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Students Demand Removal of “Racist” Gandhi Statue at Carleton University

April 9, 2018 |

Carleton students, inspired by University of Ghana campaign for removal of Gandhi statue, earn praise from Ghanaian faculty

Ottawa: April 9, 2018 — The statue of Mohandas Gandhi at Carleton University in Ottawa has been controversial since its installation in … Read More

“Racist” Davis Gandhi Statue Compared to Confederate Statues at City Council

October 9, 2017 |

Analyst asks: “On which side of the racial issue does the Davis City Council stand?”

Davis, CA: Oct. 9, 2017 — One year after the City of Davis in Northern California unveiled a statue of Indian politican Mohandas Gandhi, it … Read More

Gandhi’s Views on Race and Caste Inspire Hindu Nationalists

October 2, 2017 |

“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 |

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 |

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 |

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

Irom Sharmila, World’s Longest Hunger-Striker, Weds in Tamil Nadu

August 17, 2017 |

Divya Bharathi, persecuted for anti-caste documentary, serves as bridesmaid

Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu: August 17, 2017 — After a lengthy engagement during which her fiancé often questioned the possibility it would end in nuptials, Manipuri hunger-striker Irom Sharmila has finally wed … Read More

Filmmaker Terrorized for Exposing Caste Slavery in Tamil Nadu

August 7, 2017 |

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 Alarms Indian Minorities in USA

July 17, 2017 |

“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 |

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