The Inferno of Hate, Horror and Death in Gujarat, India: The buildup to 2002 and after

The Inferno of Hate and Horror in Gujarat, India (From 27 Feb 2002 on)
Courtesy: the deadly VHP, RSS, BJP and other operations of the Sangh Parivar (family of the Hindu right)
A public record on the pogrom and its aftermath

Dangey Matram !

[Last update 17 March 2005]

Prior build up

From 1998

'Welcome to Hindu Rashtra': Saffron bridge unleashes terror against Christian and Muslims in Gujarat by Shamsul [October,1998]
2000

Face to Face with Fascism by Teesta Setalvad [April 2000]
Gujarat : Hindutva's Laboratary [ Gujarat today, India tomorrow? ] (a report from year 2000]

From 27 Feb 2002 on

Killing Thy Neighbour - Hindus and Muslims go on the worst murder spree in a decade by Anthony Spaeth
Driving the wedge - Gujarat, why an ugly violence marks Indiaís most prosperous state by Darshan Desai
Gandhi's dream turns into a sectarian nightmare by Rahul Bedi
The myth of Ram's temple has become a licence to kill in India by Peter Popham
A madness of politics, not religion by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
When the mob rules by Rajdeep Sardesai
Eyewitness: Escaping the mobs by BBC correspondent
India weeps, and protests, as Gujarat burns by Praful Bidwai
Gujarat is an exceptional situation of communalism eating into the state's vitals by Praful Bidwai
Genocide in the land of Gandhi The violence in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat was unparalleled for its barbarism. by Anjali Mody
After Mumbai, it's Gujarat by Kalpana Sharma
Horrors of Hate by Anosh Malekar
No Real Peace Till NaMo Rules Gujarat by Batuk Vora
Folk Theorem: Modi might soon be the only guy spouting Newton by Abheek Barman
Prof J S Bandukwala gives a first hand account of mob violence in Gujarat by Barkha Dutt
Cry, The Beloved Country: Reflections on the Gujarat massacre by Harsh Mander
Gravediggers get up-close look at the carnage in India by Kim Barker
How many more Gujarats? by Tushar Gandhi
After Mumbai, Its Gujrat by Kalpana Sharma
Saffron Terror: Political direction and police support enable the death squads of the Hindu Right to run riot in Muslim neighbourhoods in Gujarat by Praveen Swami
End the butchery, sack Narendra Milosevic Modi by Praful Bidwai
Report of the visit to Gujarat by CPI(M) and AIDWA [March 2002]
The agony of Gujarat by K. N. Panikkar
Gujarat: Laboratory of Hidutava by Asghar Ali Engineer (March 2002)
In Mahatmaís land, it isnít always the Mahatmaís way by Amrita Shah (March 8, 2002)
The slaughter in Gujarat will lead to more tragedy
Sectarian violence in India always resonates with its neighbours by Martin Woollacott (March 2002)
Covert Riots and Media: What's So Spontaneous About An Attack That Leaves Only The Seventh Shop on A Crowded Street Burnt Down? by Barkha Dutt
The mad scientists of the Hindutva laboratory called Gujarat create a deadly pathogen by Priyanka Kakodkar
NGO says Gujarat riots were planned Rioters arrived equipped with phones and trucks by Ayanjit Sen (BBC)
Ethnic Cleansing in Ahmedabad: A Prelininary Report by SAHMAT Fact Finding Team To Ahmedabad, 10-11th March 2002
Genocide in India: A Planned Program by Meena Menon (March 21, 2002)
Gujarat Carnage 2002: A Report To the Nation By An Independent Fact Finding Mission: Dr. Kamal Mitra Chenoy, S.P.Shukla, K.S. Subramanian and Achin Vanaik [April 10, 2002]
How Has Gujarat Massacre Affected Minority Women: The Survivors Speak Fact-finding by a Womenís Panel (Syeda Hameed, Muslim Womenís Forum, Delhi, Ruth Manorama, National Alliance of Women, Bangalore, Malini Ghose, Nirantar, Delhi, Sheba George, Sahrwaru, Ahmedabad, Farah Naqvi, Independent Journalist, Delhi, Mari Thekaekara, Accord, Tamil Nadu Sponsored by Citizenís Initiative, Ahmedabad [India], April 16, 2002
Statement regarding Gujarat by Intellectuals and Scholars at the Siting Secularism conference , Oberlin College, Ohio, USA, 21 April 2002
Amnesty International's Report on the Situation in Gujarat (April 2002)
Gujarat Massacre: A Memorandum - Memorandum to the President, Prime Minister of India, NDA Allies, Leader of the Opposition Party, and Members of Parliament and the Human Rights Commission March 17, 2002 by Peoples Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL), Baroda
Gujarat: a plea and a proposal by Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Dangerous Experiment in Hindutva Lab - The Frankensteins of tomorrow by Swami Agnivesh & Rev Valson Thampu
Gujarat and freedom of the press by Kalpana Sharma
Is India going the way of 1930s Germany? by Arun R Swamy
Communal Upheaval as the Resurgence of Social-Darwinism by Jan Breman
Women's perspectives on the violence in Gujarat: An interim report of women's experiences and perspectives related to the communal violence following the Godhra incident. by PUCL
Punish The Guilty of Gujarat Genocide Call for a National Campaign For Defence of the Indian Constitution
Speak Up Now on Gujarat Government's Behavior During Communal Riots Sign the online petition !
The BJP has communalised Gujurat in the name of nationalism Rediff Interview with Ghanshyam Shah (May 1, 2002)
Understanding Gujarat by Samir Walji (May 3, 2002)
The Second Gujarat Catastrophe by Upendra Baxi [May 27, 2002]
Citizens Statements and appeals on the Gujarat Carnage: Regular daily Updates: from Feb 28, 2002 onwards - Direct on the spot Reports on the situation Gujarat by Teesta Seetlavad, Fr. Cedric Praksas and Shushobha Barve (Citizensí Initiative for Justice & Peace)
"We Have No Orders To Save You" State Participation and Complicity in Communal Violence in Gujarat by Human Rights Watch report
Gujarat Pogrom and Issues at Stake by Rakesh Gupta (June 2002)
Genocide, Gujarat 2002 Communalism Combat
Concerned Citizens Tribunal - Gujarat 2002 Vol.2
Democracy: Who is she when she's at home? by Arundhati Roy [August 2002]
Gujarat: a citizen's perspective by Shymala [Sept. 1, 2002]
Akshardham: How many more aftermaths? by Bina Srinivasan [October 09, 2002]
Gujarat: The Riots and the Larger Decline by Udit Chaudhuri [November 2, 2002]
Redressing Sexual Violence in Gujarat by Laxmi Murthy [December 29, 2002]
2005

