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Articles with tag: communal violence

An Eyewitness account from Gojra

Faris Kasim   Aug 7, 2009   interacts: 462

This was not the work of a foreign funded militant group or a separatist movement. It was actually the result of propagating religious chauvinism, intolerance of diverse communities, distorting history, glorifying the use of force.

Expecting to Hate Delhi but Loving it Instead

Anannya Dasgupta   May 19, 2009   interacts: 9

Delhi 6, as a mainstream film needs to be appreciated for the broader context that it provides for communal tension. It also needs to be appreciated for why people were so virulent in its dismissal.

Through Bloodshed and Tears

Sidra Omer   Oct 31, 2008   interacts: 29

It was the year 1984. The Anti-Sikh massacre was taking place in India after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31 by her two Sikh guards.

The Sangh Octopussy

Dost Mittar   Sep 24, 2008   interacts: 154

In Kandhmal, Orissa, following communal violence, several hundred Christians are in refugee camps and have been threatened with death if they return without “reconverting�

Fake Killings: People as Trophies

Subhash Gatade   May 6, 2007   interacts: 129

The manner in which the fake killing(s) have snowballed into a major embarassment for the ’invincible looking’ Modi regime is for everyone to see.

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