Earlier it was part of ht media ltd group, which spun off its hindi business into a separate company named hindustan media ventures limited in december 2009. Following the initial incident, there were further outbreaks of violence in ahmedabad for three months. The violence affected the bhagalpur city and 250 villages around it. How the bihar police colluded with hindu mobs during the 1989. The first occurred in 1989, in bhagalpur district in bihar, when.
Bhagalpur riots latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. My statement arises in large part out of the experience of the bhagalpur riots of 1989, which figure in some detail in the latter part of this essay. These attacks are referred to as communal riots in india and are seen to be part of a pattern of sporadic sectarian violence between the majority hindu and minority muslim communities, and have also been connected to a rise in islamophobia throughout the 20th century. Warisha farasat, trained in law research at columbia university, worked with the international centre for transitional justice. Partha s ghosh i was moved reading warisha farasats article on bhagalpur riots the forgotten carnage of bhagalpur, epw, 19 january 20, particularly as i belong to bhagalpur. Read latest and breaking news and samachar headlines today from bhagalpur city bihar only on. Bhagalpur is not an exception save in the unprecedented spread, intensity and magnitude of the rioting this was the largest hindumuslim riot. Suresh khairnar the communal riot which started in bhagalpur on 24 october, 1989, is now completing its 25th year. The bhagalpur riots which claimed the lives of nearlv persons are one ofthe worst instances ofcommunal riots in the recent past. More than 1,000 people were killed in communal riots in bhagalpur nearly 25 years ago because those who had the power to act, abandoned the quest.
Chapter 4 major riots in bihar, 19681992 in bihar, during 19511958 there were a number of communal riots but those were not serious in nature. A brutal and bone chilling action of custodial killings pdf. Its population growth rate over the decade 20012011 was 25. Twenty five years on, survivors of riots in indias bihar state still await justice as many of culprits roam free. In what could provide the bharatiya janata party bjp much needed ammunition against the congress ahead of bihar assembly polls, a report prepared by the inquiry commission probing the 1989 bhagalpur riots has blamed the then congress government and police for. It is published by hindustan media ventures limited. Hindustan dainik or hindustan is an indian hindilanguage daily newspaper and the fourthlargest circulated newspaper in india. The violence in bhagalpur, as well as at several other places, was directly. In 1989 itself 1 1 74 people died in different parts ofthe country in riots that followed the passage. Nitish kumar has presented charge report of 1989 bhagalpur riots in assembly. Bhagalpur riots blogs, comments and archive news on. Bhagalpur had witnessed hindumuslim riots even earlier. Bhagalpur is a city of historical importance on the southern banks of the river ganges in the indian state of bihar. Warisha farasat, trained in law research at columbia university, worked with the international centre for transitional justice, new york, and practises as an advocate in delhi.
Over 10,000 people have been killed in hindumuslim communal violence. Once upon a mass grave in bhagalpur photo essay by javed. I recall how during my early school days there mid1950s bengalis and muslims had. District bhagalpur, bihar survey office, patna 1968. Ever since the locks of the babrl masjid were opened in 1986 communal disturbances were on the rise. Does anyone recall the name of thechief minister of up during malliana and meerut riots or bihar cm when the bhagalpur or jamshedpur riots under congress regimes took place. The commission has identified 85 cases of sale of houses or land under distress or duress and has asked the government to restore the properties to their original owners. It slipped through the cracks between delhi 1984 and mumbai 1993. In october 1989, parbatti, a locality in bhagalpur town in. Pdf violence between hindus and muslims is a structural given of.
This is an appeal to the subscribers, contributors, advertisers and wellwishers of economic and political weekly epw, published by sameeksha trust, a public charitable trust registered with the office of the charity commissioner, mumbai, india. Mander is an activist and writer who works with victims of mass violence and the director of the centre for. Bhagalpur 1989 is remembered as the forgotten riot. Find bhagalpur hindi news, bhagalpur local news, bhagalpur news paper, bhagalpur latest news, bhagalpur breaking news, bhagalpur city news stories and indepth coverage only on. On the basis of these, the editorinchief of communalism combat, a.
