On August 2nd, the Supreme Court directed states and police authorities to “ensure there’s no hate speech” and to take strict actions and preventive measures to curb hate speech incidents. Later on August 11th, the. . .
Since 2014, India is witness to an alarming rise in communal aggression and hatred in the name of majoritarian Hindutva nationalism. In what has been identified as an aggressive fascist regime, the Sangh Parivar has. . .
Was Nupur Sharma’s speech “free speech” that is being threatened by the protests demanding her arrest for “hate speech”? The iconic African-American writer James Baldwin said, “We can disagree and still love each other unless. . .
A ‘Serious Biography’? [2] Hindu supremacist politics has systematically used its grip over political power to mainstream its histories, narratives, and heroes. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its associated historians usually invoke India’s supposed. . .
Students under the banner of AISA in Karnataka colleges protested in solidarity with Muslim women students being prevented from entering classrooms for wearing hijabs (headscarves). The All-India Lawyers’ Association for Justice submitted a letter to. . .
Save India from Genocide and Murder of Democracy The gruesome gush of high-pitch hate speeches and loud calls of Muslim slaughter emanating from Dharma Sansads and other Hindu communal assemblies/outfits/individuals including the Tek Fog ‘trads’. . .
The saffron brigade's hate-spreading mechanism has now taken the form of websites and applications designed to spread communal hatred and casteism. In addition, it is the right-wing's agenda to make public spaces, both online and. . .