Jyoti’s name was doing the rounds for UP BJP chief, but party chose Pankaj Chaudhary. Her NCBC appointment is in line with BJP’s strategy of combining Hindutva & OBC politics.
The Indian Right and Liberals all accepted the British conception of Hindu, Muslim and British India and the country's eventual decline. What they disagreed on was its cause.
These incidents and the way they were handled have once again put spotlight on what is being seen as BJP’s deficiency in addressing Dalit concerns & integrating them in Hindutva family.
BJP's Medha Kulkarni, now Rajya Sabha MP, came under the spotlight recently for her ‘gaumutra’ protest at ‘Shaniwarwada’ after a video showed women offering ‘namaz’ at the site.
After Jaya Mruthyunjaya Swami urged Lingayats to identify as 'Hindu' in caste census, Akhila Bharata Lingayat Panchamasali Samaj Trust said RSS & Hindutva groups 'controlling' the seer.
At the third Kapila Vatsyayan Memorial Lecture at IIC, the historian’s one-hour speech was nothing short of a ‘Romila Thapar ki Paathshala’ for today’s India.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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