People’s Union for Democratic Rights

A civil liberties and democratic rights organisation based in Delhi, India

Cry the Beloved Country: Ayodhya, 6 December 1992

The Babri Masjid was demolished by kar sewaks on Sunday, 6 December. With it was shaken an image and an imagination that bound all of us together all these years. Memories of other times, of partition, revisited us and got mixed somewhat hazily with our future. The...

Forgotten Massacres: A Report On Aftermath Of Meerut

In the late 1982, for the fifth time in two decades, Meerut witnessed a major riot between Hindus and Mustims. Report of the time suggest that over a hundred and fifty people were killed. The Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) of Uttar Pradesh actively participated...