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The riots that broke out in northeast Delhi were the worst nightmare for many. They revived the age-old tensions between the two largest communities in India. The riots left many families devastated or distressed. One of them was Narendra‘s. Narendra…

Vijay Kashyap was a broken man after the riots in Delhi last year. A resident of the city’s Shiv Vihar area, which was one of the focal points of the violence, Vijay used to live with his mother and siblings…

The Shiv Vihar area of Delhi was one of the focal points of communal clashes that broke out in the city in 2020. Amarpal, who practises ayurveda, had a clinic in the area. His clinic was among the first few…

"Thanks for your support in my recovery."
- Rahul

When you have passed through hell, you don’t want anybody else to face the same ordeal. When there is a means to do something, you tend to save lives. You use your bad experience as a buffer for fellow human…

Communal violence is one of the biggest scourges that India is faced with. The country has had a history of riots, and by the time the scars of one violence heals, another riot breaks out. Innocent people are attacked and…

The riots of 2020 were perhaps the worst that Delhi had seen since 1984. It destroyed lives and livelihoods and created an all-pervading atmosphere of fear and mistrust. Humaneness and compassion seemed to have become forgotten traits of the human…

Bala Devi lives in a village in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. She works as a househelp. Every day, she takes an autorickshaw and reaches the city to work in residential housing societies. Bala Devi lost her husband seven years…

Delhi last year was torn apart by some of the worst riots in its history; surely the biggest since the anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984. Families lost their breadwinners. Many turned homeless overnight. Others lost their livelihoods. Shyam Sahni lives…

Imagine having a single source of income that is reaping rich dividends. You would want to protect it with all that you have. And then imagine that source of income falling apart. It can well cause your entire life to…