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Nellie Massacre

Tewary Commission Report on 1983 Assam violence: Read why the commission said Nellie Massacre was not communal, and how it was one of many...

Raju Das - 27 November, 2025

The comprehensive report captures not only the immediate failures that led to one of independent India’s worst episodes of mass violence, but the deeper factors that had been simmering for decades in the state.

Government and Policy

Assam govt to table Tiwari Commission report on 1983 Nellie Massacre in Assembly, to be made public after its submission over 40 years ago

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2025

In a significant decision, the Assam cabinet has decided to table the Tiwari Commission report on 1983 Nellie Massacre at the state assembly. The...

Opinions

Fear and falsehood: How a colonialist ecosystem paints the Modi government as communal

Saket Suryesh - 21 May, 2019

Was Akhlaq killed because the killers wanted him to convert to Hinduism? The incident is called communal because the killers belonged to one community and the victim to another.

News Reports