Historic and latest news in the case of the 1984 Sikh Genocide, formerly referred to as the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Genocide – 1984: The How and Why. Dr Rajni Kothari. Angelfire.
1984

Sikhs recount horrors to Mother Teresa. Neal Robbins. UPI Archives. 5 November 1984.

Gangster Rule: Massacre of the Sikhs. Madhu Kishwar. Manushi.
December 1984.

RSS Ideologue Nana Deshmukh justified massacre of Sikhs in 1984. Shamsul Islam. Academia.edu
1984.

The Anti-Sikh Propaganda Tapes. The 1984 Memorial Project, New Delhi.
1984

A new kind of rioting. Veena Das, R K Das, Manoranjan Mohanty, Ashis Nandy.
The Illustrated Weekly of India. 23 December 1984.

Koi Sardar Hai? (are there any Sikh here?). Payal Singh.
The Illustrated Weekly of India. 23 December 1984.

The Enemy Within. Ivan Fera.
The Illustrated Weekly of India. 23 December 1984.

When the State collapses. Romesh Thapar.
The Illustrated Weekly of India. 23 December 1984.

Hindu Mobs Attack Sikhs. Los Angeles Times.
7 May 1985

Congress(I) MP Lalit Maken, wife shot dead by unidentified assailants in Delhi. Dilip Bobb. India Today.
15 August 1985.

Justice Mishra Commission report on 1984 anti-Sikhs riots may find few takers. Inderjit Badhwar. India Today.
30 April 1986.

Sikhs, Hindus Fight in New Delhi; 5 Die, 45 Hurt. Los Angeles Times.
27 July 1986.

Shame by Tavleen Singh. First published by Indian Express Magazine, 29 October 1989.

Indira Gandhi assassination trial: Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh hanged. Vipul Mudhal, David Devadas. India Today.
31 January 1989.

Government ducks action against H.K.L. Bhagat and Sajjan Kumar despite mounting evidence. Manoj Mita. India Today.
15 September 1993.

Victims, ‘Neighbours’, and ‘Watan’: Survivors of Anti-Sikh Carnage of 1984. Uma Chakravati. Economic and Political Weekly. Vol. 29, No. 42.
15 October 1994.

The Ghosts of Mrs Gandhi, Amitav Ghost. Outlook India.
1995.

How to turn religious beliefs into a nuclear explosion. Indarjit Singh. The Independent.
23 May 1998.

Civilian authorities were unwilling to deploy army during 1984 riots: A S Brar. Rediff.
29 July 2002.

Oh, That Other Hindu Riot of Passage. Khushwant Singh.
2004

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Victory To The Mob, Khushwant Singh. Outlook.
August 2005

‘Rao told me to protect friends…Rajiv told me you’re a heart patient, take rest’. Manoj Mita. The Indian Express.
9 August 2005.

Manmohan apologises to Sikhs for ’84 riots. The Tribune.
12 August 2005.

‘A method in the madness’. Outlook.
11 August 2005.

Justice delayed, justice denied. Renu Agal. BBC.
11 August 2005.

Moral Indifference as the Form of Modern Evil. Siddharth Varadarajan. The Hindu.
12 August 2005.

Long road to Nowhere: Justice Nanavati on 1984. Uma Chakravarti. Economic and Political Weekly.
27 August 2005.

Bhagat cremated at Nigambodh Ghat. Zee News.
30 October 2005.

The Winter in Delhi, 1984. Aseem Shrivastava. Counterpunch.
10 December 2005.

The Morning After: Trauma, Memory and the Sikh predicament since 1984. Darshan Tatla. Sikh Formations.
June 2006.

Jagjit Singh Chauhan. Ramesh Randeep. The Guardian.
10 April 2007.

The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India’s Future. M. Nussbaum, J. Myers, J. Carnegie Council.
3 May 2007.

Exclusive Interview with Jasbir Singh. NRI Internet.
19 December 2007.

Army admits 34 soldiers killed in ’84 anti-Sikh riots. Sanjeev Chopra. Indian Express.
24 October 2008.

When a big tree falls, the earth shakes. Harjinder Baweja. Tehelka.
25 April 2009.

CBI chief gave Tytler a clean chit, his officers had said prosecute him. Ritu Sarin. Indian Express.
26 April 2009.

Operation Blue Star: 25 years on. Sunny Hundal. The Guardian.
3 June 2009.