Genocide in Gujarat: The Sangh Parivar, Narendra Modi, and the Government of Gujarat
by Angana Chatterji, Lise McKean and Abha Sur. A report prepared for the Coalition Against Genocide - March 02, 2005. [on SACW since March 15, 2005] {in PDF}

[Following release of Bannerjee Panel's report] Citizen's Letter to India's Prime Minister seeking release of people being unfairly held on charges of organising the Godhra train fire

India Justice, the victim: Gujarat state fails to protect women from violence
A report by Amnesty International [27 January 2005] {in PDF}

India; Gujarat: A Promise Kept
by Mukul Dube [January 21, 2005]

Dousing the Godhra fire
by J Sri Raman [January 20, 2005]

Godhra's Truth - Manufacturing Explanations for Communal Agenda
by Ram Puniyani [January 20, 2005]

The Gujarat Genocide, Media, and the Congress
by Nalini Taneja [January 20, 2005]

2004
Discouraging Dissent: Intimidation and Harassment of Witnesses, Human Rights Activists and Lawyers in Gujarat - A Report by Human Rights Watch

Media is the medium of Communal "Khauf" [fear] in Gujarat by Digant Oza [December 20, 2004]

Gujarat Genocide Trials: Appeal for the Protection of Witnesses An Online petition [November 7, 2004]

Innovation in Media Censorship: Gujarat Experiment of Mini Emergency by Digant Oza | September 11, 2004

Gujarat: the wheels of justice get moving by Jyotirmaya Sharma [August 22, 2004]

POTA in Gujarat and Its Meaning for India by Zakia Jowher and Mukul Dube [August 15, 2004]

Body of the Nation
Why women were mutilated in Gujarat
by Martha C. Nussbaum [Boston Review - Summer 2004]

Gujarat: Because Human spirit refuses to be vanquished... by Biraj Swain and Somnath Vatsa [April 2004]

2003

Threatened Existence: A Feminist Analysis of the Genocide in Gujarat
Report by the International Initiative for Justice (IIJ) [December 10, 2003] {in PDF}

Gujarat state is the testing ground for fundamentalists' `Hindutva' strategy of demonizing Muslims to solidify power
by Martin Regg Cohn

Gujarat - A state of unrest by Aakar Patel [Mid Day, November 2, 2003]

State Subversion: Gujarat's Victims Completely Isolated
by Harsh Mander [November 22, 2003]

Links:
For latest information on Gujarat Riots and their aftermath see:
http://www.onlinevolunteers.org
http://www.sabrang.com
http://www.riotinfo.com/
http://www.insaniyat.org
Shanti: An initiative for Justice, Peace and Communal Harnony
Gujarat Riots Coverage by Indian Express
Other Links:
Gujarat Institute of Development Research
Institute of Rural Management, Anand
Centre for Social Studies, Surat
Indian Institue of Management, Ahmedabad
NGO's in Gujarat:

