Groundxero | 12th January, 2024 Tamil film Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food has been removed from Netflix amid complaints that it hurt religious sentiments of Hindus, especially Brahmins. The film was released in theatres in Tamil Nadu last year, on 1 December. The film was a box-office failure and was later launched on OTT platform Netflix. Ever […]
A multi-layered discriminatory public campaign led by certain groups such as Bajrang Dal, VHP for the last few months and continuing till date have been systematically targeting the Muslim community in Uttarakhand. During the course of these campaign they has used terms like “Vyapar Jihad” (Business Jihad), “Love Jihad,” and “Land Jihad” to instigate fear […]
The Anti-Conversion law, ironically officially called Freedom of Religion Act, has become a justification for the persecution of the minorities and other marginalized identities. The attacks on the minorities grew sharply in recent years since this law was used as a weapon targeting the dignity of Christians and Muslims particularly belonging to Adivais, Dalits and women. New […]
Recently, a Bishop from Kerala directly accused Muslims for making ‘Catholic’ girls in the State, victims of ‘love and narcotic jihad’; on 10 September the CM of Gujarat (who has since resigned for other reasons) said that his Government is “dealing strictly with those who trap Hindu girls and elope with them.” Both the Bishop […]
এই চিঠির লেখক গুফরান সিদ্দীকী উত্তর প্রদেশের অযোধ্যার ফৈজাবাদের বাসিন্দা, একজন সমাজকর্মী ও মানবাধিকারকর্মী। গত এক দশকেরও বেশি সময় ধরে উত্তর প্রদেশে রিহাই মঞ্চ্ ও অন্যান্য জনসংগঠনের সাথে ন্যায়বিচারের জন্য লড়াই করছেন। আওয়াধ পিপলস্ ফোরাম, অযোধ্যা, ফৈজাবাদের তিনি একজন সহ-প্রতিষ্ঠাতা। এছাড়াও তিনি একজন স্বাধীন লেখক। প্রিয় স্বয়ং সেবক ছোটবেলা থেকে ধর্ম আর রাষ্ট্রের […]