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TopicSavarkar

Topic: Savarkar

Savarkar wanted the Narasimha to be the symbol of Hindu Rashtra. ‘A cow is ghatiya’

In ‘The New Icon’, Arun Shourie dives into Savarkar’s books, essays, speeches and statements to answer lingering questions about the Hindutva ideologue.

SubscriberWrites: To the other end of a balancing act

Wrongs cannot be righted by more wrongs. The solution to missing history is to bring it back to textbooks, and not want only scrape away what already exists.

It’s easier for BJP to conduct caste census than Congress. Savarkar’s thesis explains this

BJP cannot antagonise the Hindu SC, ST and OBCs because of its Virat Hindu identity project. The appointment of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister is also part of it.

Alternative vs entitlement: How Hindu Right press compared Annamalai, Rahul padyatras

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva writers covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

Savarkar accepted intercaste marriages for one reason—it kept Hindus within the community.

In ‘Savarkar And The Making Of Hindutva’, Janaki Bakhle examines the full range of the Hindutva idealogue’s writings in Marathi—from politics and history to poetry.

Nehru & Savarkar shared one thing – the use of sacred geography to build national identity

In 'Soul and Sword', Hindol Sengupta traces the history of political Hinduism in India and tries to understand the context and historical sources used to construct and promote it.

Savarkar’s Hindu Mahasabha wrote a constitution that treated Hindus and Muslims as equals

This document is the only known example of an avowedly Hindu party setting forth its own constitutional ideas in concrete form.

1947 & 2047—former judge AP Shah returns to history, Gandhian era to fix India’s future

AP Shah was once in love with Savarkar's poetry and his grandfather was the president of the Hindu Mahasabha. Today, he laments the rise of Hindutva politics.

Shinde govt invites bids for Savarkar theme park, set to come up in Nashik village where he was born

According to tender documents, consultant will have to prepare plans, draw up cost estimates, conduct site investigations, supervise work, help in land acquisition & get approvals.

Anti-social elements emerge from unauthorised mazars, Uttarakhand CM Dhami tells Hindu Right press

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.