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23-Sep-2025

Exclusion at the Gate: Navratri becomes the new front for communal politics As India immerses itself in the nine nights of Navratri, a coordinated campaign by right-wing fundamentalist groups is actively transforming vibrant Garba grounds into zones of religious exclusion, citing conspiracies of 'love jihad' and religious purity, these outfits are enforcing bans on Muslims, turning a shared cultural celebration into a stark symbol of communal division

16-Sep-2025

Right-wing groups demand Muslim ban at Jabalpur Navratri garba AHP–Rashtriya Bajrang Dal demands Muslim ban at Jabalpur Navratri garba, citing ‘love jihad’, seeks Aadhaar checks, warns of consequences

14-Oct-2024

Navratri celebrations disrupted by targeted attacks on Muslim youth and artist In UP and MP, Muslim youth face assaults from right-wing groups, while a Muslim woman artist is barred from performing at a Garba event in Jhansi due to her faith

08-Oct-2024

VHP leader attacks Muslim youth for attempting to enter Navratri event in UP Muslim youth assaulted by VHP, Bajrang Dal in Kanpur; right-wing groups ban non-Hindus from Garba in MP

07-Oct-2022

When the 9-day Navratri festival becomes another garb for exclusion Over the past years, especially in Gujarat and now Madhya Pradesh, violent surveillance marks the nine days of festivities

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