The recent Bihar riots have dominated headlines in newspapers across India, highlighting the ongoing communal tensions that plague the country. The violence erupted in several districts of Bihar, resulting in deaths, injuries, and destruction of property, with eyewitness accounts and official reports being published daily. The aftermath of the riots has left the affected areas in a state of shock and fear, with calls for accountability and justice echoing through the media. The incident has sparked fierce debates in editorial columns and opinion pieces, with newspapers using vocabulary such as “clashes”, “violence”, “death toll”, “investigation”, and “security measures” to describe and analyze the situation.
In this lesson, advanced newspaper vocabulary words are taken from the following article from Dawn newspaper.”
Over a dozen arrested in India’s Bihar after days of communal violence
- Communal: relating to a community or group of people, especially one sharing a common religion, ethnicity, or cultural heritage.
- Subsequently: afterward; following in time or order.
- Commemorate: to honor the memory of someone or something, usually with a ceremony or celebration.
- Deteriorating: becoming progressively worse or declining in quality or condition.
- Turmoil: a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
- Festivity: a celebration or festive activity, especially a public or social one.
- Indulge: to allow oneself to enjoy a particular pleasure, often without restraint.
- Harmony: a state of agreement, cooperation, and mutual understanding.
- Break out: to suddenly start or happen, usually referring to a negative or violent event.
- Sporadic: occurring irregularly or in scattered instances; not frequent or consistent.
- Orchestrate: to plan or arrange something carefully and in detail, especially a complex event or situation.
- Spectator: a person who watches an event, show, or performance, especially as part of an audience.
- Embolden: to give someone the confidence or courage to do something, often by providing support or encouragement.
- Take up: to begin doing something or to resume a previously abandoned activity.
