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Hindutva ideology
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Vilification of Indian Muslims: The method in the madness
In addition to the Hindutva ideology, the demonisation of Muslims is a useful distraction for those in power.
Munawar Faruqui makes people laugh for a...
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Saffron Terror and Hindutva Ideology
By Dr Seema Khan
Samuel Huntington’s ideas may have seemed far-fetched to some in 1992 when he predicted future wars to be “not between countries,...
Hindutva
Hindutva Hegemony and Future of Democratic Struggles
By Harish S Wankhede
The Hindu right wing has remained a reactionary force towards the Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims, students, feminists and other marginalised communities. Their...
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Veer Savarkar: Ideologue of Hindutva
Vinayak Damodar (“Veer”) Savarkar can, with some justice, be described as the inspirational force behind the resurgence of militant Hinduism in contemporary India. His...
Hindutva
The Intrinsic Limits of Hindutva as an Ideology of the Indian State
Beyond the pictures of funeral pyres in abandoned quarries, beyond the wails of women beseeching hospital officials to admit their relatives gasping for oxygen,...
Hindutva
Hindutva and the Meaning of Modernity
Religious nationalism is ubiquitous today. Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim variants wield influence across the globe.
Some have attempted to explain religious nationalism’s...
Babri Masjid Demolition
Reflections on the Babri Masjid verdict
The landmark verdict by India's supreme court regarding the former site of the famous Babri Masjid, which was demolished by a large mob of...
Hindutva
The new age politics of gender in the Hindutva movement and faith-based identity contestation
On the evening of September 5, 2017, barely two steps away from her residence in southwest Bangalore, journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead by...
Hindutva
Exposing Hindutva: An Ideology of Hindu Fascism
Part I: Introduction to Hindutva (Extreme Hindu Nationalism/Hindu Fascism)
The current ruling political party of India the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stems from an ideology...