While other regions of India continued to be struck by periodic bouts of Hindu–Muslim violence, West Bengal remained relatively free of the communal virus. The day also marked the … Direct Action Day (16 August 1946), also known as the 1946 Calcutta Killings, was a day of widespread communal rioting between Muslims and Hindus in the city of Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) in the Bengal province of British India. Political Reading of Calcutta Riots IN her article (August 27). Vaidyanathan, Brandon Probasco, LiErin This data will be updated every 24 hours.
Bombay Riots 1992-1993– 900 dead.
Vaidyanathan, Brandon THE 1992 CALCUTTA RIOT 283 overtly communal, linked with institutional politics, and manifested an explosive fusion of communal and national consciousness.5 The 1946 Calcutta riot occurred in the context of Muslim League's rejection of the Cabinet Mission proposals6 and proclama-tion of a Direct Action Day on 16 August.7 Despite opposition from He was thought to be referring to the Rashtriya Sevak Sangh, or the National Volunteer Force, a semi-fascist umbrella organization for Hindu political and religious revivalist groups.Rajesh Pilot, the Minister of Communications, told a delegation of Muslim leaders on Monday that the Government would rebuild the mosque. The destruction of the Babri Mosque by Hindu nationalists led directly to the 1992 Bombay riots. All Rights Reserved. Army and police troops marched aggressively through many cities in vigorous displays of force, but their presence was not sufficient to prevent the rioting.Uttar Pradesh, the state in which Ayodhya is located, saw some of the worst violence, with Muslim homes and shops being burned in many towns. Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Calls for Premier to QuitThroughout the day, members of Parliament from opposition parties on the left and right called for the Prime Minister, P. V. Narasimha Rao, to resign for failing to prevent the destruction of the mosque, destruction that took place in the face of an order by the country's Supreme Court that the shrine be protected. [ A senior Government official said Mr. Advani had been arrested in a police raid, the Reuters news agency reported. In Ahmadabad, the capital of the eastern state of Gujarat, at least 20 people were killed and 100 injured.A spokemsan for the Home Ministry, the agency charged with domestic policing, said that the Government intended to ban unnamed "communal organizations." The riots were the worst outbreak of sectarian violence in India since 1984, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two Sikh security guards. 5:39. Dick Dirkse 20,869 views. You have javascript disabled. But the structural disarticulation between class and politics experienced during these Partition days was rapidly bridged in the western half of British Bengal that came to form a part of the Indian union. To access this article, please Militants Driven From SiteBut early this morning Indian security forces swept onto the site and drove thousands of Hindus from the area. But the world of statistics often hides significant political truths. Moving walls are generally represented in years. issues are available in JSTOR shortly after publication.In order to preview this item and view access options please enable javascript.Check to see if your institution has access to this content.To support researchers during this challenging time in which many are unable to get to physical libraries, we have expanded our free read-online access to 100 articles per month through December 31, 2020.©2000-2020 ITHAKA. Officials said the forces took the militants by surprise, and early reports indicated that few were injured on either side.On Sunday, thousands of security troops had remained in their camps while the mosque was demolished.In dozens of towns and cities across India, especially in those with large Muslim communities, news of the mosque's destruction provoked violent protests. Rioting involving Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and other groups has taken thousands of lives since.The destruction of the mosque, built by the Mogul emperor Babur on the spot where fundamentalist Hindus believe the god Ram was born 5,000 years ago, came despite orders by the country's Supreme Court that the edifice remain untouched and despite promises by many prominent Hindu leaders that they would obey the court.Hindu militants labored feverishly in Ayodhya to clear the rubble of the demolished mosque, then started pouring the first concrete slabs of what they said would be a massive temple dedicated to Ram.
A tram ride from Howrah station Calcutta 1992 में कलकत्ता / Volkenkunde - Duration: 5:39. * Views captured on Cambridge Core between