Bhat Burhan

Bhat Burhan is an independent multimedia journalist based in India, covering conflicts and society. He often contributes to Business Insider, Christian Science Monitor, Nikkei Asia, The Diplomat and other international media outlets.

A photograph of the construction still happening on Ram Mandir Temple ahead of it's inauguration on January 22.

CAUGHT SHORT

Humiliating Shock for Leader’s Mega-Hyped Vanity Project

Concrete dust, temporary barriers and furious last-minute work mean PM Narendra Modi’s vast Hindu temple complex still looks like a construction site for the grand opening.

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UNIMAGINABLE

He Watched His Son Die From COVID for Hours Outside Hospital

People are dying right at the doorsteps of India’s jam-packed hospitals as both doctors and gravediggers struggle with space shortages in the face of a devastating COVID wave.

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EVEN IF IT KILLS YOU

50M Allowed at Superspreader Event in Shameless Vote Grab

India is facing a grueling COVID surge, but PM Modi is letting tens of millions gather for festival celebrations to better his party’s election odds.

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JUST CRUEL

Genocide Survivors Are Being Sent Back to the Killing Fields

After fleeing genocide in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees in India are being deported back to the place where they had faced massacre after massacre.

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IN MOURNING

The Kashmiri Families Begging for Their Sons’ Bodies Back

#ReturntheBodies is trending on Twitter as families demand the Indian army return three young men killed in a gun battle in December, and launch an investigation into the deaths.

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