Shahid Tantray

Jan 1, 2025 | caravanmagazine.in | Shahid Tantray |Sunil Kashyap

24 NOVEMBER 2024 will be forever etched in Nazia’s memory. “I don’t know how he ended up at the mosque—whether he went on his own, or someone took him,” she told us, referring to her brother Ayan, who was one of five people killed during the violence that occurred during a survey carried out at Sambhal’s Shahi Jama Masjid that Sunday. According to the family, Ayan was shot dead. They found out about the incident ten minutes after he left home to go to the hotel where he worked.

Dec 1, 2024 | caravanmagazine.in | Shahid Tantray

Two men, wearing white gowns, stand in the Jhelum river, water above their knees. Their faces are painted red, and they are also covered in mud. One of them holds an ornate turban, partly encrusted in mud, half in the water. A man is submerged in water. Only his forehead is visible, just above the surface, and the turban on his head has an upright feather. Next to him, floating in the water is a sheet of paper painted a rusty colour, resembling blood.

Nov 20, 2024 | hindi.caravanmagazine.in | Sunil Kashyap |Shahid Tantray

The banner outside the election office of Mithlesh Pal, a candidate in the Meerapur assembly in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, featured some unusual faces. Besides the faces of the leaders of Pal’s party, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, and those of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its alliance partner, the banner featured other icons and leaders—BR Ambedkar; the poet Valmiki; Vishwakarma, the architect of the world in Hindu mythology; Jyotiba Phule, the anti-caste social reformer; among others.

Nov 19, 2024 | caravanmagazine.in | Sunil Kashyap |Shahid Tantray

The banner outside the election office of Mithlesh Pal, a candidate in the Meerapur assembly in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district, featured some unusual faces. Besides the faces of the leaders of Pal’s party, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, and those of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its alliance partner, the banner featured other icons and leaders—BR Ambedkar; the poet Valmiki; Vishwakarma, the architect of the world in Hindu mythology; Jyotiba Phule, the anti-caste social reformer; among others.

Oct 31, 2024 | caravanmagazine.in | Shahid Tantray

Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba was a scholar and human-rights activist who taught English literature at the University of Delhi. Polio contracted as a child had left Saibaba disabled below the waist. In 2014, he was arrested and accused of having links to outlawed Maoist groups. He was sentenced to life imprisonment under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in March 2017.