Khushbu Pandey built a following with viral Hindutva videos and fiery speeches. Out after 48 days in jail over a rioting case, she’s planning a comeback and mentoring other “shernis”.
The Jim Crow project was not eliminationist. Hindu nationalists likewise seek not the physical elimination of Muslims, but rather their relegation to second-class citizenship, scholars Ashutosh Varshney and Connor Staggs write in the Journal of Democracy.
The court judgment against HAF has only dark clouds for Hindu nationalists in the US who have sold out Indian democracy and dare to call themselves true patriots.
Cultural nationalism was dismissed as Hitlerian and fascist. But civic nationalists must remember that even Nehru never disputed the cultural aspect of Indian nationhood.
Facebook safety team concluded this year that Bajrang Dal supported violence against minorities and likely qualified as a ‘dangerous organisation’, the WSJ report said.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
“….I skipped two exams to assist her, and my brother had to convince the principal to let me pass,”
Wow..so even without writing exams, one can pass and get the degree by ‘convincing’ the principal, eh?!
If you were ro drop the word “Hindutva”, rather use a religion agnostic word to describe this behavior if would serve you well. This is like Nazi’s taking Swastika where the mere mention of it is inferred wrong. All Hindutva means is essence of hinduism and don’t appropriate it for poor behavior and bad action.
“….I skipped two exams to assist her, and my brother had to convince the principal to let me pass,”
Wow..so even without writing exams, one can pass and get the degree by ‘convincing’ the principal, eh?!
If you were ro drop the word “Hindutva”, rather use a religion agnostic word to describe this behavior if would serve you well. This is like Nazi’s taking Swastika where the mere mention of it is inferred wrong. All Hindutva means is essence of hinduism and don’t appropriate it for poor behavior and bad action.