Three Christmas attacks in India where the police failed to act against Hindutva mobs

Scroll.in tracked three incidents in Bihar, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh that did not even make it to the news.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Dec 31, 2021 · 02:30 pm

‘There will be no Adivasis left’: The false claims that are driving attacks on Christians in MP

The Adivasi community has long been riven by conflict over religious conversions. The new BJP government has weaponised the old discord.

Aishwarya Iyer

· Dec 29, 2021 · 09:00 am

Declare India as a Hindu nation or I will kill myself, seer in Ayodhya tells Centre

The police have placed Paramhans Acharya Maharaj under house arrest in Uttar Pradesh.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 02, 2021 · 09:23 pm

The rise of Political Sufism poses a threat to liberal politics in both India and Pakistan

Sufism has been noted for its pacifism and otherworldliness. Two political parties on either side of the border undermine that image.

Faisal CK

· May 15, 2021 · 07:30 am

Why the BJP chose to attack the DMK as ‘anti-Hindu’ instead of calling it ‘pseudo-secular’

However, the BJP seems oblivious of the fact that the Dravidian party has managed to alter the discourse of religion and secularism in the Tamil public sphere.

T Kannan

· Apr 25, 2021 · 03:30 pm

In Chandni Chowk, a temple resurfaces after it was demolished on court orders

The legality of the new temple structure remains in question. But that hasn’t stopped politicians from patronising it.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Feb 28, 2021 · 09:00 am

Apoorvanand: By playing Hindutva politics, AAP is stirring up trouble

AAP has, however, now decided that it was not enough to merely look Hindu. It seeks to replace the BJP by dipping into its poisonous Hindutva lexicon.

Apoorvanand

· Feb 16, 2021 · 09:30 am

Why Vivekananda would have opposed any Ramakrishna Mission collaboration with the BJP

The notion of religious pluralism espoused by the organisation’s founder stands in contrast to the sectarianism of Hindutva politics.

Mahitosh Mandal

· Sep 21, 2020 · 09:00 am

Rajnath Singh says mass conversions are a matter of concern

The home minister said there were attempts to instil fear among people, but the BJP wanted to run the country with a sense of confidence among people.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 16, 2019 · 08:45 am

As the line between religion and politics blurs, should India take a cue from Bhutan?

The neighbouring country bars religious leaders from contesting elections and voting in them.

Anita Katyal

· Nov 16, 2018 · 08:00 am

US: Republicans apologise to Hindus for ‘offensive’, ‘problematic’ advertisement featuring Ganesha

‘Would you worship a donkey or an elephant,’ the ad asked. The Republicans’ symbol is an elephant while the donkey is that of the Democrats.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 20, 2018 · 05:49 pm

In Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan, the removal of an Ahmadi economist shows power of religious bias

The backlash to Atif Mian’s appointment came not just from rival parties but from within the new prime minister’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf too.

Pervez Hoodbhoy

· Sep 19, 2018 · 07:30 pm