India

Kashmir

The frequent killing of Hindus in Kashmir generally meets a typical muted response by the world media and human rights organisations. Tragically, the apathy with regards to such incidents extends to the general Indian public and government too. Perhaps the reason is that such indiscriminate killings of Hindus have become so commonplace, that it is just accepted now as part of the way things are.

This is especially true in Kashmir where Hindus (known as 'Kashmiri Pandits') have been targeted in this way over the course of over 17 years during which at least 62,000 people have been killed.

The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir is divided into two major regions, Kashmir, which is populated mainly by Muslims, and Jammu, which is mainly Hindu. The overall population of the state is 67% Muslim and 29% Hindu, with small Buddhist, Sikh and Christian populations. Continues..

North-East

Cleansing of Hindus in Tripura

As with many an ethnic conflict that have occurred in the world, some Christian missionary groups took an interest in the ethnic conflict in the North-eastern Indian state of Tripura, believing that it would help promote their agenda of conversion to Christianity. The result has been devastating for the citizens of Tripura, particularly the Hindus. The ethnic unrest in Tripura began when Bengali speaking refugees from erstwhile East Pakistan migrated to Tripura, causing a radical demographic change in the state. The tribals, who once made up 95% of the state¡¦s population have dwindled to 30%. Around half of the tribals are thought to be Christians. Christian missionaries of the Baptist Church have long been active in the state, causing a sizeable Christian population to develop. With strong financial backing from Western Baptist Church groups (particularly the American Baptist Church) the conversion of the indigenous tribal populations slowly but surely became a reality. Continued..

Fighting to Preserve a Tribal Heritage A pilgrimage through Northeast India reveals a rich Vedic lifestyle threatened to the core by sometimes violent Christian insurgents

Gujrat

Godhra - The Burning alive of Hindu Pilgrims