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1984 & Its Afterlives

To mark the 40th year of the violence of 1984, we reflect on the events that unfolded in India and make connections with the ongoing and durable violence against Sikhs, Muslims, and other minority groups in India and the diaspora.

To mark the 40th year of the violence of 1984, we reflect on the events that unfolded in India and make connections with the ongoing and durable violence against Sikhs, Muslims, and other minority groups in India and the diaspora.

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Uma Chakravarti

Feminist Historian
Feminist Historian

Uma Chakravarti is a distinguished feminist historian who has taught at Miranda House College for Women, Delhi University.

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Shruti Devgan

Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College
Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College

Shruti Devgan is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bowdoin College.

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Sukhman Singh Dhami

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Ensaaf
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Ensaaf

Sukhman Dhami is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Ensaaf. This human rights organization works to end impunity and achieve justice for crimes against humanity in India, focusing on Panjab.

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Suchitra Vijayan

Lawyer
Lawyer

Suchitra Vijayan is an essayist, lawyer, and photographer working across oral history, state violence, and visual storytelling.

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