Despite death threats from the Jats who killed his brother and parents, a young Dalit believes he owes it to his community to keep up the legal fight. Ravi Kumar’s parents and his brother, Vivek. In the seventh decade of the Indian republic and the second decade of the 21st century, one of the…
Khan was accused of being a thief, which fits in with the stereotype of local Manipuri Muslims. Members of the Karwan-e-Mohabbat with Mohamed Nasib Ali, the father of Farooq Khan, at their home in Manipur. | Karwan-e-Mohabbat In the triumphalist march of majoritarian hatred and violence in India, old fractures – of religion, caste and…
Taking the cue from the U.S., the Indian Parliament needs to recognise hate killings as an act of terror
They hoped to earn some quick money before a family reunion. But they were not given enough time to let poisonous gasses escape before beginning their task. Seema Goyal mourns for her husband and teenaged son. This article is part of “India’s Dirty Secret”, a series on manual scavenging and sewage worker deaths. Based on a study…
Mohamed Farooq Khan ran a small food processing unit. Why would the mob that murdered him in September 2018 believe that he would want to steal a scooter? Mohamed Farooq Khan | Karwan e Mohabbat/Facebook Across the land, old fractures – of religion, caste and ethnicity – are being consolidated and complicated dangerously in the…
Though manual scavenging is banned, it hasn’t disappeared. As flush toilets become more popular, the practice has simply taken on a new form. Govind’s mother, Geeta Devi, with her surviving sons. This is the first part of “India’s Dirty Secret”, a new series for Scroll.in on manual scavenging and sewage worker deaths. Based on a study of the…
What kind of peace is this? How deep does it go? Will it endure? The Shobha Yatra on July 9 was accompanied by high security. | PTI There is widespread relief that peace has been restored in the Lal Kuan area of Shahjahanabad in Old Delhi. The historic walled city had been gripped by communal…
The fact that you could be punished in this way holds a mirror first to the craven collapse of the integrity and independence of India’s institutions of criminal justice
The Supreme Court recently ordered the Gujarat government to give Bano Rs 50 lakh, a job and a house – in compensation for this terrifying ordeal seventeen years ago.
Extending the concept of foreigners tribunals from Assam to rest of India will result in an upheaval that will stir memories of Partition.