In the second extract, from chapter 1, remembering the bhagalpur carnage. How the bihar police colluded with hindu mobs during the. This is how the novel coronavirus will destroy the economy. Bhagalpur riot inquiry commission report asghar ali engineer inquiry into bhagalpur riots of 1989 reveals how rumours and cooked up stories conspire to cover the collusion between the police, the bureaucracy and the communal elements. This page is based on a wikipedia article written by contributors read edit. The video is a humble attempt to showcase the plight of the bhagalpur riot victims and how they have languished without any remedial steps of. The second was the gujarat riots of 2002, when hindu mobs led attacks on muslims in the state, resulting in the deaths of close to 1,100 people. The bhagalpur riots of 1989 refers to the violence between the hindus and the muslims in the bhagalpur district of bihar, india. This essay lays out the main findings of the official commissions of inquiry set up to investigate the carnage and interweaves the context of a research study by the centre for equity studies.
Bhagalpur news find bhagalpur latest news and headlines today along with bhagalpur photos and videos at. It is the 3rd largest city of bihar and also the headquarters of bhagalpur district and bhagalpur division. Twenty three years ago bhagalpur district witnessed one of the worst communal riots in postindependent india. The state government permitted ram shila processions to pass. Face of victims waits for a job and a pension hindu rioters killed my parents and cut my leg, a muslim soldier married me and deserted me, she adds. Bhagalpur riots, 25 years later the milli gazette published online. Violence against muslims is frequently in the form of mob attacks on muslims by hindus. Mumbai riots which were no less deadly than the gujarat riots of 2002. Ziaur rehman, executive editor of an assamese daily, the gana. The justice nn singh inquiry commission, which was formed in 2006 to investigate into the bhagalpur riots of 1989 in which over people had died, tabled its final report in the bihar. Nitish kumar government constituted bhagalpur riots probe. Read all news including political news, current affairs and news headlines online on bhagalpur riots today. The victims mainly muslims are still struggling, socially and financially. Bhagalpur has a history of communal violence, and in 1989, the hindumuslims tensions had escalated during the muharram and bisheri puja.
The 2002 gujarat riots, also known as the 2002 gujarat violence and the gujarat pogrom, was a threeday period of intercommunal violence in the western indian state of gujarat. Hundred and five bodies were dug out of logain, a whole 22 days after they were killed. Known as silk city, it is a major educational, commercial, and political centre, and listed for development under the. This page is based on a wikipedia article written by contributors readedit. Get all the latest news and updates on bhagalpur riots only on. The riots started on 24 october 1989, and the violent incidents continued to happen for 2 months. The 1946 bihar riots were part of a series of incidents of communal violence that occurred across north india. Do we hear the names of earlier chief ministers of gujarat under whose charge hundreds of. Timeline of bihar violence in nawada, an idol of lord hanuman was found vandalised in a temple in this district which led to riots. The district has a population density of 1,182 inhabitants per square kilometre 3,060sq mi. Indu bharti certain facts about the recent communal killings in bihar stand out very clearly.
In october and november of 2014, the 25 year anniversary of the communal violence in bhagalpur. Bhagalpur riots victim malka beghum bbc hindi youtube. Congress is to be blamed for paving the way for bjp after the riots by doing nothing for. The frequency of such riots increased in the 1930s and 1940s. The first occurred in 1989, in bhagalpur district in bihar, when clashes between hindus and muslims continued for over two months, resulting in nearly 1,000 deaths, of which over 900 were muslims. Union mins son arrested, remanded to judicial custody 01 apr, 2018, 11. It would be no exaggeration to maintain that the bhagalpur riot of october 1989 was. As we have discussed in the previous chapters, the post. Some very unseed images of bhagalpur riots from vault killed over 2000. This book is the result of dedicated research coupled with painstaking field work by two lawyers of impeccable academic credentials. Read latest bhagalpur news headlines from bhagalpur local news paper. N singh report in the bihar assembly which squarely blamed the then congress government for the bhagalpur riots. According to the 2011 census bhagalpur district has a population of 3,037,766, this gives it a ranking of 120th in india out of a total of 640. The report has been prepared by a committee headed by justice n.
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