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Jyoti Punwani

Jyoti Punwani is a regular Scroll.in contributor

Across the chasm: Children of the Bombay riots share stories of reconciliation – and anxiety

25 years ago, India’s commercial capital was gripped by two months of violence that left 900 people dead. Since then, has the city really managed to heal?

Jyoti Punwani
· Dec 07, 2017 · 10:30 am
25 years on, children of the Bombay Riots have forgiven the culprits – but they haven’t forgotten

900 Mumbaikars died in riots following the Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992. But many young people scorched by the violence say they aren’t bitter.

Jyoti Punwani
· Dec 06, 2017 · 09:00 am
Anti-Muslim remarks by BJP MP spark debate in Jain community about minority status

The MP has said being a religious minority is an insult to Jains because it puts them on a par with the ‘very violent’ Muslim community.

Jyoti Punwani
· Oct 12, 2017 · 07:30 am

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