Category Archives: Communalism

Backward in Muzaffarnagar

Posted on March 27, 2014 by

A visit to the heart of the recent communal conflict in Muzaffarnagar confirmed two truths – that the rural, peasant Jat is polarized along religious lines; and that he is rudderless on how to progress in the 21st Century. The … Continue reading →

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We are All complicit: The Muzaffarnagar Riots of September 2013

Posted on October 25, 2013 by

My heart was seared by the words and images of communal violence in rural Muzaffarnagar in September 2013, and a part of me died when I heard and lived the stories of horrific destruction and the unbelievable and mindless cruelty … Continue reading →

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