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The Inferno of Hate and Horror in Gujarat, India (From 27 Feb 2002 on) Courtesy: the deadly VHP, RSS, BJP and other operations of the Sangh Parivar (family of the Hindu right) A public record on the pogrom and its aftermath	Dangey Matram !
[Last update 17 March 2005] Prior build up From 1998 'Welcome to Hindu Rashtra': Saffron bridge unleashes terror against Christian and Muslims in Gujarat by Shamsul [October,1998] 2000 Face to Face with Fascism by Teesta Setalvad [April 2000] Gujarat : Hindutva's Laboratary [ Gujarat today, India tomorrow? ] (a report from year 2000] From 27 Feb 2002 on Killing Thy Neighbour - Hindus and Muslims go on the worst murder spree in a decade by Anthony Spaeth Driving the wedge - Gujarat, why an ugly violence marks Indiaís most prosperous state by Darshan Desai Gandhi's dream turns into a sectarian nightmare by Rahul Bedi The myth of Ram's temple has become a licence to kill in India by Peter Popham A madness of politics, not religion by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown When the mob rules by Rajdeep Sardesai Eyewitness: Escaping the mobs by BBC correspondent India weeps, and protests, as Gujarat burns by Praful Bidwai Gujarat is an exceptional situation of communalism eating into the state's vitals by Praful Bidwai Genocide in the land of Gandhi The violence in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat was unparalleled for its barbarism. by Anjali Mody After Mumbai, it's Gujarat by Kalpana Sharma Horrors of Hate by Anosh Malekar No Real Peace Till NaMo Rules Gujarat by Batuk Vora Folk Theorem: Modi might soon be the only guy spouting Newton by Abheek Barman Prof J S Bandukwala gives a first hand account of mob violence in Gujarat by Barkha Dutt Cry, The Beloved Country: Reflections on the Gujarat massacre by Harsh Mander Gravediggers get up-close look at the carnage in India by Kim Barker How many more Gujarats? by Tushar Gandhi After Mumbai, Its Gujrat by Kalpana Sharma Saffron Terror: Political direction and police support enable the death squads of the Hindu Right to run riot in Muslim neighbourhoods in Gujarat by Praveen Swami End the butchery, sack Narendra Milosevic Modi by Praful Bidwai Report of the visit to Gujarat by CPI(M) and AIDWA [March 2002] The agony of Gujarat by K. N. Panikkar Gujarat: Laboratory of Hidutava by Asghar Ali Engineer (March 2002) In Mahatmaís land, it isnít always the Mahatmaís way by Amrita Shah (March 8, 2002) The slaughter in Gujarat will lead to more tragedy Sectarian violence in India always resonates with its neighbours by Martin Woollacott (March 2002) Covert Riots and Media: What's So Spontaneous About An Attack That Leaves Only The Seventh Shop on A Crowded Street Burnt Down? by Barkha Dutt The mad scientists of the Hindutva laboratory called Gujarat create a deadly pathogen by Priyanka Kakodkar NGO says Gujarat riots were planned Rioters arrived equipped with phones and trucks by Ayanjit Sen (BBC) Ethnic Cleansing in Ahmedabad: A Prelininary Report by SAHMAT Fact Finding Team To Ahmedabad, 10-11th March 2002 Genocide in India: A Planned Program by Meena Menon (March 21, 2002) Gujarat Carnage 2002: A Report To the Nation By An Independent Fact Finding Mission: Dr. Kamal Mitra Chenoy, S.P.Shukla, K.S. Subramanian and Achin Vanaik [April 10, 2002] How Has Gujarat Massacre Affected Minority Women: The Survivors Speak Fact-finding by a Womenís Panel (Syeda Hameed, Muslim Womenís Forum, Delhi, Ruth Manorama, National Alliance of Women, Bangalore, Malini Ghose, Nirantar, Delhi, Sheba George, Sahrwaru, Ahmedabad, Farah Naqvi, Independent Journalist, Delhi, Mari Thekaekara, Accord, Tamil Nadu Sponsored by Citizenís Initiative, Ahmedabad [India], April 16, 2002 Statement regarding Gujarat by Intellectuals and Scholars at the Siting Secularism conference , Oberlin College, Ohio, USA, 21 April 2002 Amnesty International's Report on the Situation in Gujarat (April 2002) Gujarat Massacre: A Memorandum - Memorandum to the President, Prime Minister of India, NDA Allies, Leader of the Opposition Party, and Members of Parliament and the Human Rights Commission March 17, 2002 by Peoples Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL), Baroda Gujarat: a plea and a proposal by Balakrishnan Rajagopal Dangerous Experiment in Hindutva Lab - The Frankensteins of tomorrow by