Hate Crime in India: Understanding Nuanced Discrimination Against North-Eastern Population

This book investigates perceptions against the people of north-east India, and why such prejudicial attitude exists. It subsequently quantifies and develops measures to counter such stereotypes and affiliated violence.

This research examines the north-east Indian population’s and the general Indian population’s understanding of hate crime against the north-eastern population in metropolitan cities of India, both in concept and in perpetration. Further, it evaluates the existing constitutional and statutory provisions in India to determine if the proposed legislation and provisions are sufficient with regards to hate crime against north-eastern people of India.

Drawing on empirical research addressing racial hate crimes in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune, this book’s case studies provide a qualitative dive to the problem and offer experiential analysis in order to curate preventive measures.

This book is ideal for scholars, researchers, teachers and students interested in hate crime, racial violence, minority struggles, victimology, and law. 

G.S. Bajpai is an Indian professor and the incumbent Vice-Chancellor of National Law University Delhi. He was the former Registrar of the National Law University Delhi from September 2014 - May 2021. He was subsequently appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law and served in the position till February 2023.

Garima Pal is an Assistant Professor at Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai. She was prior working with National Law University Delhi and Symbiosis law School Pune.

Tusha Singh is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Delhi Faculty of Law.

Advait Tambe is a candidate for LL.M. in International Legal Studies at New York University.