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‘As a Dalit, I was ready to die for RSS, but they wouldn’t even touch food I had cooked’

by admin|19 October 202219 October 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer October 19, 2022 This is one of a handful of episodes during the recording of which I wept. Bhanwar Meghwanshi, a Dalit, was fanatically devoted to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), ready to go to war for its...

Demon or demon-slayer? How we see Gandhi says a lot about ourselves

by admin|06 October 202206 October 2022|All Indians Matter

Tushar Gandhi October 6, 2022 Recently, a Durga Puja pandal built by the Hindu Mahasabha in Kolkata portrayed Mahatma Gandhi as Mahishasura dying at the hands of Durga. As desired, it got a lot of notoriety and global publicity for...

India @ 75: no candles for Bilkis, no tears for Indra, no solidarity with Sayema

by admin|02 September 202202 September 2022|All Indians Matter

Tushar Gandhi September 2, 2022 India celebrated 75 years of Independence recently. The occasion was branded as Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and expertly marketed. It was a momentous milestone, one to be proud of and celebrated. At the same time,...

Audio podcast: Attacks against Christians on the rise in India

by admin|18 December 202118 December 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer December 18, 2021 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. A few days ago, members of Hindutva organisations attacked a church in Haryana’s Rohtak district, alleging that it was the site of...

Heroism and compassion amid the horrors of Partition – Part 2

by admin|17 September 202117 September 2021|All Indians Matter

Bibi Amtus Salam ending her 26-day fast after the signing of the peace pledge in Sirandi. Photo credit: MK Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence This is the final installment of a two-part series on the acts of courage, which symbolised the...

Heroism and compassion amid the horrors of Partition – Part 1

by admin|16 September 202116 September 2021|All Indians Matter

Mahatma Gandhi (above) surveying a post-riot scene in the aftermath of Partition. Photo credits: Gandhi Research Foundation This is the first installment of a two-part series on the acts of courage, which symbolised the syncretic heritage of the subcontinent, amid...

Gandhi at Independence – Part 2: ‘From today, you have to wear the crown of thorns’

by admin|15 August 202115 August 2021|All Indians Matter

This is the conclusion of a two-part series on how Gandhi spent the days leading up to Independence and just after. Tushar A Gandhi August 15, 2021 Delhi was lit up and preparations to usher in India’s freedom were in...

When Gandhi saw the India of his dreams in Malerkotla

by admin|21 May 202121 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Tushar Gandhi May 21, 2021 Not surprisingly, the Punjab government’s decision to carve out a separate Malerkotla district has upset Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The reason is obvious: Muslims make up the majority in Malerkotla. It’s enough to...

Audio podcast: One year of the CAA

by admin|21 December 202024 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer December 21, 2020 AUDIO CLIP Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. It’s been a year since the Indian government introduced the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, which sparked protests across the...

India’s unending pandemic of hate

by admin|23 June 202023 June 2020|All Indians Matter

Tushar Gandhi June 24, 2020 Hate has been a human trait forever. Hate is unique – it destroys the hater much more than the object of hate. Anger is a manifestation of hate, Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) said that anger is...