India’s 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Waiting for Justice. Mridu Khuller. Time.
28 October 2009.

Indira Gandhi’s death remembered. BBC.
1 November 2009.

Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182.
June 2010.

Scorched White Lilies of ’84 – A Review by Gurcharan Singh. Institute of Sikh Studies
2011.

Killers` motive was `revenge` at Hondh Chillar, mentions FIR. Ramaninder K. Bhatia.
24 February 2011.

Man who exposed Hondh Chillar loses job. I. P. Singh.
13 March 2011.

1984 riots: Sikh bodies seek action against Sajjan Kumar, Hanspal. India Today.
15 April 2011.

India: Bring Charges for Newly Discovered Massacre of Sikhs. Human Rights Watch.
25 April 2011.

Delhi Police kept eyes “closed” during 1984 anti-Sikh riots: CBI. India Today.
31 March 2012.

1984 victim brings alive Sajjan Kumar’s riot act. H. Baweja. Hindustan Times.
29 April 2012


1984 survivors: The Sikh people that time forgot. R. Ghai. Sikh Sangat.
October 2012.

Their battle for survival is far from over. Tribune India.
30 October 2012.

It still hurts. Shailaja Tripathi. The Hindu.
4 November 2012.

High ranking Sikh Army Officers were killed in 1984 Sikh Genocide. Panthic.
20 December 2012.

US refuses to declare 1984 anti-Sikh riots as Genocide. The Times of India.
2 April 2013.

1984 anti-Sikh riots case reopened against Jagdish Tytler.  Sunetra Choudhury. NDTV.
11 Apr 2013.

Britain had to change, Margaret Thatcher had the courage to make it happen. Michael Portillo. The Guardian.
14 April 2013.

Is it right to make a comparison between the 1984 and the 2002 riots? NDTV.
15 April 2013.

Sikh family on train attacked, young Sikh girl stripped and assaulted. Panthic.
20 April 2013.

Sajjan Kumar acquitted in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Jiby Kattakayam. The Hindu.
1 May 2013

Life after 1984 anti-Sikh riots: 29 years of struggle. Tehelkatv.
1 May 2013.

Sajjan Kumar got ‘benefit of doubt’. Jiby Kattakayam. The Hindu.
2 May 2013.

What about 1984? Mukul Kesavan. The Telegraph.
26 July 2013.

Arun Nehru passes away. The Indian Express.
26 July 2013.

Secular Nonsense on 1984. Hartosh Singh Bal. Open Magazine.
4 September 2013.

Sikh Family Brutally Attacked in Delhi, Attacker “1984 Bhool gaye, Sallo Yaad Karwata hoon”. Punjabi Boli.
8 October 2013.

Carbon. Jaspreet Singh. Open Magazine.
2 November 2013.

Delhi polls: son of 1984 riots accused Sajjan Kumar gets Congress ticket. First Post.
16 November 2013.

1984 riots not comparable with post-Godhra violence: Amartya Sen.
18 December 2013.

Frankly Speaking with Rahul Gandhi – Full Interview. Arnab Goswami Exclusive Interview.
27 January 2014.

‘Rajiv Gandhi didn’t take calls from President after 1984 riots broke out’. C.G. Manoj. Indian Express.
30 January 2014.

There’s More to Thatcher’s Ignominy: Here’s What Secret British Cabinet Documents From Nov 1984 Reveal. Pav Singh. Sikh Chic.
3 February 2014.

What a young army officer saw in ’84 riots. Colonel (red) Bhupinder Malhi. NDTV.
3 February 2014.

1984 riots: CBI may have come under pressure to give Jagdish Tytler a clean chit, reveals ex-official. Sreenivasan Jain. NDTV.
5 February 2014.

Truth vs Hype: 1984 Riots – Political complicity, aborted justice. Sreenivasan Jain. NDTV.
8 February 2014 

Delhi 1984: India’s Congress party still struggling to escape the past. Andrew North. South Asia correspondent. BBC.
18 February 2014.

WikiLeaks. Credible evidence that he played a role in organising the communal attacks. Cable 08 New Delhi 790, Delhi Diary, Unclassified.
10 March 2014

1984 Sikh riots: BJP, RSS names figure in records. Rajnish Sharma. Kractiviist.
April 2014.

There has been no justice rendered for the massacres of 1984. Sarmila Bose. Aljazeera.
28 Mar 2014.

