Saharanpur riots: A political conspiracy against Dalits

Two processions held within a space of a few days brought Dalits in confrontation with Muslims and then with Rajputs. The circumstances in which the processions were held, the routes that were chosen and other related developments point to the pre-planned nature of these incidents   

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Tejpal Singh Tej तेजपाल सिंह तेज

Tejpal Singh Tej (born 1949) is a writer who has published ghazals, poems and several books of essays. Dristikon, Traffic Jam Hain (both anthologies of ghazals); Betaal Dristi, Pushtaini Pida (both collections of poems), Roon-Jhoon, Chal Mere Ghode (children’s songs), Kahan Gai Woh Dilli Waali (vignette) are some of his published works. He was literary editor of the weekly Green Satta and deputy editor of the popular magazine Upeksha. After retirement from the State Bank of India, he has been editing a quarterly called Adhikar Darpan. He is the recipient of the Bal Sahitya Puraskar (1995-1996) and the Sahityakar Samman (2006-2007) from the Hindi Academy (Delhi).

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