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Hinduism
Hindutva
Prof Mohan Dutta: the worrying rise of right-wing Hindutva thinking
A strain of Hindu nationalism, Hindutva, has grown in global prominence since 2014 under Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party. Now tensions are...
Hindutva
Hindutva is not Hinduism
Hindu supremacists have made a concerted effort over several decades to equate their manufactured term “Hindutva” with Hinduism. From the early twentieth century onwards,...
Hindutva
Time to view Hinduism as collage of traditions
By Neera Chandhoke
The combative debate in political circles on the distinction between Hinduism and Hindutva gives us a reason to reflect. These are two...
Hindutva
Salman Khurshid: I Don’t Accept Hindutva But Hinduism Is A Beautiful Religion
By Preetha Nair
Former Union minister and Congress leader Salman Khurshid is in the eye of a storm over his new book, ‘Sunrise Over Ayodhya:...
Hindutva
Hinduism not about killing but Hindutva is: Rahul Gandhi
JOINING THE debate on Hindutva, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday drew a distinction between Hinduism and Hindutva. He argued that Hinduism is...
Dalits/Tribals
Hindu group’s pressure, 2 days’ police detention ensured Ghar Wapsi of Dalit man
By Mohammed Hussain Ahmed
Bijnor: After an uproar over the faith change of a scheduled caste man who was working in a Pune bakery in Maharashtra,...
Hindutva
How Hinduism Became a Political Weapon in India
VARANASI, India—The seven pandits draped in cloth of gold are clearly competing against the five in saffron. In front of thousands of assembled pilgrims,...