‘Am not a court, but Tytler was not involved in 1984 riots’, Amarinder Singh. NDTV
21 April 2014.

Delhi cops, govt ‘colluded’ during 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Sting operation. The Times of India.
22 April 2014.

Puneet Bedi testimony. Living-Jeevit History.
23 April. 2014.

The shattered dome. Hartosh Singh Bal. The Caravan.
1 May 2014

Golden Temple 1947. 1984. Jaspreet Singh. Montreal Serai.
27 September 2014.

Sins of Commission. Hartosh Singh Bal. The Caravan.
1 October 2014.

Kaur & Singh Create 1984 Play. Kaur Life.
27 October 2014.

India: No Justice for 1984 Anti-Sikh Bloodshed. Human Rights Watch.
29 October 2014.

Assassination: When Delhi Burned. BBC Radio 4.
31 October 2014

I lived through the Sikh riots—and 30 years later, I’m not ready to forgive or forget. Amarjit Singh Walia. Quartz.
31 October 2014.

It’s Time India Accept Responsibility for its 1984 Sikh Genocide. Simran Jeet Singh. Time.
31 October 2014.

Memories of 1984. Nandita Haksar, Mainstream Weekly.
2 November 2014.

Thirty Years on, Still No Justice for India’s Sikhs. Schona Jolly. The Huffington Post.
3 November 2014.

‘Boys of Tilak Vihar are seen as useless… I don’t blame them’. Pritha Chatterjee. Indian Express.
3 November 2014.

1984 Victims Had a Day in United Nations – Human Rights Officer With OHCHR Documents Testimony of Witnesses. Sikh Siyasat.
8 November 2014.

Delhi polls: 1984 riots accused Tytler, Sajjan Kumar on Cong election committee? First Post
5 November 2014.

The scars remain – Sikhs find it hard to forget the trauma of the 1984 riots. Pheronze L. Vincent. The Hindu.
8 November 2014.

Resolution in Harvey about 1984 Anti-Sikh Genocide. SikhNet.
13 November 2014.

Delhi’s indifference to 1984 riots led to other massacres. Harsh Mander. Hindustan Times. 13 December 2014.

Sikh Feminism and SAFAR. Mallika Kaur, Harpreet Kaur Neelam, and Kirpa Kaur.
12 December 2014.

1984 anti-Sikh riots were Genocide, says Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The Economic Times.
26 December 2014.

Thirty years on, still no justice for India’s Sikhs. Schona Jolly. The Huffington Post.
31 December 2014.

Delhi’s indifference to 1984 riots led to other massacres. Harsh Mander, Hindustan Times.
December 2014.

California Assembly describes 1984 riots as “Genocide”. Hindustan Times.
22 April 2015.

Need for a law on Genocide in India: In the light of India’s obligation to the Genocide Convention, 1948. Ankita Guru. Researchgate.
June 2015

1984 Riots: Amitabh Bachchan Says He Can’t Recall Jagdish Tytler at Delhi’s Teen Murti. Sunetra Choudhury. NDTV.
5 June 2015.

Jagdish Tytler got clean chit after meeting Manmohan Singh: Abhishek Verma. The Economic Times.
3 June 2015.

The Carnage of 1984: Representations (or lack thereof) in Indian Cinema. Ritika Popli. Qrius.
15 September 2015.

‘RSS was silent during the 1984 riots. At places, it was implicated in the violence’. Ajaz Ashraf. Scroll.
3 November 2015.

How senior Congress leaders organised the 1984 killing of Sikhs in Delhi. Hartosh Singh Bal. South Asian Post.
3 November 2015.

Had late former PM Rajiv Gandhi ‘justified’ the 1984 anti-Sikh riots? India Today
20 November 2015.

Kanhaiya Kumar under fire for remarks on 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Economic Times.
29 March 2016.

India’s long wait for justice: 27m court cases trapped in legal logjam. Vidhi Doshi. The Guardian.
5 May 2016.

32 years on, victims of anti-Sikh riots in Gurgaon await justice. Hindustan Times.
20 June 2016.

1984 anti-Sikh riots, 32 years later: ‘They called my family out, burnt them alive’. Sakshi Dayal. The Indian Express.
30 June 2016.

