Shillong

MEGHALAYA: HOW IDENTITY POLITICS, RESERVATION AND CHURCH INFLUENCE TURNED A MODEL OF INDIGENOUS PROTECTION INTO A WARNING TALE

65,000 HINDUS DISPLACED AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NON-TRIBAL CITIZENS FACING SYSTEMIC ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION 1. Violence, Identity Politics and the Normalisation of Exclusion  The latest violence directed against ethnic Assamese and Bengali residents and workers in Shillong on 19 August, following a rally organised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), marks another grave …

Shillong KSU Rally Turns Violent as Netaji, Swami Vivekananda Statues Vandalised

Hindu Voice Team: A black-flag motorcycle rally organised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) in Shillong on Wednesday, August 19, descended into violence, with several vehicles damaged, government vehicles set ablaze and the statues of national icons Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Swami Vivekananda vandalised. The rally was organised after the expiry of a 15-day …