Remembering Fatima Sheikh, the first Muslim teacher who laid the foundation of Dalit-Muslim unity
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, a number of political forums and parties have experimented with uniting Dalits and Muslims, given their...
बुशरा अरशद : ‘कलक्टर’ बनने वाली एक लड़की जिसने सारे ‘मिथक’ तोड़ दिए!
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
पिछले दिनों यूपीपीसीएस का परिणाम आया है। जिसमें छठी रैंक पाकर एसडीएम चुनी जाने वाली कन्नौज की एक लड़की बुशरा...
उत्तराखंड में जज बन गई गांव की जहांआरा ,गुलसिताँ’ और आयशा
आसमोहम्मद कैफ । Twocircles.net
22 दिसम्बर को उत्तराखंड न्यायिक सेवा के आएं परिणाम में तीन मुस्लिम लड़कियां जज बन गई है। खास बात यह है...
औरतों का मासिक धर्म, सेहत और रमज़ान
अफ़शां खान
‘जानमाज़ मत छूना… क़ुरआन से दूर हटो… अपने कपड़े अलग धो लेना… तुम्हारा रोज़ा नहीं, लेकिन सबका है, इसलिए छुपकर खा लो…’
क्या...
Woman murdered in West Bengal but police call it a suicide; family alleges political...
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
The death of a woman from an industrialist family in West Bengal’s Raniganj town has raised several doubts over the...
बिहार में भी जज बने 22 मुसलमान, जिनमें शामिल है 7 लड़कियां
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
पटना- उत्तर प्रदेश और राजस्थान में न्यायिक सेवा में मुस्लिम युवाओं के अच्छे प्रदर्शन के बाद अब बिहार न्यायिक सेवा...
No Men Beyond This Point: The ‘Women’s Only’ Cafe In Jamia Nagar, Delhi
Café Sheeru seeks to offer a ‘safe and comfortable’ space for women customers
By Simeen Anjum & Arbab Ali, TwoCircles.net
Sarah (who goes by her first...
Meet Waseema Shaikh: A deputy collector from rural India
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Born and brought up in a small village called Joshi Sanghvi in Loha Taluka of Nanded District of Maharashtra, Waseema Shaikh struggled...
India’s Hindu nationalist movement intrudes into Maryland’s gubernatorial election
Lieutenant Governor candidate Aruna Miller’s association with US supporters of the RSS-BJP prompts outcry from Maryland voters.
Pieter Friedrich | TwoCircles.net
MARYLAND (UNITED STATES) —...
“यहां तो हमारा हर रोज़ बलात्कार होता है…”
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
“बचपन में शादी का बहुत अरमान था. लेकिन अपने बाप को मेरा सौदा करते देखकर रिश्तों से भरोसा उठ गया.”
ये दर्द...
Meet 10 women who are spearheading movement against CAA-NRC in India
Nazish Hussain and Musheera Ashraf, Twocircles.net
In the wake of countrywide protests against CAA-NRC-NPR, India is witnessing a watershed massive movement led by women. From...
A father’s dream, a daughter’s dedication: The story of the first Muslim woman from...
By Tanzil Asif, TwoCircles.net
Purv chalne ke batohi, baat ki pahchaan kar le
Anginat raahi gaye
Iss raah se unka pta kya
Par gaye kuchh log iss par
Chhod...
रुला देगा मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर की आठ सगी बहनों का ये दर्द
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर का चर्चित मुहल्ला खालापार से सुजुड़ु गांव की ओर जाने वाली सड़क पर एक जगह है रहमतनगर… आमतौर...
Marginalised students of JNU can now speak for themselves: Bhupali Magare, President, BAPSA
By Atul Anand and Dhrubo Jyoti for Twocircles.net
Bhupali Magare, one of the students suspended from JNU for speaking out against the authoritarian decisions...
राजस्थान में भी पांच मुस्लिम लड़कियां बनी जज,यूपी की जज बनी लड़कियों को मिल...
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
जयपुर- देश भर की मुस्लिम बेटियों में न्यायिक सेवा के प्रति रुझान लगातार बढ़ रहा है।3 महीने पहले उत्तर प्रदेश...
अंतरराष्ट्रीय जनसंख्या दिवस पर विशेष :संघ के बड़े एजंडे का छोटा सा हिस्सा है...
यूसुफ़ अंसारी
साल 2014 में केंद्र में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद बीजेपी देश भर में अपने व्यापक एजेंडे को लागू करने की दिशा में...
“We are at peace now,” says wife of slain UP cop killed in Bulandhshar...
Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh was killed two years ago in Chirangavathi, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. His wife was responding to the news of the Supreme...
Khushboo Mirza, member of Chandrayaan-1 team, talks to TCN
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: When the whole India was basking in the glory of launching of Chandrayaan-1 it was also the turn of Chaugori Mohalla, a tiny, traditional Muslim neighborhood in UP's Amroha district to take pride in the successful launching of the satellite. A daughter of the village was part of the mission Chandrayaan.
The villagers are very proud of her so much so that they have started calling it Khushboo Mirza’s village.
Meet Bushra Arshad from UP, who cracked civil services thrice to land her dream...
A mother of two, Bushra Arshad Bano's story is one of grit and determination. Cracking the civil services exams for the third time last...
Did Ishrat Jahan, one of the petitioners in Triple Talaq, lie about her divorce?
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
Over the past few years, the issue of instant Triple Talaq has been discussed, criticised, debated and analysed a lot....
Death of Fathima Latheef a blatant case of discrimination and Islamophobia, say students
By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net
Just five months after Dr. Payal Tadvi, a medical student at Nair Hospital in Mumbai was driven to suicide due to...
From cooking tips to charity: Meet the ‘vlogger family’ from Malappuram
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.Net
Vlogging or video-blogging is nothing new in this modern age of technology. But there is an interesting vlogger family worth knowing...
Meet Sadaf Chaudhary, who wants to serve country by becoming an ambassador
UPSC topper among Muslim aspirants, Sadaf Chaudhary of Roorkee uttarakhand, who secured the overall 23rd rank, is of firm opinion that improvement in the...
Meet Dr. Mubeena Ramzan, the first Kashmiri woman to feature among world’s 500 most...
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Dr Mubeena Ramzan of Kashmir created history earlier this month when she became the first Kashmiri woman to be enlisted among...
प्रधानमंत्री जी, महिला सशक्तिकरण पर ज्ञान देने से पहले दिल्ली हिंसा में मुस्लिम महिलाओं...
दिल्ली हिंसा के दौरान मुस्लिम महिलाओं के साथ हुईं हैं बेहद शर्मनाक हरकतें
कपड़े फाड़ने से लेकर बलात्कार तक के आरोप, कई लड़कियां...
Meet Manjuwara Mullah from Assam’s riverine sandbank who is leading Muslim women to social,...
Manjuwara Mullah from the north-eastern state of Assam is a social activist whose initiative Amrapari has changed the lives of many women in the...
Meet Sadiya Shaikh, emerging community leader from Mumbai
Nikhat Fatima|Twocirlces.net
Born in Bihar, Sadiya’s family shifted to Mumbai when she was 4 years old. Sadiya, eldest of her 5 siblings has recently been...
उज़मा नाहिद : मुस्लिम महिलाओं को आर्थिक रूप से सशक्त बनाने की एक मिशन
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
मुंबई : मुसलमानों में मज़हबी तौर पर जो रिवायती घराने हैं, उन घरानों की बेटियां भी देश की खुली फ़िज़ा...
The pointing finger of Babasaheb Ambedkar
Dr. Shah Alam Khan
Mayawati, the chief minister of the most populous state of India is in news yet again. Her fondness to Greek Parthenon-style memorials has landed her in trouble with the highest court in the country. I wonder what the Supreme Court of India would have done to the likes of Shahjahan, Akbar, Cholas of Southern India and Rajputs of Rajasthan if it existed in their times.
A fashion designer turns her village home into garment manufacturing unit
Tabassum Jabeen's entrepreneurial journey began amidst the Covid lockdown.
Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net
PATNA (BIHAR) — A whirring sound from a nondescript building in the middle...
On Bhima Koregaon, your Janaeu was shining brightly on Republic TV: An open letter...
By Disha KR for TwoCircles.net
Dear Mr Arnab Goswami,
Your debate #Endcastepolitics on both 2nd and 3rd of January is a perfect example of a casteist...
यूपीपीसीएस के परिणाम में इस बार 26 मुसलमान, पहले से बेहतर है परफॉर्मेंस
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
हाल ही में उत्तर प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग ने पीसीएस 2021 का रिजल्ट घोषित कर दिया है, इस बार उत्तर प्रदेश को...
The heartening story of Irfan and Anjum Bagban, the first Muslim couple to clear...
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
It is no secret that even today, many Muslim girls do not get an opportunity to pursue their dreams due to...
This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods
SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...
