By ’90s, Nehru bashing was all the rage in Left-dominated academics. I was taught by teachers who dismissed Nehru’s urbanity, rationalism and secularism as ‘un-Indian’.
The first non-partisan biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar seeks to persuade us that Hindutva is an ideology that we must learn to engage with in all seriousness.
Even as his book exposes the truth of the politics of hatred, Devanoora Mahadeva's critique of the RSS is not a replay of the secular ideological polemics.
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.
The crisis in Shiv Sena shows the dilemma in Indian politics today — go the Hindutva way to compete with BJP or keep it Hindutva Lite like AAP or Hindutva Zero like TMC.
In the early 20th century, Savarkar was one of the earliest freedom fighters from Maharashtra who launched the national campaign for Swadeshi, writes Vivek
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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