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The '''1994 Anti-Urdu riots''' were a series of Hindu-Muslim clashes which took place in Jagajeevanram Nagar in the city of [[Bangalore]] in [[India]] in 1994. The riots were are believed to be a reaction against telecast of [[Urdu]] news on the India's national television channel, ''[[Doordarshan]]'' at prime-time. The riots resulted in over 25 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |title=HINDUS CLASH WITH MUSLIMS, INDIAN POLICE |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/10/09/hindus-clash-with-muslims-indian-police/e0c69a03-b968-4058-ac55-08ad78f7cc03/ |work=[[Washington Post]] |date=Oct 9, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=URDU NEWS BROADCAST TRIGGERS 3-DAY RIOT IN WHICH 23 DIE IN BANGALORE |url=https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/1994/10/12/urdu-news-broadcast-triggers-3day-riot-in-which-23-die-in-bangalore&post_id=46107# |work=[[UCA News]] |date=October 11, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=War of Words Turns Fatal in India : Violence: Dispute over Urdu language being used on a 10-minute TV broadcast leads to riots, 17 deaths. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-09-mn-48390-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=Oct 9, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Urdu news bulletin on Bangalore Doordarshan sparks off riots |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19941031-urdu-news-bulletin-on-bangalore-doordarshan-sparks-off-riots-809868-1994-10-31 |work=[[India Today]] |date=October 31, 1994}}</ref> |
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#REDIRECT[[Violence against Muslims in India#Major incidents]] |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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* [[1991 Anti-Tamil violence of Karnataka]] |
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* {{cite book|title=The promise of the metropolis: Bangalore's twentieth century|first=Janaki|last=Nair|publisher=Oxford University Press|id=ISBN 0195667255, ISBN 9780195667257|page=259|year=2005}} |
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Revision as of 14:55, 22 August 2020
The 1994 Anti-Urdu riots were a series of Hindu-Muslim clashes which took place in Jagajeevanram Nagar in the city of Bangalore in India in 1994. The riots were are believed to be a reaction against telecast of Urdu news on the India's national television channel, Doordarshan at prime-time. The riots resulted in over 25 deaths.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ^ "HINDUS CLASH WITH MUSLIMS, INDIAN POLICE". Washington Post. Oct 9, 1994.
- ^ "URDU NEWS BROADCAST TRIGGERS 3-DAY RIOT IN WHICH 23 DIE IN BANGALORE". UCA News. October 11, 1994.
- ^ "War of Words Turns Fatal in India : Violence: Dispute over Urdu language being used on a 10-minute TV broadcast leads to riots, 17 deaths". Los Angeles Times. Oct 9, 1994.
- ^ "Urdu news bulletin on Bangalore Doordarshan sparks off riots". India Today. October 31, 1994.
See also
Notes
- Nair, Janaki (2005). The promise of the metropolis: Bangalore's twentieth century. Oxford University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0195667255, ISBN 9780195667257.
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