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Gandhi’s Views on Race and Caste Inspire Hindu Nationalists
October 2, 2017 | Admin
“Particularly on the issue of caste, Gandhi was the Hindu right,” claims author Arundhati Roy
On the occasion of Gandhi’s 148th Jayanti (birthday), one of only three national holidays in India, questions and protests continue to mount around the glorification of a … Read More
Jharkhand Becomes Ninth Indian State To Regulate Religious Conversion
September 12, 2017 | Admin
Over a quarter of India’s states have adopted anti-conversion laws criminalizing freedom of religion
Ranchi, Jharkhand: September 12, 2017 — Jharkhand, in northern India, became the most recent state in the country to criminalize religious freedom when its governor, Draupadi … Read More
Indian Journalist Assassinated After Career Criticizing Hindutva
September 7, 2017 | Admin
Anti-caste and anti-communal, Gauri Lankesh wanted people to “become universal”
Bengaluru, Karnataka: September 7, 2017 — Gauri Lankesh, an Indian journalist who was gunned down outside her home in Bengaluru on the evening of September 5, denounced “Brahman hegemony” in … Read More
Christians and Sikhs Join Candlelight Vigil for Murdered Punjabi Pastor
August 31, 2017 | Admin
Sikh leader says Pastor Sultan Masih was assassinated “under the guise of Hindutva”
Roseville, CA: August 31, 2017 — “We are here to honor Pastor Sultan Masih,” said Bhajan Singh as he spoke to a group of 30 Sikhs, Christians, … Read More
Mob Lynchings in India Provoke International Wave of Protests
August 13, 2017 | Admin
Oppressed groups unite in solidarity against Hindu nationalist attacks
New Delhi, Delhi: August 13, 2017 — From California to Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh to New York, groups impacted by a rising tide of mob lynchings of minorities in India are … Read More
Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu
August 7, 2017 | Admin
Divya Bharathi faces death threats, criminal charges for documentary
Madurai, Tamil Nadu: August 7, 2017 — After releasing a documentary exposing in vivid detail the daily lives of manual scavengers in Tamil Nadu, 26-year-old filmmaker Divya Bharathi has been slapped … Read More
Killing of Punjabi Pastor Linked to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
July 31, 2017 | Admin
“People who killed him were surely monitoring his activities,” says Pastor Sultan Masih’s son
Ludhiana, Punjab: July 31, 2017 — Pastor Sultan Masih, who was gunned down in Ludhiana on July 16 while standing outside his church, had previously been … Read More
Killing of Punjabi Pastor Alarms Indian Minorities in USA
July 17, 2017 | Admin
“Pastor Sultan Masih’s death is another tragic lynching,” says Sikh human rights activist
Lathrop, CA, USA: July 17, 2017 – The drive-by shooting of Pastor Sultan Masih in Punjab, India on July 16 is alarming minorities of Indian origin as … Read More
California Seminar Warns “Brahman Raj” Rules India
May 29, 2017 | Admin
Exposing Brahman Raj, Dr. Manisha Bangar warns: “Hindutva means nothing but a sociopolitical structure of the society based on caste and varna”
Lathrop, CA, USA: May 29, 2017 – “Guru Gobind Singh and other Gurus were able to bring about … Read More
India’s Persecuted Spotlighted at Anglican Church Seminar
May 25, 2017 | Admin
Exposing caste atrocities and denouncing persecution of India’s religious minorities, speaker warns: “The caste system is against love”
Marysville, CA: May 25, 2017 – When the Rev. Dr. James Mariner of Trinity Anglican Church welcomed Indian human rights advocate Dr. Manisha … Read More