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Niha Masih

Niha Masih

Niha Masih is a national affairs writer covering right wing politics, social justice and identity-based hate attacks.

Articles by Niha Masih

SC/ST Act is like an umbrella, it ensures we are safe, say Mirchpur Dalits

Dalit families who fled Mirchpur village continue to live in makeshift camps in Hisar. Their homes were burnt down in 2010.(Burhaan Kinu/HT File Photo)

Updated on Apr 12, 2018 02:55 pm IST

An unwritten social boycott scripting the fate of many

Umesh Rudrap and his wife Manju at their residence at Kondhwa in Pune. They got married 28 years ago and faced backlash from their communities, which, Umesh says, had impacted the lives of their extended family and children.(Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

Updated on Apr 09, 2018 08:18 am IST

Karnataka elections: Can Siddaramaiah repeat his bypoll success?

The 2017 Karnataka bypolls, which Congress won against odds, signalled a shift towards a more professional style of political management, unusual for the Congress and even more so for chief minister Siddaramaiah, considered an old-school political strategist.(PTI file photo)

Updated on Mar 27, 2018 08:20 pm IST

Girls breaking barriers on ice get boost from Olympic champion

Members of the women’s ice hockey team of India play at Karzu Ring in Leh. The players are aged between 15-30, and are being trained by four-time Olympic gold medallist from Canada, Hayley Wickenheiser.(Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Feb 06, 2018 03:41 pm IST

Rohith Vemula’s death anniversary: Education still a Dalit dream

The first death anniversary of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula being observed at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on January 17, 2017.(HT File Photo)

Updated on Jan 17, 2018 08:37 pm IST

Meet the Bastar girls taking on security forces over extra-judicial encounters

Suneeta and Munni Pottam outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi. (Raj K Raj / HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 13, 2018 08:23 pm IST

Jignesh Mevani Delhi rally Highlights: We don’t believe in love jihad, we believe in ‘pyar, ishq, mohabaat’, says Dalit leader

Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani addresses protest rally at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Tuesday.(HT Photo/Burhaan Kinu)

Updated on Jan 09, 2018 06:23 pm IST

Malnutrition, sex ratio: Health indices show ‘Gujarat model’ is in a poor shape

A neonatal care ward of a hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.(Siddharaj Solanki/HT File Photo)

Updated on Dec 07, 2017 09:43 am IST

Home Truths: Why we need a strong law against domestic violence

Domestic violence doesn’t always leave tell-tale signs of physical injuries. It often scars the person deeply from within.(Shutterstock)

Updated on Dec 03, 2017 08:58 am IST

Gujarat elections: BJP battles farmer ire over Narmada waters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers to Narmada River during the inauguration of Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadiya in Narmada district.(PTI FILE)

Updated on Nov 28, 2017 10:56 am IST

Gujarat elections: Dalit anger over Una flogging still runs high

Ramesh Sarvaiya, one of the victims of the Una flogging, can now quote BR Ambedkar’s works and wants to carry forward the Dalit icon’s legacy by working on ending caste discrimination.(HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 28, 2017 04:29 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi says Centre delayed winter session to avoid questions on Rafale, Doklam

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addresses a rally in Ahmedabad on Friday.(PTI Photo)

Updated on Nov 24, 2017 10:40 pm IST

‘My family was murdered in front of me’: Sheela Kaur is an eyewitness but still awaits justice for 1984 anti-Sikh riots

Sheela Kaur, who had testified against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, at her home in New Delhi’s Tilak Vihar on Wednesday.(Sanchit Khanna/ HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 03, 2017 09:34 am IST

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Tales from the time still haunt this family

Rajbir Singh lost his father and grandfather during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots when a rampaging mob doused them with petrol and burnt him.(Sanchit Khanna/ HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 02, 2017 11:56 am IST

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Time doesn’t heal the pain. Ask Attar Kaur

Attar Kaur, lost her husband along with other relatives during 1984 Sikh riots in New Delhi, on October 29.(Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 01, 2017 12:47 pm IST

Lost in transition: Has linking Aadhaar to government welfare schemes made it difficult for beneficiaries to avail of aid?

(Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 08, 2017 01:08 pm IST

Income tax department sends notice to Harsh Mander’s institute

The Income Tax notice on Harsh Mander’s Centre for Equity Studies has ben described as part of “complete scrutiny” of the returns for financial year 2016-17.(HT File Photo)

Published on Sept 22, 2017 08:24 pm IST

A life in transit: 26-year-old Rohingya refugee recounts tale of loss and persecution

Zahid Hussain (extreme left) at his temporary home at the Rohingya camp in Jammu.(Niha Masih/HT Photo)

Published on Sept 09, 2017 08:38 pm IST

‘Look at us as humans, not as Muslims’: Rohingyas’ appeal in Jammu after deportation threat

A view of the Rohingya camp in Jammu. There are about 5,700 Rohingya refugees living in Jammu.(Niha Masih/HT Photo)

Updated on Sept 10, 2017 11:41 am IST

In Pics: Differently abled wrestler Virender Singh fights for recognition

Deaf Olympic Gold medalist wrestler Virender Singh poses for a portrait with his medals at his akhara near Sadar Bazar in New Delhi.(Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Aug 16, 2017 08:57 pm IST

India at 70: Virender Singh brought India 3 golds but can’t afford a house

Olympic Gold medalist wrestler Virender Singh at his akhada at Sadar Bazar in New Delhi.(Ravi Choudhary/HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 15, 2017 08:56 am IST

India at 70: From tinderbox to Kashmir Box, one man’s tale of entrepreneurship

Muheet Mehraj of Kashmir Box at his office in Shahpur Jat in New Delhi.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 12, 2017 07:29 am IST

HT Hate Tracker: A national database on crimes in the name of religion, caste, race

Updated on Jul 28, 2017 02:11 pm IST

‘You are all militants, won’t let you live here’: Kashmiri students face abuse outside valley

(Illustration: Malay Karmakar)

Updated on Jul 28, 2017 11:46 am IST

‘They couldn’t tolerate a Dalit winning’: In Mirchpur, caste oppression divides

(Illustration: Mallay Karmakar)

Updated on Jul 25, 2017 07:42 pm IST

Hate in the hearts in Bisada: Ikhlaq’s murder over cow exposes fault line

(Illustration:Mallay Karmakar)

Updated on Jul 25, 2017 01:17 pm IST

Voices rise against Amarnath killings, people in Delhi say Not in My Name

People gathered at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday to condemn the killing of seven Amarnath pilgrims.(Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

Published on Jul 11, 2017 10:52 pm IST

Not in my name: At Jantar Mantar, the loudest voices were of the ordinary citizens

There were many first-time protesters at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday in support of 'Not in My Name' campaign against lynching of a Muslim teenager, Junaid, on June 22.(Ajay Aggarwal/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 16, 2017 07:22 am IST

Katheria likely to be SC commission head, seven months after the post fell vacant

Former junior HRD minister Ram Shankar Katheria, a BJP MP from Agra, has been picked as the chairman of the National Scheduled Castes Commission.(Saumya Khandelwal/HT FilePhoto)

Updated on May 30, 2017 09:08 pm IST

Saharanpur caste violence: Eye on local polls, BJP walks the tightrope between Dalits and Thakurs

Locals point to the municipal elections in Saharanpur this year as one of the causes of the caste clashes.(PTI)

Updated on Jun 13, 2017 09:45 am IST

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