Circular promoting “patriotism and cultural pride” was issued via an official WhatsApp group before being abruptly withdrawn The Rajasthan government on Sunday scrapped an order that had directed schools to observe December 6 – the anniversary of the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition – as “Shaurya Diwas”, a day of valour, officials said. The instruction, circulated...
“Shoot the traitors!” A cry raised by a group of young men, dressed in saffron, the color of the Hindu right, at a metro station in Delhi on February 29, 2020, following massified violence targeting Muslims. The Hindu right’s popular victory in the 2019 elections signaled the reign of majoritarian fascists in India today. The...
Pratab Bhanu Mehta The Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute has long been accompanied by a sense of foreboding. The dispute has been historically charged, politically divisive and communally violent, putting both the nation and the Constitution at risk. So putting the dispute into mediation under the aegis of the Supreme Court evokes a resigned weariness. For...