Tired of government neglect, Mumbra residents take to training their own youth for employment
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
Mumbra, a largely Muslim settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, has a peculiar history; it largely came up after the 1992...
Karnataka: Muslim girl commits suicide after being harassed by teacher ahead of R-Day rehearsals
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
In a tragic turn of events, a Muslim girl named Zaibunnisa committed suicide on January 25 after allegedly facing violence and...
‘Land most important for Kerala Dalits’ – Bluestone rising scholar awardee Maya Pramod
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.Net
Maya Pramod, a research scholar who received the prestigious Bluestone Rising Scholar Prize instituted by the Brandeis University, USA, believes ownership...
Zeeshan Ali: first Muslim girl from Bihar to win Fulbright Fellowship
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
Patna: Bringing laurel to Bihar and her community, Zeeshan Ali has won Fulbright Fellowship from the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF). She will be the first Muslim girl from Bihar to have been awarded the prestigious fellowship.
“I was quite surprised when the news was broken on me. I really feel honored. I am happy beyond bounds,” says Zeeshan, Patna University Ph.D. student, talking to TwoCircles.net.
Zeeshan Ali
Zeeshan Ali
बीपीएससी का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिम अभ्यर्थियों का शानदार प्रदर्शन, इस बार ‘100’ बने अफसर
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने रविवार को बीपीएससी 64वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) का अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिया। मेरिट लिस्ट...
TCN – SEED APPRENTICESHIP 2023-24
The TCN-SEED Apprenticeship offers aspiring journalists an opportunity to build their communication skills and professional network under the guidance of experienced mentors. The vision...
Shikha Mandi: The first Radio Jockey to host a show in Santhali language
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Santhali might be the language of over 40 lakh people in four states, but it has rarely received the promotion or...
Meet Ariba Khan: A Young Municipal Councillor from Shaheen Bagh
Aatika S. | TwoCircles.net
Ariba Khan from the Indian National Congress, and Municipal Councillor from Abul Fazal Enclave in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, speaks to...
हमारा हिजाब ही हमारी ताकत,देश भर की मुस्लिम लड़कियों ने बुलंद की आवाज़
सिमरा अंसारी। Twocircles.net
इलाहाबाद निवासी सारा अहमद सिद्दीकी हिजाब पर प्रतिबंध को इस्लामोफोबिया की संज्ञा देते हुए कहती हैं, ये जेंडर इस्लामोफोबिया है, इससे...
Male students disrupt Leadership Summit organised by women students in AMU
TCN News
The women’s leadership summit, 2019 scheduled for 3 days from 26th March to 28th March that began yesterday at the Aligarh Muslim University...
Farhana Firdous: Triple medal winner in M.Sc and a dream to help the marginalised
By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net
If our mainstream media is to be believed, nothing good happens near or at the India-Bangladesh border. Every now and...
‘Muslims have become demolition targets:’ Jamia Nagar residents on DDA demolitions
On February 15, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished 50 structures in Jamia Nagar, a predominately Muslim majority neighbourhood in New Delhi. The area...
A conversation with Dr Audrey Truschke, the author of Aurangzeb: The life and legacy...
By Misbahuddin Mirza for TwoCircles.net
Over the ages, the fertile lands of India have constantly attracted wave after wave of peoples to migrate and settle...
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग का परिणाम जारी, मुस्लिमों का इस बार बेहतर हुआ प्रदर्शन
जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net
बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग (बीपीएससी) ने 7 अक्टूबर को बीपीएससी 65वीं संयुक्त प्रतियोगी परीक्षा (सीसीई) के अंतिम परिणाम घोषित कर दिए। इस बार मुख्य...
Bihar: Muslim community anxious after spurt in communal incidents
https://twocircles.net/2023mar10/448581.html
Observers noted that there is a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Bihar government and instil a sense of insecurity and fear...
Muslim girl burnt alive in Bihar for ‘resisting sexual advances’, family alleges police inaction...
By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Bihar: A twenty-year-old girl Gulnaz Khatoon from Rasulpur Habib village in Bihar was allegedly burnt alive for resisting sexual harassment by...
In the name of progressiveness: A Note on the recent Speak-Out movement in...
By Praveena Thaali for TwoCircles.net
In recent times, Dalit-Bahujan women have started a speak-out* campaign to reveal their experiences of sexual harassment, which until now it...
Longform: Sonal Shah’s journey from American Sangh to US Department of Homeland Security
Has the newly appointed Chief Commissioner of President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Sonal Shah put the...
