Hindus for Human Rights-USA

05/13/2026

Our Advisory Board Member Anand Teltumbde writes for The Wire on the interconnected nature of the Indian electoral system and the BJP's political project in light of recent election results, particularly the victory of the BJP in West Bengal.

The machinery that produces electoral outcomes has itself become subsumed within the BJP's political project.

05/13/2026

We are appalled to see the publish a piece by defending the RSS and the BJP while democracy defenders raise serious questions about the integrity of elections in India.

05/13/2026

As reports from Old Harbour Bay, the first East Indian indentured laborers arrived in Jamaica aboard the SS Blundell in 1845. More than 180 years later, HfHR honors their courage, resilience, and the Indo-Jamaican legacy of dignity and belonging.

OLD HARBOUR BAY, St Catherine:A symbolic unveiling of a renovated monument at Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, on Sunday marked 180 years since the arrival of the first East Indians to Jamaica, reinforcing a shared history rooted in resilience, adaptation and cultural exchange.The ceremony, led by Jam...

05/12/2026

“India is being reset, rewired.”

Apoorvanand warns that the BJP’s capture of West Bengal marks a dangerous turn for democracy, equality, and Muslim dignity in India.

Read more: https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/election-watch

05/11/2026

“This is our tragedy. That people will actually defend this travesty. That, and the rising hatred, make me fear for my country.”

Dilip D’Souza on West Bengal, disenfranchisement, and the politics of hate.

Read more: https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/election-watch

05/11/2026

“If there was one factor that proved most decisive in the West Bengal elections, it was communal polarization.”

reflects on the political mobilization that shaped the BJP’s victory.

Read the full collection of perspectives: https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/election-watch

05/11/2026

On Hanuman Jayanti, we honor Hanuman’s courage, devotion, humility, and service. For Telugu-speaking communities celebrating today, may his example inspire us to stand with the vulnerable, act with compassion, and use our strength in the service of justice.

Jai Hanuman!

05/10/2026

“We are literally staring at the gradual withering away of our hard-earned democracy.”

Banojyotsna on voter disenfranchisement, institutional collapse, and the West Bengal elections.

More perspectives here: https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/election-watch

05/10/2026

Today we celebrate the many forms of mothering: tenderness, courage, protection, memory, and care.

May that love guide us toward a more just and compassionate world.

Happy Mother’s Day from Hindus for Human Rights.

05/10/2026

“Constitutions do not defend themselves.”
— Anand Teltumbde on the West Bengal elections, democratic erosion, and the long-term project of reshaping India’s constitutional order.

Read more voices and analysis: https://www.hindusforhumanrights.org/election-watch

Reflections on West Bengal’s Election Results In early April, 9.1 million people were deleted from West Bengal’s voter rolls ahead of the state’s elections. This May, the BJP swept West Bengal, marking a turning of the tides and a huge victory for Narendra Modi’s party. Our Hindus for Human ...