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A rally celebrating 100 years of the Genocide On September 25, 1921, a gruesome incident unfolded on the barren hillside between Thuvoor and Karuvayakandi in North Kerala, marking a dark chapter in India's history. The event was a rally led by Chambrassery Imbichi Koithangal, a prominent leader of the Khilafat movement, attended by over 4,000 of his followers. This rally would lead to the merciless slaughter of 38 Hindus, but it was just one horrifying episode in a broader tragedy known as the Moplah Genocide. The backdrop to this atrocity was the Khilafat movement, initiated by Indian Muslims to preserve the authority of the Ottoman Sultan as the Caliph of Islam following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire after World War I. Mahatma Gandhi offered unwavering support to this movement, believing it would strengthen anti-British sentiment among Indian Muslims. However, this support inadvertently fueled the flames of Islamism in India. Critics like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar questioned the ethi...

The picturesque region of Kashmir, once known for its breathtaking landscapes and diverse cultural heritage, has sadly been marred by a tragic chapter of history known as the Genocide of Kashmiri Pandits. This devastating event saw the forcible displacement and persecution of a significant segment of the Kashmiri population, the Kashmiri Pandits, who had been an integral part of the region's socio-cultural fabric for centuries. The scale of this tragedy is staggering - an estimated 350,000 Kashmiri Pandits, representing nearly 99% of the Hindu population in the Muslim-majority area, were uprooted from their homes, becoming refugees in their own nation. The tactics employed against them ranged from acts of terror, including murders and arsons, to organized loot and plunder. This systematic onslaught aimed to erase not only the physical presence of the Kashmiri Pandits but also their rich cultural heritage and historical legacy. As the Genocide of Kashmiri Pandits entered its darkest...