Hindus against caste and Hindutva, fighting for pluralism, justice, and equality in South Asia and around the world.
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Public execution is not justice. Hindu traditions ask us to recognize the dignity of life and resist cruelty, not turn state violence into spectacle. The fact that this was seriously proposed should alarm us, even after the livestream was canceled. npr.org/
We strongly condemn Assam’s eviction of more than 1,000 Muslim families from the Lutumari Longjap Reserve Forest. Forced displacement on this scale is a hallmark of apartheid, and Assam’s persecution of Muslims is building such a state buff.ly/QCNXyl0
Beautifully put by our friend @_YogendraYadav. At its best, Durga Puja is not only worship but a living conversation between faith, art and public life. Hindu tradition has always been strongest when devotion opens outward into creativity, reflection and community.
Tomorrow: Join @DesiRainbow for We Are Not the First, a celebration of the generations of LGBTQIA+ activists and community builders who came before us, and the movements they made possible.
🗓 Oct. 22 | 8–9:30 PM ET
🏳️🌈 Register: buff.ly/4bml7mO
Hindus for Human Rights New Jersey chapter leader Nerisha and her husband had a great time tabling and meeting community members at @aapi.montclair Light Up Diwali in Montclair! We are excited to build an inclusive Hindu community in New Jersey.
We are thrilled that Saurav & Ashutosh are free. Sustained public pressure matters
None of this should've happened. Neha Bora was also detained & is still fighting a police “peace bond” Peaceful protest should not come with jail cells, bonds & continuing legal intimidation.
A Special Executive Magistrate in Delhi on Today ordered the release of CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka from judicial custody.
Read more: zurl.co/qyUkF
#CJP #SauravDas #AshutoshRanka
A free press is part of satya, the pursuit of truth. Journalists should be able to document protests without detention, intimidation or violence. @NiemanReports looks at the pressure facing reporters covering India’s youth-led movement.
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India’s democracy is finding new life in the streets. This is a reminder that dharma is not obedience to power. It includes responsibility, conscience and the courage to speak when democratic rights are under strain. buff.ly/raXAPQN
We’re honored to join the reopening of Shri Shakti Mariammaa Temple in Queens, Oct. 31–Nov. 1. 🪔
Prayer, devotional singing, celebration and community as devotees welcome the Divine Mother back into Her home.
📍135-26 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park
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“Young people of India have given us the most hopeful moment for a very long time.”
@SalmanRushdie, via @amitavakumar in @thewire_in. This Diwali, we celebrate the courage to defend an India that belongs to everyone.
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Samata, equality, has to mean equal access to the ballot too. Shifting the burden of voter registration onto citizens raises profound questions about who gets heard and who gets left out. Democracy depends on every person being counted.
My column for @FT: In contrast to many established democracies, where voter registration has historically been dependent on individual initiative, in India the state assumed the burden. That reversal is at the heart of a growing political confrontation giftarticle.ft.com/giftartic…
Peaceful dissent is part of tradition rooted in ahimsa. Excessive force in response is not. When UN experts raise concerns about arbitrary detention and the targeting of student activists, those concerns demand serious attention and accountability.
#India Colleagues and I have repeatedly alerted the Indian authorities to undue restrictions on peaceful assembly, excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and the targeting of student activists. 👇🏽
Civil society in Gujarat is pushing back against efforts to make garba a space of religious exclusion. Our traditions are strongest when they bring people together, not police who belongs.
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Dozens rallied in Philadelphia in solidarity with India’s youth-led movement for fair elections and democratic rights. Proud to see HfHR board member Ramya Devan helping bring the diaspora together to defend the vote.
Read more in @PhillyInquirer: buff.ly/sVUxgJ3
The right to vote and the right to dissent are not gifts from the government. Thank you @zarahsultana for standing with those defending Indian democracy. As Hindus, we reject the use of our faith to justify disenfranchisement or repression.
Thousands have been arbitrarily arrested by Modi’s BJP government for protesting the removal of more than 130 million people from India’s electoral rolls.
This could become one of the largest acts of mass disenfranchisement in history.
Solidarity with everyone fighting fascism in India, and with everyone who came out in London to stand with Jantar Mantar 2.0 and the Cockroach Janta Party ✊🏽🇮🇳
A beautiful #Dussehra message from our friend Swami Raghvendra. May Maa Durga give us the courage to confront prejudice in ourselves and hatred in public life. Let our faith bring us closer to our neighbors, never make them our enemies.
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Young people jailed for organizing, dissent treated as a threat & courts extending their confinement.
Saurav Das & Ashutosh Ranka should be free. India needs more space for democratic dissent, not more people behind bars for exercising it.
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Delhi Special Executive Magistrate (SEM) court extends CJP leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka’s judicial custody by 2 days.
Das and Ranka have been in jail since October 14.
@SauravDassss @AshutoshRanka @Cockroachisback @CJP_for_India
We were proud to help bring New Yorkers together at Union Sq. in solidarity with India’s youth-led movement for democracy.
@nyunews reports, the message was clear: voting rights, peaceful protest & dissent are not privileges governments get to withdraw. buff.ly/fvG3lA6
We honor Joya Sikder, a Bangladeshi trans rights defender who has spent decades building visibility, dignity and political voice for transgender and gender-diverse communities.
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