Hindutva in Legislative
AAP turning into one more version of BJP
By Apoorvanand / Deccan Herald
If there is one party, other than the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), trying to play the Hindutva card in Punjab,...
Communalism
India needs to act urgently against Hindu hate preachers calling for Muslim and Christian genocide
By Apoorvanand
The year 2021 ended with calls for the genocide of Muslims and Christians in India by Hindu saints at a Dharma Sansad (religious parliament) organised...
Hindutva
Majoritarian violence is slowly tearing India apart
By Apoorvanand
In India, the new year started with a perverse attack on the country’s Muslims. On January 1, photographs of more than 100 Muslim...
Hindutva in Media
A Media that Publishes Islamophobic Government Advertising is Thriving on Blood Money
By Apoorvanand
Last week, a front page advertisement by the Uttar Pradesh government in a newspaper I subscribe to made me squirm. It had two...
Communalism
Dismissing Communal Hatred as ‘Only’ an Electoral Tool Is to Miss the Big Picture
By Apoorvanand and Suraj Gogoi
Scholars and political observers say we should understand the recent surge in hateful campaigns and violence against Muslims and Christians...
Communalism
Narendra Modi and the Bloodthirsty Dharam Sansad Speakers Are Closer Than Most People Think
By Neel Madhav and Apoorvanand
Speaking in his regular dog whistle mode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reinforced the hideous message of the Haridwar ‘Dharam Sansad’....
Hindutva
Ayodhya and AAP: How Kejriwal Is Normalising Hindutva as a Way of Living
By Alishan Jafri and Apoorvanand
The first batch of tirthyatris from Delhi to Ayodhya would have returned. They were special as the Delhi government had sponsored their...