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The BBC today has an article, titled “Fallout from Gujarat reaches US.”  The article discusses attempts made within the Indian diaspora to reach out to different religious communities, among a growing debate on Hindutva.  The article describes the Vishwa Hindu Parisad (VHP) in general terms, and largely ignores the role of the party in hate […]

An article in the Telegraph today gave more information on the 12 men arrested recently and charged with gang rape and murder during the Gujarat massacres of Muslims during early 2002.  The CBI had taken over the case because of the failure of the local police to properly investigate the crimes and implicated key BJP […]

Ashok Singhal, a top leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) whose party leaders were cited by victims as leading massacres of Muslims in Gujarat in early 2002, warned that “If there’s another effort to create another Pakistan in India, all of India would become another Gujarat.”  He was speaking at a felicitation ceremony for […]

Federal police have arrested 12 people on charges of murder and gang rape during the 2002 Gujarat massacre against Muslims.  The CBI had taken over because of the failure of the local police to properly investigate the crimes: The CBI was asked to follow up the case after India’s National Human Rights Commission came in […]

The invitation extended to Gujarat Chief Minister Modi to do a pride rally from New York to Los Angeles, first mentioned at the NR Gujarati Foundation conference in Ahmedabad, has led to protests in the US: In a letter addressed to ‘Our Gujarati brethren’ and written by Ranjit Singh, a US-based publisher who brings out […]

Several filmmakers focusing on the Gujarat massacre of Muslims in 2002 are facing censorship difficulties in India.  In order to show their documentaries to large public audiences, they must receive a certificate from the Indian censorship board.  These films have also been rejected by Indian film festivals and have faced threats from Hindu extremist groups: […]

Today the Supreme Court will be facing a transfer petition, originally filed by the NHRC, on the Godhra case.  The NHRC and Citizens for Justice and Peace, who have also filed an affidavit and independent petition, are calling for a transfer of the case outside of Gujarat: The basic argument of the petitioner is that, […]

Gujarati Indians living in the U.S. have invited Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to lead a “pride rally” in the US, from NY to Los Angeles.  They hope this rally will mimic the one he gave in 2002, as his party swept the elections despite (or because of?) its role in the massacres of Muslims […]

The Gujarat High Court has released its judgment explaining its dismissal of the appeal filed in the Best Bakery case.  Surprisingly, the Court did not believe Zaheera’s own statement that she lied in court because she was threatened by the accused and their supporters.  Instead, the Court wrote: “There seems to be a definite design […]

In BBC News today, Geeta Pandey reports on the staggering increase in stress and trauma cases in the Kashmir Valley.  The article explores the exponential rise in cases, as well as the impact of the violence on children: The hospital saw 1,700 cases in 1989 – but by last year that figure had rocketed to […]

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