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Heroes in the time of hate
Amidst the communal violence that ensued in North East Delhi, here are some stories that prove humanity still trumps hate in these terrible times AS NORTH East Delhi witnessed the worst riots the Capital has seen since 1984, many lives were lost, houses were burnt down and families were shattered. Amidst all this, people still […]
From curfew to competition
Kabra Altaf, the young athlete from Kashmir, fought more than her opponents to secure a bronze medal in judo during the 2020 Khelo India games weeks AFTER August 5, the day Jammu and Kashmir lost its special status granted under the provisions of Article 370, streets were shrunk, shops shut and people prisoned inside the […]
‘They want us to say we burnt our own masjid’
The family of Mohammed Danish claims he was detained for over four days without food or access to a toilet. He was then shifted to a juvenile centre EARLIER THIS week, we received a lead that a 17-year-old boy, Mohammad Danish, had been missing in North East Delhi since February 24. The violence in the […]
The mystery of Ankit Sharma’s Death
Reports on the IB staffer’s gruesome killing couldn’t agree on the basic facts and omitted some crucial context IN THE past week, 49 people were killed in communal violence in North East Delhi. One death received a larger slice of media focus: that of 26-year-old Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma, whose body was retrieved from […]
Venom of communal hatred spares none
Molested, beaten and in shock, the mothers and minors of North East Delhi relive the day everything changed AL HIND hospital has been inundated with victims of the riots which engulfed North East Delhi from the evening of February 23 to the 27th. In these five hellish days, the hospital in the Muslim-dominated area also […]
Lessons in inhumanity
What do schools have to do with religion, ask the students of institutions which were deliberately targeted by mobs and burnt down to the ground MEENAKSHI HAS soot on her face from looking through the remains of what was once her home. The 12-year-old looks despondent when we meet her at the school where she […]
Smoke and fury
From Jaffrabad to Gokulpuri, armed men prowled the streets, homes burned, and police stood watching: An eyewitness account of Mob Raj in North East Delhi on the night of 24th THE BILLOWING smoke could be seen from quite a distance. As I travelled on the metro through East Delhi’s Karkardooma, plumes of grey smoke several […]
Dying Notes
Leading public sector banks are deciding against disbursing Rs 2,000 notes, but the RBI is maintaining a studied silence THREE YEARS after India launched a unique demonetisation/gradual remonetisation scheme in November 2016, we seem to be at the cusp of another unnerving experiment. Some leading public sector banks in the country have decided against disbursing […]