How Onam Is Turned Into a Communal Battleground on Social Media
August 25, 2026 6:01 pmOnam has long been a festival that brings Malayalis together, cutting across religion, caste and community. But over the past few years, social media has...
Online Hate Campaign
‘Kill Her, Rape Her’: The Online Hate Campaign Against Judge Tabassum Khan After a Rare Cow Vigilante Verdict
July 5, 2026 2:20 pmThe life imprisonment of 14 men convicted in a 2022 cow vigilante lynching case triggered an unprecedented online backlash, with communal abuse, rape threats and...
“Never Forgive, Never Forget”: Mapping Bengal’s Post-Poll Hate Surge
May 6, 2026 5:27 pmFor 79 years, West Bengal kept Hindu nationalism at arm's length. On May 4, 2026, that wall broke — and what followed online was not...
Identity as Target: Asif Ali Trending for the Wrong Reasons
March 28, 2026 11:05 amIn the lead-up to polls in Kerala, a wave of misinformation has once again engulfed Asif Ali. This piece explores how such narratives spread, who...