Category: Collective Violence
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Caste Based Violence in India
Caste-based violence in India refers to incidents where individuals or groups are targeted or discriminated against based on their caste identity. Caste is a deeply ingrained social hierarchy in India, with a complex system of social stratification that has historical roots. Despite legal and constitutional measures to address caste discrimination, instances of caste-based violence persist.…
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Communal Violence in India
Communal violence in India refers to conflicts and clashes between different religious or ethnic communities. The Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines communal violence as any act that promotes enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and does acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony. India is a diverse…
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Agrarian Violence: Telangana Struggle
India is an agrarian country and majority of its population is employed in agriculture only. . In 2011 census shows 61.5% of rural population depend on agriculture. The main agricultural activity is the cultivation, which includes cultivation of rice, wheat, cereals, fruits and many other food items for consumption only. At present India holds second…
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History of Movement for Telangana State
Indian states consist of different linguistic, religious and cultural groups existing along with unequal level of regional development within a state. In certain context, these diversities and become the grounds for generation of regional consciousness within a state. Those having such consciousness underline that within the existing administrative arrangement, their region is not given fair…
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Ahimsa in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Gandhism
Ahimsa, commonly referred to as “nonviolence” but more literally translated from Sanskrit as “absence of injury” is an ancient concept originating in the Vedas—Indian spiritual and philosophical wisdom dating from as far back as 1900 BCE, or nearly 4,000 years ago. Patanjali, developed what we know as the Yoga Sutra and the basis of classical…
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Terrorism in India: Response of Government
There are no universally accepted definitions for what constitutes terrorism, so it is hard to classify a particular activity as a terrorist activity, which provides terrorists with an edge and allows some countries to remain silent and veto any action at global institutions. Terrorism is defined as the unlawful use of force or violence against…
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Judicial Approach Towards Violence Against Women
“The Semantic meaning of “crime against women” is direct or indirect physical or mental cruelty to women. Crimes which are “directed specifically against women‟” and in which “only women are victims” are characterized as “Crime against Women”. It is equally important to clarify the concept of „”Violence” against women. Violence is also known as abuse…