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Topic2002 Gujarat riots

Topic: 2002 Gujarat riots

Babri Masjid to Gujarat riots—exhibition traces Gulammohammed Sheikh’s artistic journey

The curator of the ‘Of Worlds Within Worlds’ exhibition, Roobina Karode, said Sheikh’s work ‘draws us into a definite moment of recognition and then leaves us with a series of questions’.

‘Before Godhra, Gujarat witnessed over 250 significant riots. None after’—Modi on Lex Fridman podcast

Speaking to the US computer scientist & podcaster, Modi said that despite his political opponents' attempts to blame his govt for the 2002 riots, the courts had found them innocent.

Remembering Zakia Jafri, Gujarat riots activist whose fight for justice echoes beyond her lifetime

A discussion was held at New Delhi’s Press Club Thursday to commemorate Zakia Jafri's resilience & unwavering courage. Zakia's husband Ehsan Jafri was killed in 2002 Gujarat riots.

I like Hindutva of Vivekananda, not the one based on narrow-mindedness: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

On 30 April 2002, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke in the Lok Sabha during a debate on the administration's failure to ensure the security of the minority community in India, particularly in Gujarat.

A new documentary restarts the old debate on 1984 violence. Genocide, riots, pogrom?

The Foreign Correspondents Club of South Asia hosted about 50 people, many of them from the Sikh community, in Delhi. The audience members not only related to the documentary but also recalled the events as they happened.

When Vajpayee spoke to CII to allay fears—Let not Gujarat violence cloud the good in economy

On 27 April 2002, then-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech at the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry, assuring the completion of Golden Quadrilateral and telling businessmen how deep and strong the roots of Indian secularism are.

‘My heart beats for women’s issues’. Bilkis Bano’s lawyer Shobha Gupta is a woman on a mission

Gupta is one of 11 women lawyers designated senior advocates by SC earlier this year. Losing her father at an early age was a defining factor in the kind of lawyer has become.

Gujarati Muslims struggle to buy Hindu property. Disturbed Areas law weaponises real estate

The Disturbed Areas Act in Gujarat mandates that property deals must be approved by the district collector in areas marked as ‘disturbed’. It’s a tool to segregate Hindus and Muslims.

Bilkis Bano rape convicts not missing, in ‘deep introspection’, say families

The celebratory mood in Gujarat's villages over the release of 11 rapists has turned somber with the Supreme Court verdict. For the Muslim families, the fear of reprisal has returned.

Why Supreme Court faulted its own ‘strange’ 2022 order as it sent Bilkis Bano convicts back to jail

A two-judge SC bench led by Justice B.V. Nagarathna Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s August 2022 order allowing premature release of convicts in Bilkis Bano case.

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The inherited intolerance of ‘my-god-the-only-god’. Why peace fails

Over millennia, men, social groups, and countries have fought over land, resources, women, even honour, but the arrival of Abrahamic monotheism brought in a...

Indian LNG importers accelerate spot market purchases as prices dip

The purchases mark a turnaround after Indian buyers had earlier limited spot buying and canceled tenders because offers were too expensive.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.