इस बार यूपी में बढ़ गई विधायकों में मुस्लिमों की तादाद, पढ़े किसने -किसे...
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा में मुस्लिम विधायकों का आंकड़ा 2017 के मुकाबले में मामूली अंको में बढ़ा है। इस बार 36 मुस्लिम चुनाव जीतकर विधानसभा...
Imran Khan’s bride’s choice of dress for Nikah and Islamophobia
By Shaheen Naqshbandi for TwoCircles.net
Recently, Pakistani politician Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka. During the Nikah, the bride wore the full veil and some people...
The curious case of the ‘missing’ women from the AMU campus
By Istikhar Ali, TwoCircles.net
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is one of the most prominent universities in India and is known as an institution of repute...
Why I participated in the Yuva Hunkar rally
Text and photos by Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The Yuva Hunkar rally, which took place in Delhi today, saw a sizeable participation from people from all...
Meet Kaneez Fatima, Karnataka’s Only Muslim Woman MLA
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Kaneez Fatima, the hijab-clad politician who won in the recent assembly elections in Karnataka is currently very popular with her videos...
Remembering Qurratulain Hyder : The fierce, unapologetic and bold Urdu writer
By Sharjeel Usmani for TwoCircles.net
The Union Hall building of Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU) is buzzing with supporters of the newly elected...
Tarannum Firdous, the first Muslim girl from Siliguri to crack WBCS in her maiden...
TCN News with inputs from Sadique Mumtaz
“Hard work never goes in vain. One who continues working hard despite enduring pain and adverse conditions is destined...
Sponsorship deal cancelled; powerlifter Majiziya Bhanu requests help on social media
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net
International powerlifter Majiziya Bhanu has qualified to participate in the World Championship being held in Russia in December but is in...
From Shopian to Kathua: The never-ending tragedy of Kashmir and the eternal wait for...
Introduction: In the collective memory of the Indian state, the rape of an eight-year-old has already been relegated to the back pages of newspapers,...
पलायन को आईना दिखाती पहाड़ की ये महिला
पंकज सिंह बिष्ट
नैनीताल (उत्तराखंड) : आज जहां एक तरफ़ पहाड़ के लिए पलायन श्राप बना हुआ है. जिसे रोकना सरकार के लिए एक चुनौती...
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhgam mark Babri demolition anniversary with protests
By Newsdesk, TwoCircles.net
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam organised protests and demonstrations throughout the state on Friday, December 6, marking the Babri Masjid demolition. The...
AMU Women’s College: Naba Naseem elected as President
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
In the student union polls held on Monday. AMU Women's college elected Naba Naseem, a second-year student from BA, as its...
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : मुस्तफाबाद में अरविंद केजरीवाल की शैक्षिक भेदभाव की असलियत दिखाता है...
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देश की राजधानी दिल्ली के उत्तर प्रदेश बॉर्डर पर एक बड़ा मुस्लिम बहुल इलाक़ा मुस्तफाबाद है। ये इलाक़ा ज़्यादातर...
रवायतों की सफे तोड़कर दौड़ रही है लखनऊ की बुर्का राइडर आयशा अमीन
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ- नवाबी शहर लखनऊ की एक लड़की रवायतों की सफे तोड़कर आगे बढ़ गई है।न केवल वो आगे बढ़ी है...
Zanani Masjid in Aurangabad: An inspiration to Muslim women to reclaim their space in...
Zanani Masjid was built 350 years ago in the Mughal period. Many Muslim girls and women gather at Zanani Masjid to study the Quran...
बिजनौर ट्रेन रेप कांड : निलंबित हुआ सिपाही, दर्ज हुआ मुक़दमा, लेकिन की जा...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
बिजनौर : चलती ट्रेन में रोज़ेदार महिला के साथ बलात्कार करने वाले सिपाही कोमल शुक्ला को एसपी जीआरपी केशव कुमार चौधरी ने...
नफ़रत भरे इस दौर में तमन्ना पंकज बन रही हिंदू-मुस्लिम एकता की मिसाल
तन्वी सुमन।Twocircles.net
पेशे से वकील तमन्ना पंकज लोगों की ज़िंदगी में हिंदू-मुस्लिम के बीच के फ़ासलों को कम कर उसे एक नया आयाम देने की...
Tamil Nadu girl clears the path to become first doctor in her tribe
While NEET has abetted several institutional murders of students hailing from the marginalized groups, 20-year-old student Sangavi from the Malasar tribal community in Coimbatore has...
‘The Little Muslims Gift Factory’: An Indian Muslim Woman’s Islamic Gift Shop Is Going...