Narasimha Rao’s Role in Anti-Sikh Riots: Evidence His Supporters Missed. Ajaz Ashraf. Outlook India.
29 October 2016.

Lest we forget: what five eminent Sikhs and a former prime minister witnessed during the 1984 riots. Ajaz Ashraf. Scroll.
31 October 2016.

The Wall of Truth, a memorial for victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Sehar Qazi. Catch News.
7 January 2017.

Rights group disappointed with SIT re-probing 1984 riots cases. Hindustan Times.
22 March 2017.

Ontario passes motion calling 1984 riots genocide, India says move misguided. Hindustan Times.
8 April 2017.

As Delhi was consumed with bloodshed during the 1984 Sikh genocide, where was the Indian Army? Pav Singh. Scroll.
2 November 2017.

How Senior Congress Leaders Sanctioned the Organised Violence Against Sikhs In 1984. Hartosh Singh Bal. The Caravan.
3 November 2017.

The untold story of how Britain turned a blind eye to a Sikh massacre. Pav Singh. Politics. 
9 November 2017.

1984 anti Sikh violence to be investigated again by a new SIT. Manpreet K. Singh. SBS Punjabi.
12 January 2018.

Exposing the powerful and influential men behind 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms. Pav Singh. DailyO. 
19 January 2018.

Anti-Sikh Riots, 1984. Sondeep Shankar.
Photo essay.

Sikh Separatism in the 1980s—the Khalistan Movement. Sondeep Shankar.
Photo essay.

Book Excerpt: From Pav Singh’s ‘1984: India’s Guilty Secret’. Pav Singh. Cafe Dissensus. 
22 March 2018.

Mark Tully, Satish Jacob & Hartosh Bal in Conversation at Majha House Amritsar.
24 March 2018.

Instead of dodging 1984, Congress should acknowledge the past. Kamal Mitra Chenoy. Daily O.
27 August 2018.

Twenty-five years later – No justice for the 1984 survivors. Vrinder Grove. Sabrang.
2 November 2018.

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case: One Sentenced To Death, Another Gets Life Term. Outlook.
20 November 2018.

Anti-Sikh riots: What happened in 1984 and after? Karuna Madan. Gulf News.
21 November 2018.

Convictions in 1984 anti-Sikh riots, but big fish still roaming free. Tehelka.
1 December 2018.

1984 Sikh Riots: HS Phoolka talks about his own ordeal during 1984 Sikh riots. The Indian Express. 
4 January 2019.

1984 Sikh Pogrom: The First Day of November. Rahul Pandita. Open Magazine. 6 March 2019.

In 1984, RSS rallied behind Congress party. Indian Election Watch.
World is One News. 
26 March 2019.

’84 riots: CBI likens killing of Sikhs with Nazi extermination of Jews. The Tribune.
20 May 2019.

Photo Essay: Thirty-Three Years on, Wounds of the Anti-Sikh Massacre Are Still Fresh. Shome Basu. The Wire.
31 October 2019.

The 1984 Sikh Genocide – 36 Years On. Monique Gill. Human Rights Pulse.
20 June 2020.

1984 Anti-Sikh Pogrom: What Next In the Fight For Justice? Pav Singh. The Quint.
31 October 2020.

Amidst Barbarity, a few Hindus & Muslims saved Sikhs in 1984. Pav Singh. The Quint.
31 October 2020.

Anti-Sikh Riots in 1984: How it Was Planned and Executed. Organiser.
1 November 2021.

Why I Wrote “1984 India’s Guilty Secret”. Pav Singh. Baaz News.
2 November 2021.

‘It Will Be Worse Than 1984’: Sikhs Face Genocide Threats on Social Media. Adiya Menon. The Quint.
7 January 2022.

Before Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Jogi’ On Netflix, These Films Focused On The Anti-Sikh Riots Of 1984. Gurpreet Kaur. Outlook.
22 September 2022.

Why is the Anniversary of the 1984 Massacre of Sikhs Not a Time of Remembrance For Us All? Apoorvanand.
The Wire.
31 October 2022.

How The 1984 Sikh Genocide Was Used To Win A Historic Election. Pav Singh. Baaz News.
2 November 2022.

1984 anti-Sikh pogrom: How Congress shielded and rewarded its leaders accused of leading violent mobs to target Sikhs. Amit Kelkar. Opindia.
23 January 2023.

