man’. Read More…
In India, Muslim women are at the center of a controversy involving hijabs. Right-wing politicians are using the garb of secularism to interfere in their lives and prevent them from wearing the hijab. The first target has been Indian school students who have been barred from getting an education only because they wear hijabs. Let’s Read More…
