Category Archives: Communalism
Backward in Muzaffarnagar
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
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
