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Swati Goel Sharma

Swati Goel Sharma is a senior editor at Swarajya. She tweets at @swati_gs.

Open Defecation-Free Life: What This Can Really Mean To A Village And Its Women

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19d Ideas
A magical structure with walls and door that has changed lives.

Why A Punjab Gurudwara Reversed Its Ban On Toy Airplane Offerings

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A shopkeeper sells toy airplanes outside the Talhan gurudwara.

Ground Report: In Naxal-Hit Chhattisgarh, Modi Government's Outreach To Bring Children In Educational Fold

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24d Ideas
Lakshmi with her daughter and her friends in Kuakonda tehsil on 4 July.

In Immigration-Obsessed Punjab, IELTS Coaching Is Part Of State School Curriculum And Could Be Introduced In Colleges

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Students at the school taking the class.

A Daily Battle For Survival: Life In A Jammu Town On India-Pakistan Border

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A boy showing splinters of mortar shell fired from the Pakistan side, on 18 January 2018 in he Arnia district of Jammu. (Photo for representation)

They Spend Six Hours Travelling Daily Between Meerut And Delhi. Will They Switch To Rapid Rail Transport?

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(RRTS - file image)

Ground Report: Inside The Delhi Colony Of Mohammed Hasnain Who Has Sought Asylum In Pakistan Citing ‘Religious Persecution’

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Mohammed Hasnain hailed from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, but had been living in Delhi for five decades.

Jamia Millia Islamia Students Sport ‘With Hamas’ Badge At Anti-Israel Rally

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A man wearing ‘With Hamas’ badge on head

From Blaming Israel To Apologising For It, All You Must Know About The Row Over Harvard Students' Pro-Palestine Statement

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2mo World
Harvard University students facing backlash.

Two Kanpur Men, Faisal And Muzaffar, Get Death For Killing A 'Qafir' Wearing Kalawa And Tilak To Impress ISIS

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Arrested in connection with the bombing, Mohammed Faisal's (L) confession unearthed a chilling link between the train blast and Ramesh Babu Shukla’s (third from left) murder.

'Medals Police Get For Catching Cow Smugglers Are Due To Monu’s Hard Work': Why Haryana's Manesar Stands With Its Gau Rakshak

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Residents of Manesar village.

In Punjab's Quest For A Canadian Dream, Rising Trend Of 'IELTS-Cleared Brides' Leaving Husbands In Heartbreak And Limbo

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Bheema Singh and wife at their wedding (L), a distraught Bheema after.

In Gurugram Slum, Residents Unaware Of Inmate Arif's Hand In Anti-Muslim Hate Posters Falsely Linked To Bajrang Dal, Say Never Took The Threats Seriously

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Residents of the Sector 69 slums

After Eight Years, Tragic Interfaith Saga Concludes With Death Penalty For Man Who Brutally Killed Cousin Over Rejection

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Amjad and Puja.

IIT-Bombay Vegetarian Students Face Hostility And Smear Campaign For Being Vegetarians

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IIT Bombay (Representative Image)

'Too Scared To Talk As We Are Minority In Our Area': Father Of Schoolgirl Fatally Run Over After Molestation In Uttar Pradesh

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The young girl who was fatally run over.

The Political Significance Of Monu Manesar's Arrest

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Monu Manesar. (Twitter)

In Ghaziabad Colony Where 14-Year-Old Died Of Dog Bite And Resulting Rabies, Alarms Over Stray Dog Menace And Public Safety

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The stray dog menace.

High Court States Distributing Bibles Isn't For Conversion; Dalit Plaintiff Asks, 'Would Court Say The Same If We Distributed Gita In Christian Or Muslim Areas?'

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Chandrika Prasad questioned the distribution of Bible in a Dalit Hindu settlement.

Did Hindus Carve 'Jai Bholenath' On Muslim Boy's Forehead With Knife In Bareilly? Fake Communal News Circulated On Social Media

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Mohammed Danish.

Revealed: How A 500-Member Muslim Vigilante Gang Used Whatsapp And Food Vendors To Target Interfaith Couples Across Gujarat

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A picture of the Whatsapp group and some of the accused

ISIS Candidates Gunned Down Ramesh Shukla For Displaying Tilak, Kalawa And Shikha. Seven Agonising Years Later, Kanpur Family Finds Hope Of Closure

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Ramesh Babu Shukla.

From Public Outcry To High Court Rap: Ganga Jamna School's Three-Month Saga Over Controversial Hijab Rule For Hindu And Jain Girls

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Of the 15 girls seen on poster wearing hijab, four belong to the Hindu and Jain communities.

Why BJP Opposition Dropped The Muzaffarnagar School Beating Case After Initial Furore

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The Tyagi affiliation in Western UP politics.

Will The Jal Abhishek Yatra In Haryana's Nuh, Which Faced An Attack, Be Stopped For Good?

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Jal Abhishek yatra devotees came under attack from locals in the Nuh district.

Details Of 15 FIRs In Nuh Violence: Mobs Chanting 'Allahu Akbar' And 'Pakistan Zindabad' Opened Fire At Cops, Attacked Temple, Held Devotees Hostage

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Stone pelting in Nuh

Rajasthan Shocker: Muslim Woman Attacked By Her Community Members For Writing Pro-BJP Slogans On Walls

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Screenshots from the video showing the attempted lynching of the woman

Ground Report: A Week After Nuh Violence, Temple Resembles Military Base, Rooftop Bunkers Installed, 'YouTubers' Barred

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A jawan standing guard behind a temporary bunker at rooftop of the Nalhar Mahadev temple.

Ground Report: In Delhi’s Nangloi, Muharram Rioting Followed By Bajrang Dal Rally Keeps Mood Tense, Police On Tenterhooks

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A street in Nangloi Phase 2, where Hindu and Muslim colonies are located opposite to each other. Picture clicked on 31 July.

Ground Report: Khubbapur Villagers Reject Communal Narrative In Teacher Assault Case Amid A National Firestorm

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Khubbapur residents outside the victim boy's house on Sunday.

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