Filmmakers Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya use a case study to remind viewers of the horrors of the lynching of Muslims by cow vigilantes. The Hour of Lynching, by Shirley Abraham and Amit Madhesiya, follows a single case to illuminate […]
We spoke to writers, academics and activists, who have been fierce representative voices for some of the country’s most marginalised, asking them what they have to say about the election verdict. The last five years have been relentless: lynch mobs, […]
However, the dean has denied receiving such a letter. Ten days before Payal Tadvi, a second-year gynaecology student from BYL Nair Hospital, committed suicide, her mother had written to the dean of the institute, she has claimed. Ten days before […]
“The right place for Jinnah’s portrait is not at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), but in Pakistan. There is no change in our stand and it will be sent by whatever means possible,” said Satish Gautam. After being elected as Aligarh […]
Last Muslim MP elected from Maharashtra was AR Antulay, whose appeal transcended caste and religion When journalist-turned-politician Imtiaz Jaleel Syed defeated Shiv Sena MP Chandrakant Khaire by a wafer-thin margin of around 5,000 votes from Aurangabad, he registered some firsts […]
The number of Muslim Lok Sabha MPs has increased marginally but their proportion remains far below the community’s share in the population, prompting an academic to regret the “deliberate denial of opportunities” to Muslim politicians by all parties. The 17th […]
Parents of medical student who killed herself following abuse for her caste identity say their complaints to Nair officials went unheeded Had the authorities acted swiftly and shown sensitivity, my daughter would have been alive today,” said Abeda Tadvi, mother […]
The VBA, in alliance with the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), polled 41.08 lakh (7.63%) votes in the state. In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) garnered substantial votes, ensuring the defeat of the Shiv […]
The trends indicate that Dalits, and even some Yadavs, did not vote for the Samajwadi Party. The hype around the Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance in Uttar Pradesh has been exposed as hollow by the […]
There is a crude certainty to this Narendra Modi victory that no amount of talk about governance, delivery or economics can hide. Search the map of India for those states where the percentage of non-Hindus approaches or crosses a majority, […]