Nikhat Fatima | Two Circles
In 2015 at the age of 27, Madiha Basheer started her business with her first product a beautiful box curated...
Minor domestic worker found dead after allegedly raped by employer in Hyderabad, family demand...
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Hyderabad: Being poor is akin to a crime as you are extremely vulnerable to exploitation. This is what happened in the...
यूपीएससी 2020 : सदफ चौधरी को 23 वी रैंक, मुस्लिम समुदाय से किया टॉप
न्यूज डेस्क। Twocircles.net
संघ लोकसेवा आयोग ने सिविल सेवा 2020 का मुख्य परीक्षा का परिणाम जारी कर दिया है। सिविल सर्विसेज परीक्षा 2020 में...
Muslim nursing graduates from West Bengal university get 100% job placement
The inaugural batch of the nursing course in a university in West Bengal, designed especially for women, has achieved this success.
Sufi Parween | TwoCircles.net
WEST...
बर्बाद हो गया कानपुर का चमड़ा उद्योग, घट गए 8 लाख रोजगार
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश का कानपुर ज़िला देश में चमड़ा उद्योग का सबसे बड़ा केंद्र हैं। कानपुर शहर भारत के कुल चमड़े और चमड़े के...
Renowned Muslim women scholars call for adopting Islamic teachings for ‘happy family, stronger society’
TCN News
New Delhi: Muslim women intellectuals and scholars from around the world on Tuesday unanimously gave a clarion call to adopt Islamic teachings for...
Operated from mosque, a women-run health clinic in Hyderabad has treated over 25000 patients...
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a healthcare NGO Helping Hand Foundation (HHF) from Hyderabad in south India has been a source of respite for the...
Barak Valley felicitates Maria Tanim, Assam Civil Services topper
TCN News
Guwahati, November 18: The story of the Assam Civil Services Exam 2016 topper Maria Tanim is no different from the “flight of the...
इसरो में चयन, अब वैज्ञानिक बनेंगे काशिफ,अरीब और जमशेद
आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net
दिल्ली स्थित जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया के छात्र मोहम्मद काशिफ़ का इसरो में चयन हुआ हैं। काशिफ़ ने राष्ट्रीय स्तर की इस...
CAA Movement: Recent reports on Delhi violence indicate ‘criminal role of Delhi Police’
By Nidha Parveen, TwoCircles.net
A recent report by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) states that as many as 45 people were sexually assaulted...
Woman gang raped on the banks of river Ganga
Patna, Oct 3 (IANS) A woman in Bihar was gang raped on the banks of the Ganga river when she had gone for a...
The Kerala Story: A Frustrated Attempt to Silence Vocal Muslim Women
Snobar | Twocircles.net
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues in the BJP are promoting the film “The Kerala Story,” but a large number of...
Fatima Nafees and Hadiya: How Muslim women fight Islamophobia and the ‘Collective Conscience’
By Nazish Hussain for TwoCircles.net
What does it take to withstand the persistent atrocities and oppression by state authorities against you? The ordeal of two...
बुंदेलखंड की बहादुर बेटी और ‘गुलाबी गैंग’ की शेरनी हेमलता पटेल की भूली बिसरी...
हेमलता पटेल गुलाबी गैंग की संस्थापक सदस्यों में से हैं। बुंदेलखंड का मशहूर गुलाबी गैंग महिलाओं के विरुद्ध होने वाले अत्याचारों से लड़ने के...
‘Our only demand is to be allowed back in classrooms with hijab,’ says girl...
Hazra Shifa is a higher-secondary student at the government pre-University (PU) college of Udupi, Karnataka which is at the centre of Hijab row...
South Kashmir girl receives 100% scholarship offer to pursue Mechanical Engg. in University of...
By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Eighteen-year-old Adeeba Tak from Shopian district in south Kashmir has brought laurels to the valley by securing admission in...
Abducted Muslim girl from Uttar Pradesh alleges ‘mistreatment, threat of being married off without...
The family of the abducted Muslim girl, who was rescued after more than twenty days, alleged that the girl was tortured and would have...
Remembering Lady Anees Imam, One of the Founders of Modern Bihar
Mohd Hussain Ganie | TwoCircles.net
The role of minority personalities in the national movement and nation-building remains unacknowledged and is also being systematically and deliberately...
Curfew in BHU: Policemen lathi-charge at female students, use tear gas; several students injured
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Female students protesting at the main gate of the Banaras Hindu University were met with violent police action including lathi-charge, use...