Swami Agnivesh & Rev Valson Thampu Gujarat and freedom of the press by Kalpana Sharma Is India going the way of 1930s Germany? by Arun R Swamy Communal Upheaval as the Resurgence of Social-Darwinism by Jan Breman Women's perspectives on the violence in Gujarat: An interim report of women's experiences and perspectives related to the communal violence following the Godhra incident. by PUCL Punish The Guilty of Gujarat Genocide Call for a National Campaign For Defence of the Indian Constitution Speak Up Now on Gujarat Government's Behavior During Communal Riots Sign the online petition ! The BJP has communalised Gujurat in the name of nationalism Rediff Interview with Ghanshyam Shah (May 1, 2002) Understanding Gujarat by Samir Walji (May 3, 2002) The Second Gujarat Catastrophe by Upendra Baxi [May 27, 2002] Citizens Statements and appeals on the Gujarat Carnage: Regular daily Updates: from Feb 28, 2002 onwards - Direct on the spot Reports on the situation Gujarat by Teesta Seetlavad, Fr. Cedric Praksas and Shushobha Barve (Citizensí Initiative for Justice & Peace) "We Have No Orders To Save You" State Participation and Complicity in Communal Violence in Gujarat by Human Rights Watch report Gujarat Pogrom and Issues at Stake by Rakesh Gupta (June 2002) Genocide, Gujarat 2002 Communalism Combat Concerned Citizens Tribunal - Gujarat 2002 Vol.2 Democracy: Who is she when she's at home? by Arundhati Roy [August 2002] Gujarat: a citizen's perspective by Shymala [Sept. 1, 2002] Akshardham: How many more aftermaths? by Bina Srinivasan [October 09, 2002] Gujarat: The Riots and the Larger Decline by Udit Chaudhuri [November 2, 2002] Redressing Sexual Violence in Gujarat by Laxmi Murthy [December 29, 2002]	2005 Genocide in Gujarat: The Sangh Parivar, Narendra Modi, and the Government of Gujarat by Angana Chatterji, Lise McKean and Abha Sur. A report prepared for the Coalition Against Genocide - March 02, 2005. [on SACW since March 15, 2005] {in PDF} [Following release of Bannerjee Panel's report] Citizen's Letter to India's Prime Minister seeking release of people being unfairly held on charges of organising the Godhra train fire India Justice, the victim: Gujarat state fails to protect women from violence A report by Amnesty International [27 January 2005] {in PDF} India; Gujarat: A Promise Kept by Mukul Dube [January 21, 2005] Dousing the Godhra fire by J Sri Raman [January 20, 2005] Godhra's Truth - Manufacturing Explanations for Communal Agenda by Ram Puniyani [January 20, 2005] The Gujarat Genocide, Media, and the Congress by Nalini Taneja [January 20, 2005] 2004 Discouraging Dissent: Intimidation and Harassment of Witnesses, Human Rights Activists and Lawyers in Gujarat - A Report by Human Rights Watch Media is the medium of Communal "Khauf" [fear] in Gujarat by Digant Oza [December 20, 2004] Gujarat Genocide Trials: Appeal for the Protection of Witnesses An Online petition [November 7, 2004] Innovation in Media Censorship: Gujarat Experiment of Mini Emergency by Digant Oza \| September 11, 2004 Gujarat: the wheels of justice get moving by Jyotirmaya Sharma [August 22, 2004] POTA in Gujarat and Its Meaning for India by Zakia Jowher and Mukul Dube [August 15, 2004] Body of the Nation Why women were mutilated in Gujarat by Martha C. Nussbaum [Boston Review - Summer 2004] Gujarat: Because Human spirit refuses to be vanquished... by Biraj Swain and Somnath Vatsa [April 2004] 2003 Threatened Existence: A Feminist Analysis of the Genocide in Gujarat Report by the International Initiative for Justice (IIJ) [December 10, 2003] {in PDF} Gujarat state is the testing ground for fundamentalists' `Hindutva' strategy of demonizing Muslims to solidify power by Martin Regg Cohn Gujarat - A state of unrest by Aakar Patel [Mid Day, November 2, 2003] State Subversion: Gujarat's Victims Completely Isolated by Harsh Mander [November 22, 2003] Links: For latest information on Gujarat Riots and their aftermath see: http://www.onlinevolunteers.org http://www.sabrang.com http://www.riotinfo.com/ http://www.insaniyat.org Shanti: An initiative for Justice, Peace and Communal Harnony Gujarat Riots Coverage by Indian Express Other Links: Gujarat Institute of Development Research Institute of Rural Management, Anand Centre for Social Studies, Surat Indian Institue of Management, Ahmedabad NGO's in Gujarat:
Return to the South Asia Citizens Web www.sacw.net