Vivek Premi for WIRED US, May 2020
Vivek Premi for WIRED US, May 2020

The Rise of a Hindu Vigilante in the Age of WhatsApp and Modi by Mohammad Ali. “Every time he roams across town on the Bullet with the sunglasses on and a tilak on his forehead,” a follower said of Vivek Premi, center, “cow slaughterers run away.”

WIRED US, May 2020
WIRED US, May 2020

Mohammed Reyaz, now 47, sits with his wife. Reyaz suffers from long-term health problems related to his beating at the hands of Vivek Premi.

WIRED US, May 2020
WIRED US, May 2020

Vivek Premi publicly beat Mohammed Reyaz on this street in Shamli in 2015.

WIRED US, May 2020
WIRED US, May 2020

Pawan Kumar converted from Hinduism to Islam, only to be attacked by Vivek Premi and forcibly “reconverted” to Hinduism.

WIRED US, May 2020
WIRED US, May 2020

Vivek Premi sings Hindu hymns with a crowd of young men in Shamli.

Rana Ayyub for The New Yorker, December 2019
Rana Ayyub for The New Yorker, December 2019

“Blood And Soil in Narendra Modi’s India,” by Dexter Filkins.

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

Meet Danish from CRY. He's all of 7 and loves playing peekaboo. That’s the smile he gave us when we caught him hiding! There’s nothing more beautiful than a child’s smile. Don't you agree?

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

We asked her 14 year old Sidra to take us to her happy place, and she took us home! Let’s make the whole world a happier place for her.

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

I want to pose like a celebrity, she said. And then she dazzled us with her smile. That's thirteen year old Shadman from CRY for you.
And now you can keep her smile intact!

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

Ten year old Samsul's got the naughtiest smile in the group. And it takes very little to make him smile – just ask him what he’s upto! You can add to his happiness by helping us keep this smile intact!

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

Guess what? This 9 year old's name is Muskaan! And her most favourite corner in the house, this spot in the balcony always makes her smile.

Vivek Premi for WIRED US, May 2020
WIRED US, May 2020
WIRED US, May 2020
WIRED US, May 2020
WIRED US, May 2020
Rana Ayyub for The New Yorker, December 2019
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays
Vivek Premi for WIRED US, May 2020

The Rise of a Hindu Vigilante in the Age of WhatsApp and Modi by Mohammad Ali. “Every time he roams across town on the Bullet with the sunglasses on and a tilak on his forehead,” a follower said of Vivek Premi, center, “cow slaughterers run away.”

WIRED US, May 2020

Mohammed Reyaz, now 47, sits with his wife. Reyaz suffers from long-term health problems related to his beating at the hands of Vivek Premi.

WIRED US, May 2020

Vivek Premi publicly beat Mohammed Reyaz on this street in Shamli in 2015.

WIRED US, May 2020

Pawan Kumar converted from Hinduism to Islam, only to be attacked by Vivek Premi and forcibly “reconverted” to Hinduism.

WIRED US, May 2020

Vivek Premi sings Hindu hymns with a crowd of young men in Shamli.

Rana Ayyub for The New Yorker, December 2019

“Blood And Soil in Narendra Modi’s India,” by Dexter Filkins.

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

Meet Danish from CRY. He's all of 7 and loves playing peekaboo. That’s the smile he gave us when we caught him hiding! There’s nothing more beautiful than a child’s smile. Don't you agree?

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

We asked her 14 year old Sidra to take us to her happy place, and she took us home! Let’s make the whole world a happier place for her.

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

I want to pose like a celebrity, she said. And then she dazzled us with her smile. That's thirteen year old Shadman from CRY for you.
And now you can keep her smile intact!

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

Ten year old Samsul's got the naughtiest smile in the group. And it takes very little to make him smile – just ask him what he’s upto! You can add to his happiness by helping us keep this smile intact!

CRY India, 2018 #31HappyDays

Guess what? This 9 year old's name is Muskaan! And her most favourite corner in the house, this spot in the balcony always makes her smile.

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