Ideology
Hindutva makes inroads in Telangana as Congress, BRS maintain caste inequity...
After using social justice as the platform to carve out a separate Telangana, both the BRS and Congress have maintained historical caste inequities. This...
What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples...
An excerpt from ‘Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva’, by Janaki Bakhle.
By Janaki Bakhle
If the Sanātani community was anxious about cow slaughter or leery...
The Tyranny Will Get Worse (Caravan Magazine)
Hindutva’s consolidation of a varna autocracy is destroying the republic
By HARTOSH SINGH BAL
WE HAVE NEVER had an election like this before, with the people split...
Swastikas of Both Sorts: Hindu Nationalism’s Fascist Nostalgia (Quillette)
Hindu nationalism is nostalgic for a golden age that never existed, before the invasions of first the Muslims and then the British.
By Anwesh Satpathy
On...
The Rise of Hindutva Politics in South Gujarat (The Wire)
Once the nerve centre of nonviolent satyagraha movements, south Gujarat's Dang district became a playground for right wing extremists.
By Mehul Devkala
In 1928, Vallabhbhai Patel...
BJP-RSS Has Always Wanted to Change India’s Constitution (The Wire)
BJP leaders calling for a change only reflect this desire. In its November 30, 1949 issue, the RSS mouthpiece, Organiser, left no ambiguity and...