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Weaponization of Hindu Festivals: A Catalyst For Anti-Muslim Violence In India
Weaponization of Hindu Festivals: A Catalyst For Anti-Muslim Violence In India

The celebration of a Hindu festival, Ram Navami, which marks the birth of Lord Ram, was tarnished by violence in late March across 10 Indian states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Delhi and West Bengal. It’s this kind of religious violence and intolerance that belied the surface of diplomatic talks between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to Washington.

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Asia, Conflict, Culture, hinduism, Human Rights, India, News, Primary Feature, Religion, Religious Equality, Religious FreedomRishabh JainRisabh Jain, Ram Navami, India, Kashif Siddique, Muslim, Islam, Hanuman Jayanti, Khargone, Madhya Pradesh, Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Amjad Khan, Routes of Wrath, Chander Uday Singh, Rohinton Nariman, Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Hindu Yuva Vahini, Shaheen Abdulla, Maktoob Media, Hindus, Hindu, Sharjeel Usmani, Ramzan, Harsh Mander, Hindutva, Asif Mujtaba, Primary Feature, News, Secondary featureComment
University Students Challenge Ban on BBC Documentary on Indian PM Narendra Modi

The documentary, titled “India: The Modi Question,” was initially aired in the U.K,  but soon after, video clips started spreading on social media platforms in India, which led the Indian government to ban the documentary. But student organizations in India have been organizing screenings of the BBC documentary in numerous campuses across the nation to protest the censorship imposed by the government.

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Asia, hinduism, India, NewsNaila KhanShadab Farooq, Naila Khan, Jamia Millia Islamia, British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, Narendra Modi, Modi, India: The Modi Question, India, Hinduism, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Rashtriya SwayamSevak Sangh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Kanchan Gupta, Primary Feature, primary feature, Secondary Feature, Secondary featureComment