Documenting Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim hate in India: January 2026
Major Incidents – January 2026 1. Sanatan Rashtra Mahotsav (Late December 2025-Early January 2026) Date: December 13-14, 2025 (impacts carried into January 2026)Location: Bharat Mandapam, DelhiType: Government-sponsored hate speech event Details:The two-day Sanatan Rashtra Sankhanad Mahotsav was organized by Save Culture Save Bharat Foundation and Sanatan Sanstha in association with the Union Ministry of Culture […]
Documenting Anti-Muslim Hate in India: December 2025
December 2025 closes yet another year marked by persistent and escalating Islamophobic violence in India. Across the country, Muslim minorities continued to face targeted hostility -ranging from physical assaults and mob lynchings in public spaces to systemic humiliation, hate speech, and digital abuse. These incidents did not occur in isolation; they unfolded within a broader […]
Aakar Patel on dissent and India’s shrinking civil space
The following is an interview with Aakar Patel, conducted by Sidheek C S About yourself… I am a Gujarati; 55 years old. I grew up in a business family. I was in Surat till the age of 25. I studied textile technology at the MS University, Baroda. At the age of 25 in 1995, I moved to […]
Beyond the democratic myth: Ayesha Jalal decodes the subcontinent’s Political DNA
Ayesha Jalal, Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia: A Comparative and Historical Perspective, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995 Ayesha Jalal’s Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia: A Comparative and Historical Perspective, published in 1995, stands as a seminal intervention in understanding the complex and often contradictory political trajectories of post-colonial India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Esteemed […]
Challenging essentialist histories: Ayesha Jalal’s nuanced portrait of South Asian Muslims
Ayesha Jalal’s Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam Since 1850 stands as a monumental and intellectually profound work, meticulously exploring the complex evolution of Muslim identity and political consciousness within South Asia. This dense, scholarly tome, spanning over six centuries of tumultuous history from the mid-19th century CE through colonialism, nationalism, […]
Bengal to Kerala: How Indian Communism serves Brahmanical interests- Part 1
Looking at the genealogy of Communist parties in the Indian state, one could trace them to Brahminical revivalist movements of the British era in Bengal and Maratha – technically shaped as Brahmo Samaj and Arya Samaj respectively. It was this movement, which was utilised effectively as the primary tool of anti-Muslim propaganda, eventually developing to […]
Waqf Amendment Act: Exposing systematic lies while vanishing debate
It is one of the big lies that the Sangh Parivar has been spreading for some time that the Waqf Boards own 38 lakh acres of land, the largest land holding after the Defense Department and the Railways. Since 1913 to 2013, the Waqf Boards were in possession of 18 lakh acres of land. Only […]
The hidden dangers of India’s Waqf Amendment Act 2025
Against the backdrop of the passage of Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 by the Narendra Modi dispensation, I believe we need to set certain records straight. In contrast to NDA regime claims, they aim for neither transparency nor efficiency. Recent ‘amendments,’ for instance, change Waqf Boards from being elected bodies to nominated ones—which is not at […]
184 Anti-Muslim hate crimes reported across India after Pahalgam Attack: APCR Report
New Delhi: In the wake of the April 22 militant attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, a sharp spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes has been reported across India, according to a detailed report released by the Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR). The report documents 184 incidents of anti-Muslim violence and discrimination within a 17-day period, […]
ICC Netanyahu warrant: Why South Asia’s criminal rulers enjoy impunity
The issuance of an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marks a significant shift in the global pursuit of justice. Charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity for actions against Palestinians, the warrant underscores the role of international justice mechanisms in holding state leaders accountable. The decision is seen […]
