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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Hindutva

What happened to ‘Hinduism is tolerant, secular’? Difficult question for an Indian today

Confronted with the atmosphere of divisiveness, people ask 'what must it be like to be a Muslim in today's India?' But we should also ask: 'what does it feel like to be a Hindu in today’s India?'

Swami Vivekananda is not a Sangh Parivar icon. Liberal-progressives allowed his appropriation

Capturing Vivekananda's legacy was much easier for the Sangh Parivar. The average Indian relates to him largely as a saffron-clad sanyasi. That's all RSS would like them to know.

Will Hindutva be enough for Modi-BJP as crises pile on before 2024? It better be

The Karnataka election loss, Balasore tragedy, wrestlers' protest, and Jack Dorsey's comments have all come in quick succession. The Modi govt's invincible facade is chipping away.

SubscriberWrites: New parliament and hindutva

Whatever may it be, the next few years and our coming generations have a fraught world to contend with. History beckons.

Is SP taking a leaf out of BJP’s playbook? Why Akhilesh’s visit to temple town is raising eyebrows

SP chief visited Devkali & will head to Naimisharanya 10 June. Though visits linked to training camps for booth workers, they have drawn attention as they come after Ramcharitmanas row.

Hindutva vs Hindutva, us vs them — what’s fuelling incidents of communal unrest in Maharashtra

The state has witnessed at least 7 incidents of communal violence in the past 3 months, as multiple parties and organisations compete to claim the Hindutva agenda.

Delivered on Hindutva, failed on development: Coastal Karnataka sticks with BJP despite a half-kept promise

BJP, which won 16 of 19 seats in coastal Karnataka in 2018, has dropped many of its sitting MLAs. Modi’s brand of Hindutva & development has wide appeal in coastal & Malnad districts.

Hindutva’s most formidable opponent — caste census. Why didn’t Congress govts push for it?

The caste census could result in a significant shift in the existing power dynamics, political representation. BJP, Congress may not be willing to risk such a change.

SubscriberWrites: Congress is also trying the saffron route, but India needs a strong Opposition

Congress must rethink their strategies now and fight for real issues that impact the nation, writes Amarendra Mohanty.

Prashant Kishor is right. Modi’s nationalist pitch makes him undefeatable, not Hindutva

Easy for intellectuals to laugh at Modi's nationalist claims. But it is silly to dismiss them. Because the truth is that this strategy is working.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.