Paper Title
Hate Crimes In India With Special Reference To Hate Speech

Abstract
This paper attempts to analyze the issue of hate crimes in India and takes a subjective perspective as to how the hate crimes committed against a particular group terrifies the entire community. Hate crimes involve communal violence where religion, ethnic violence, discrimination, hate speeches etc. play a key role. This paper aims to provide an overview on the different types of hate crimes present in our society. The anti-hate speech law is contested because of its clash with the freedom of speech and expression of an individual. In the light of the obvious harm that hate speech cause it is time to go beyond the current frame work and look for the best practices that can be adopted to address the problem of hate speech in addition to the legal frame work. Keywords - Hate Crime, Hate Speech, Criminal Offence, Discrimination, Religion.