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We’re back with the third documentary in our special 10th-anniversary series, handpicked from some of The Quint’s archives which showcase the stories which still matter today. This time, we’re diving into Uttarakhand: The Making Of A ‘Hindu-Only’ Devbhoomi, a film that unfolds a disturbing trend.
In Uttarakhand, a troubling pattern has been seen emerging, one that seeks to redefine the state as an exclusive “Hindu-only” land, at the cost of its Muslim residents.
In Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura area, authorities demolished a madrasa. Six people were shot dead in the violence that followed. A few days later, Munif Khatun, a local resident, returned from a neighbour’s house only to see her home, recently refurbished for her son’s wedding, turned into debris.
Meanwhile, in Purola, two men, Jitendra and Ubaid, were accused of attempting to abduct a minor Hindu girl, and a Love Jihad narrative was spun out of thin air. What followed was a complete economic and social boycott of the local Muslim community. Posters went up overnight, warning Muslims to leave.
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