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: SC rejects bail plea of ex-councillor Balwan Khokhar serving life term. Times of India.
3 February 2023.

Anti-Sikh genocide: Congress appoints Jagdish Tytler as AICC plenary member, AAP condemns.Pankaj Jain. India Today.
21 February 2023.

Loot, arson, murder — How complacent & complicit govt, police & Congress enabled 1984 Sikh massacre. Shekhar Gupta. The Print.
March 2023.

First acquittals, then 6-yr wait for retrial: How ‘truth became a casualty’ in five 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases. Bismee Taskin and Bhadra Sinha. The Print.
27 April 2023.

Tytler incited mob in ’84 anti-Sikh riots: CBI charge sheet. Hindustan Times.
20 May 2023.

Women Of Courage: Widows Of The 1984 Anti-Sikh Massacre. Daibee Das, Anshuman Bajpai. Feminism in India.  28 June 2023.

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: Delhi court to take cognisance against CBI chargesheet , 3 witnesses testify against Tytler. Organiser. 8 July 2023.

CA Legislature Passes Bains’ Resolution Recognizing 1984 Sikh Genocide. Bill McEwen. GV Wire. 26 July 2023.

Delhi court summons Tytler on Aug 5 in 1984 Sikh Genocide case. Tehelka. 26 July 2023.

1984, the State, a Carnage and What the Trauma of a People Means to India Today. Aanchal Poddar. The Wire. 31 October 2023.

October, Delhi, and ‘Genocide’: No Justice For the Sikh Victims of 1984 Riots. Yashwant Deshmukh & Sutanu Guru. The Quint. 31 October 2023.

1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Know how Congress failed to prevent the massacre. Organiser. 31 October 2023.

Congress Must Apologise for the 1984 Sikh Pogrom, With Rahul Gandhi Leading the Charge. Harjinder Happy. The Wire. 1 November 2023.

1984 Sikh riots: A long, painful wait for justice continues for victims. Muhammad Tahir. The Patriot. 1 November 2023.

1984 anti-Sikh riots: Tytler instigated mob at Pul Bangash, CBI tells court. The Hindu. 10 January 2024.

NCM seeks report from Pb govt on compensation to 1984 riot victims. The Times of India. 14 January 2024.

The 1984 anti-Sikh genocide. Christopher Raja. Pearls and Irritations. 9 May 2024.

Congress allowed Sikh massacre, protected rioters: PM in Punjab. Yudhvir Rana & IP Singh. The Time of India. 25 May 2024.

‘Voices of women have been missing from 1984 narrative:’ Sharmila Ganesan Ram. The Time of India. 14 July 2024.

Delhi court orders framing of charges against Jagdish Tytler in anti-Sikh riots case. The Hindu. 30 August 2024.

Congress Leader Jagdish Tytler Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ In 1984 Sikh Riots Case. Chandrashekar Srinivasan. NDTV. 13 September 2024.

Ratan Tata no more: Startup founder recalls Tata Group’s kind gesture for 1984 Sikh genocide survivor. Divya Goyal. Indian Express. 11 October 2024.

Wife of 1984 anti-Sikh riots victim testifies in court against Jagdish Tytler. Ishita Mishra. The Hindu. 4 October 2024.

1984: Witness, Document, Justice. Sikh Research Institute (SikhRi). 18 October 2024.

The Kaurs of 1984 | A Quint Documentary. 29 October 2024.

Congress Must Apologise for the 1984 Sikh Pogrom, With Rahul Gandhi Leading the Charge. Harinder Happy. The Wire. 1 November 2024.

40 years on, a look at how a Punjabi journalist recorded the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Kamaldeep Singh Brar. Indian Express. 1 November 2024.

‘Carnage’ to ‘genocide’: Vocabulary around ’84 riots sees major shift. I.P. Singh. The Times of India. 4 November 2024.

In 1984, it wasn’t a ‘riot’ but a Sikh genocide: Congress MLA Khaira. I.P. Singh. The Time of India. 5 November 2024.

Exclusive: The Untold Story of Sikh Courage from Kotha Guru, Himachal Pradesh [1984 Witness- Part 3]. Sikh Siyasat. 8 November 2024.

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Key witness cross-examined. The Times of India. 12 November 2024.

Families who escaped 1984 anti-Sikh riots fear displacement again in Mohali.

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