Muslim Women are India’s Neo-Untouchable Caste – The Case for Uniform Civil Code
Over the past year, the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (the Assembly of Indian Islamic Scholars) – a family-owned religious organisation whose leaders are not elected by Muslims – has been organising events across India More...
Islamic Leaders Seek Dalit Support to Undermine UCC
“Yeksan civil code thopa gaya to mulk mein takrao ke halaat paida ho jayen gein” – if the uniform civil code is imposed, situations of confrontation will emerge in the country. This is a banner headline More...
Made Snana: Another case of dismantling Hindu practices?
The controversial practice of “Made-Snana”, which involves devotees rolling over the food leftover by Brahmins, in certain temples of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, once every year is again in the news. This time, More...
Cow Protection of Mahatma Gandhi – Appeasing Muslims and Bullying Dalits
Controversies about cow protection frequently emerge in Indian polity, and every time it does, the proponents and opponents of cow protection seek to bolster their respective cases by selectively quoting Mohandas More...
California Textbook Controversy: ‘India’ not to be replaced with ‘South Asia’
Sacramento, California, May 20: In what may bring relief to hundreds of Indian American families of California, the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) that met on Thursday to decide upon the final stages of More...
South Asianist sepoys oppose ‘Idea of India’
The Caravan published an article titled ‘In California, A Debate Over History Curricula Has Brought to Fore Denials of Caste in the Indian American Community.’ by its copy-editor Aria Thaker on April 12, 2016. More...
Contemporary Evangelism and the Resurrection of the Colonial Politics of Race, Caste and Religion
‘’The modern writing of Indian history developed during the last two centuries. The needs of these times had encouraged the adoption of certain attitudes and theories about Indian Past…….some of these stereotypes More...
Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest: 8 March-15 March 2015
1. Denied temple access, Dalit converts to Islam Report: Shyam, a member of the Dalit Valmiki community in Moga village of Meerut, converted to Islam two weeks ago. A landless labourer, he didn’t convert More...
A House of Lords Debate on Poverty and Caste Discrimination in India: Continuing Foreign Interference in India’s Internal Affairs
This was contributed by IndiaFacts supporter Prakash Shah from the UK. A debate on poverty and caste discrimination in India took place in the British House of Lords onWednesday 26 November 2014. While the debate More...
Weekly Hindu Persecution Digest: 9 November- 16 November 2014
1. Pakistan Hindu Council urges Sharif to prevent atrocities against minorities Report: The Pakistan Hindu Council condemned the brutal killing of a Christian couple in Punjab province and the kidnapping More...