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Bengaluru Row Over ‘Umar Khalid’ Talk: HJS Demands Cancellation to Safeguard Peace and Harmony
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) and the Hindu Rashtra Samanvay Samiti have urged cancellation of the “Umar Khalid and His World” event in Bengaluru, citing public-order concerns and the risk of glorifying an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case. The issue highlights India’s constitutional balance between free expression and reasonable restrictions for maintaining peace. A…
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Malegaon 1921: Untold Lessons from the Khilafat Unrest, Gandhi’s Strategy, and Communal Healing
This historically grounded analysis re-examines the Malegaon riots of April 1921 in the context of the Khilafat Movement and British colonial rule. It explores Gandhi’s strategic alignment with Khilafat leaders, the public stature of the Ali Brothers, and claims about a fatwa attributed to Mohammad Ali and several hundred ulema. Readers gain a nuanced perspective…
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Malegaon 1921 – a precursor to the Moplah Riots
The Khilafat violence of 1921 is a forgotten event. It was a precursor to the Malabar Riots of 1921. On March 15th, 1920, a Khilafat committee was formed in Malegaon to conduct lectures and religious sermons. Nine months later, one of the Khilafat leaders, Shaukat Ali, visited Malegaon and political activities got a religious boost.…