The communal violence in Telinipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal occurred amidst the raging pandemic during the lockdown in early May 2020. Everyone knows there was unrest, conflict and communal violence. But what had actually happened in Telinipara? What triggered the violence, and what are its immediate and far-reaching effects? This is the second […]
The communal violence in Telinipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal occurred amidst the raging pandemic during the lockdown in early May 2020. Everyone knows there was unrest, conflict and communal violence. But what actually happened in Telinipara? What triggered the violence and what are its immediate and far-reaching effects? This is the second report […]
In January 2020, a two member team from Aamra (a study group on Conflict and Coexistence), visited RSS headquarters at Nagpur. This part of the report is about their conversation there with Shri Krishna Matlog, a RSS Pracharak, who had spent several years in Eastern India, including West Bengal. Conversation with Shri Krishna Matlog […]
In January 2020, a two member team from Aamra (a study group on Conflict and Coexistence), visited the RSS headquarters at Nagpur. This part of the report on the visit is about their experience and interaction with the guide, at the Hedgewar museum located inside the headquarters. 2. At RSS headquarters It was […]
It is important to know how deadly the nature of RSS is. It is also important to understand the theory of the RSS’s Hindutva project and the reality of its implementation on ground. ‘Amraa EK Sacheton Proyas’ (We — A Conscious Effort) — a study group on Conflict and Coexistence, has been working for more than a decade […]
The communal violence in Telinipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal occurred amidst the raging pandemic during the lockdown in early May 2020. Everyone knows there was unrest, conflict and communal violence. But what actually happened in Telinipara? What triggered the violence and what are its immediate and far-reaching effects? This is the second report […]
The first phase of the Bihar assembly elections began today (28 October). 71 assembly constituencies, having 243 seats, are involved in this process. A Groundxero representative visited several villages in the Bikram, Paliganj and Arwal constituencies, and tried to reach out to different communities in order to get an overview of the public opinion. Katrahi, Bikram […]
The communal violence in Telinipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal occurred amidst the raging pandemic during the lockdown in early May 2020. Everyone knows there was unrest, conflict and communal violence. But what actually happened in Telinipara? What triggered the violence and what are its immediate and far-reaching effects? This is the second report […]
২০০১ সনের পার্লামেন্ট হানার ঘটনায় বন্দী হয়েছিলেন দিল্লী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের অধ্যাপক এস. এ. আর. গিলানি। দীর্ঘদিন আটক ও নির্যাতিত হওয়ার পর তিনি আদালত থেকে বেকসুর খালাস হয়েছিলেন। ২৫ অক্টোবর ২০১৯-এ গিলানি হৃদরোগে আক্রান্ত হয়ে মারা যান। গিলানির দেওয়া শেষ এই সাক্ষাৎকারটি অত্যন্ত গুরুত্বপূর্ণ। এতে এসেছে কাশ্মীরে কয়েক যুগ ধরে যে রাষ্ট্রীয় সন্ত্রাস চলছে, তার কথা। ভারতের গণতন্ত্র, […]
The communal violence in Telinipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal occurred amidst the raging pandemic during the lockdown in early May 2020. Everyone knows there was unrest, conflict and communal violence. But what actually happened in Telinipara? What triggered the violence and what are its immediate and far-reaching effects? This is the second report […]
The communal violence in Telinipara in Hooghly district of West Bengal occurred amidst the raging pandemic during the lockdown in early May 2020. Everyone knows there was unrest, conflict and communal violence. But what actually happened in Telinipara? What triggered the violence and what are its immediate and far-reaching effect? This is the second report […]
সল্টলেকের মতো তথাকথিত ‘পশ’ এলাকায় কাউকে দেখেই মুসলমান বলে চিহ্নিত করে দেওয়া এবং সেইজন্য তাঁদের গেস্ট হাউস থেকে বের করে দেওয়ার মতো ঘটনার প্রধান কারণ মুসলমান পরিচিতির সঙ্গে জঙ্গি, উগ্রপন্থী, নাশকতা, দেশদ্রোহী ইত্যাদি ধারণাগুলিকে জুড়ে দেওয়া। লিখেছেন সুদর্শনা চক্রবর্তী। সম্প্রতি পশ্চিমবঙ্গের মালদা জেলা থেকে ১০ জন মাদ্রাসা শিক্ষক নিজেদের কাজ সংক্রান্ত বিষয়ে একটি মিটিংয়ে […]
‘জঙ্গি’ সন্দেহে একটি বিশেষ ধর্মের যে মানুষগুলিকে গ্রেপ্তার করা হয়, তাদের অধিকাংশের পরিণতি কী হয়, এ-প্রশ্ন অনেকদিন ধরেই মাথার মধ্যে ঘুরত। খুঁজতে খুঁজতে যা তথ্য পাওয়া গেল তা চমকে যাওয়ার মত। লিখলেন নীলাঞ্জন মন্ডল। সম্প্রতি আমাদের রাজ্যের মুর্শিদাবাদ জেলা থেকে আল কায়দার সাথে জড়িত থাকার অভিযোগে ছয় জনকে এবং কেরালা থেকে তিনজনকে গ্রেপ্তার করেছে […]
Bhatpara, is one of the most prominent names in the existing map of communal conflicts in West Bengal. Over the years, through various published and unpublished studies, AAMRA has noted that settlements near the Jute-mills along the river Hooghly are quite prone to communal polarisation and identity-led conflicts. This is a study of exploring identity […]
In a significant judgement, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed the FIRs filed against a total of 29 members of the Tablighi Jamaat and made scathing observations against the government and media propaganda against Tablighi members. A report by GroundXero. In a strongly-worded judgment, the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay […]