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The BJP’s Women Warriors: How Hindu Nationalism Shapes Female Political Identity
4 weeks, 2 days ago

The BJP’s Women Warriors: How Hindu Nationalism Shapes Female Political Identity

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 11, 2024 10:40 IST - 8 MINS READ The one political party in India that has grasped the importance of working in constituencies between elections, sustained a dedicated cadre, and established like-minded “service” organisations is the BJP. Highlights The loyalty of women to the BJP can be traced to Hindutva indoctrination, which makes them internalise a set …

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Gyanvapi survey: Judge who ordered sealing of spot where Shivling was found inside disputed structure gets threats, read details
2 years, 7 months ago

Gyanvapi survey: Judge who ordered sealing of spot where Shivling was found inside disputed structure gets threats, read details

Op India  

Varanasi Court Civil Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who ordered the sealing of the spot where the Shivling was found inside the disputed structure received threats via registered post. pic.twitter.com/U6YvAMwv5U — Divya Kumar Soti June 7, 2022 The letter was sent by Islamic Aaghaz Movement and accused the judge of also going ‘saffron’ in the times of ‘hateful politics’ in India. …

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Saffronised Birth Anniversary Message? MP Cong's Ad Outlines Rajiv Gandhi's Role in 'Ram Rajya' Legacy
4 years, 4 months ago

Saffronised Birth Anniversary Message? MP Cong's Ad Outlines Rajiv Gandhi's Role in 'Ram Rajya' Legacy

News 18  

Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had not only laid the foundation of modern India but also did the same for Ram temple, claimed the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee in newspaper Published by senior Congress leader Govind Goyal and his associates, the ad claimed that Gandhi’s speeches reflected a zeal to make India strong and great. The After convincing then UP …

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Neither Tiruvalluvar nor I can be saffronised: Rajinikanth
5 years, 2 months ago

Neither Tiruvalluvar nor I can be saffronised: Rajinikanth

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth has stirred the political cauldron once again; this time alleging attempts to saffronise him just as some people tried to saffronise Tamil savant Thiruvallur. “But neither Thiruvalluvar nor I would get into any saffron trap”, the actor told reporters outside his Poes Garden bungalow on Friday. Rajini’s averment is being seen as a clear move to distance …

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[Pictures]: Chants of Jai Shree Ram echo in the bylanes of Chandni Chowk as Hauz Qazi gets saffronised
5 years, 6 months ago

[Pictures]: Chants of Jai Shree Ram echo in the bylanes of Chandni Chowk as Hauz Qazi gets saffronised

Op India  

Following the temple desecration in the heart of Delhi in Chandni Chowk, the Hindu organisations have come together to install the temple at the Gali Durga Temple in Hauz Qazi. July 9, 2019 Mark today’s date the so called seculars of india will see the unity of thousands of hindu brothers in chawri bazar.#ReclaimCivilization#VHPwithhindus pic.twitter.com/AazhpX4EkW — Akhand bharat July 9, …

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Firstpost Editor's Picks: CJI harassment charge, how coastal Karnataka was saffronised, NSSO report; today's must-read stories
5 years, 8 months ago

Firstpost Editor's Picks: CJI harassment charge, how coastal Karnataka was saffronised, NSSO report; today's must-read stories

Firstpost  

More than the decision itself, the decision-making process has left such a deep scar on the Supreme Court that it will take years, if not decades, to completely go away. SC’s handling of sexual harassment charge against CJI raises questions about its future as repository of public trust It does not take a constitutional law expert to point out that …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 18: Two murders, political factions and Muslim polarisation conclude this series
5 years, 8 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 18: Two murders, political factions and Muslim polarisation conclude this series

Firstpost  

Since socio-political polarisation along the lines of religion emerged in Coastal Karnataka, the Indian National Congress was seen as catering to multiple interests. Though the Sangh and most Hindus have always called Congress a ‘Muslim-party’ in Dakshin Kannada, younger Muslims don’t seem to see the difference between the two national parties. When things started changing in the early 1980s, with …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 17: Multiple accounts from Dakshin Kannada describe how divisive politics corroded everyday lives
5 years, 8 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 17: Multiple accounts from Dakshin Kannada describe how divisive politics corroded everyday lives

Firstpost  

South Karnataka has a different side to offer everybody. They are like a mob, going around looking for people to pick fights with.” Shariq’s friend Mamatha Gatti who has been sitting across and listening to Shariq’s story attributes the nature of Mangaluru’s multicultural population for the manner in which things have turned out. “They just can’t stop speculating what label …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 16: Sangh appropriates local cultural symbols as Congress' brand of 'Hinduness' falls flat
5 years, 8 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 16: Sangh appropriates local cultural symbols as Congress' brand of 'Hinduness' falls flat

Firstpost  

Editor’s note: This is the sixteenth reported piece in an 18-part series on the contemporary history of Hindutva in coastal Karnataka. Everybody clapped for them while they called themselves the protectors of Hindu culture.” Shetty recollected how during the subsequent Hindu Samaja Utsavs, if Congress leaders participated, they were reprimanded by then Union minister Janardhana Poojary. “While the Ram Janmabhoomi …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 15: VHP strengthens after Hindu Samajotsav; newborn BJP distances from Sangh ahead of 1984 polls
5 years, 8 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 15: VHP strengthens after Hindu Samajotsav; newborn BJP distances from Sangh ahead of 1984 polls

Firstpost  

The Hindu Samajotsava is a yearly show of strength of the Sangh Parivar in Coastal Karnataka. Read other articles of the series here *** In his 2011 book, The Lost Years of the RSS, Sanjeev Kelkar wrote: “In March 1981, the Karnataka RSS saw an unprecedented concept executed with consummate organisational skill-the Hindu Samajotsav, a festival of the Hindu society …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 13: Under Deoras, Sangh widens base in Dakshin Kannada, ramps up support from lowered castes
5 years, 8 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 13: Under Deoras, Sangh widens base in Dakshin Kannada, ramps up support from lowered castes

Firstpost  

The Sangh, by now, had made its political entry into coastal Karnataka by winning the Municipal Corporation elections in Udupi. Golwalkar’s choice of Deoras as his successor marked the end of the organisation’s quietist rebuilding process and the start of a new and more assertive RSS. There were hardly any organisations doing this kind of work, so youngsters signed up …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 12: Nagpur-born Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangathan alters history across Dakshin Kannada to fit national religious narratives
5 years, 8 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 12: Nagpur-born Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangathan alters history across Dakshin Kannada to fit national religious narratives

Firstpost  

The manner in which oral narratives have been altered across Dakshin Kannada to fit narrative of religious forces. Peter J Claus, one of the earliest anthropologists to document Tuluva culture has defined Paddana in “Tulu Paddana’s: Text and Performances”: “The Tulu-speaking people who inhabit coastal Karnataka have recorded the stories of their heroes and heroines, their local deities, their great …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 11: Economic, political shifts create vacuum in Dakshin Kannada; identity-crisis furthers Hindu homogenisation
5 years, 8 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 11: Economic, political shifts create vacuum in Dakshin Kannada; identity-crisis furthers Hindu homogenisation

Firstpost  

Only with the coming of the Sangh and its projects like ‘Hindu Samajautsav’ and ‘Ittiga pooja’ were these spaces revived to operate as another space from where the Sangh could further expand their base. “Especially in our context, we had a practise which had minimal interference of the ruling castes back then like ‘Deiva Aradhane’. “The way things have changed …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 10: Early Communal riots break out; Sangh ups Hindutva frenzy
5 years, 8 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 10: Early Communal riots break out; Sangh ups Hindutva frenzy

Firstpost  

Despite the Sangh’s best efforts, its politics had few takers in Coastal Karnataka as up until then — the Tulu identity was more powerful than the ‘Hindu’ identity. The same man sat across VHP members to organise a ‘peaceful Hindu Samaj Utsav’ — a yearly show of strength by the Sangh — which usually ends up in communal violence. All …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 8: Bharatiya Jan Sangh emerges amid nationwide crackdown on Hindu nationalists
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 8: Bharatiya Jan Sangh emerges amid nationwide crackdown on Hindu nationalists

Firstpost  

The emergence of Bharatiya Jan Sangh: The unrest within RSS grew over the fact that they couldn’t participate in elections and directly confront Congress. Joshi played a crucial role expanding and establishing Jan Sangh in South Kanara along with RSS leaders like Karkala Sadashiva Rao, one of the founders of RSS in Dakshin Kannada. I don’t want to say anything …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 7: Hindu groups rally behind love jihad; anti-Muslim sentiments seep into local consciousness
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 7: Hindu groups rally behind love jihad; anti-Muslim sentiments seep into local consciousness

Firstpost  

Starting from 2005, the stories around how Muslims were indulging in love jihad to lure Hindu girls became a topic of conversation at almost every meeting of the Sangh in Dakshin Kannada. He alleged that ’love jihad’ is a conspiracy to convert Hindu girls to Islam. Almost everybody in the court was having a difficult time controlling themselves from breaking …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 6: Gauraksha takes hold, cow vigilantism grows
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 6: Gauraksha takes hold, cow vigilantism grows

Firstpost  

The incident that the leaders at the Vamanjoor Gauraksha Dal launch kept referring to, as a trigger point for their renewed anger against gau-kalathana, happened 15 kms away from the event. We will protect our cows — ‘our mother’ — our self.” This proclamation made its way into every national media outlet with the usual stock photo of men wearing …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 5: Gauraksha goes mainstream, Hindu groups launch National Cow Weekly in Udupi
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 5: Gauraksha goes mainstream, Hindu groups launch National Cow Weekly in Udupi

Firstpost  

The Bharatiya Jan Sangh picked up gauraksha as one of its primary action points immediately after its formation. This incident which sent shockwaves across the State, according to many activists, marked the arrival of ‘gauraksha’ activities and cow vigilantism in coastal Karnataka. Regular public campaigns calling on ‘Hindu protecters’ to protect the ‘sacred cow’ against ‘beef-eating Muslim invaders’ in the …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 4: RSS banned, Golwalkar forms VHP, recruits Vishvesha Teertha of Pejavara mutt
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 4: RSS banned, Golwalkar forms VHP, recruits Vishvesha Teertha of Pejavara mutt

Firstpost  

The RSS, apart from organising programs for their national leaders like Golwalkar, was mainly strategising on expansion. Under the leadership of RSS Mangalore head HV Sheshadri, his recruits started setting up shakhas in urban Mangalore and smaller towns like Udupi, Puttur and Karkala. All his visits started with a visit to the Venkatramana Temple on Car Street, the main centre …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 3: Hindu groups organise, Hindu Rashtra is defined, Savarkar makes his mark
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 3: Hindu groups organise, Hindu Rashtra is defined, Savarkar makes his mark

Firstpost  

The year 1915 is significant in Indian political history because it was then that the word ‘Hindu’ was used and accepted as a political term to define those who were not Muslim, Christian, Jain, Sikh or Buddhist. Until the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was formed, the Arya Samajis, for instance, referred to themselves as ‘Aryans’, the followers of the ancient …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 2: Arya Samaj picks up Hindu nationalism after Brahmo Samaj fails to unite local communities
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 2: Arya Samaj picks up Hindu nationalism after Brahmo Samaj fails to unite local communities

Firstpost  

The Arya Samaj’s activities complemented those of the Brahmo Samaj. Colon’s reference to “confrontation” is illustrated in the 19th century story to which he refers; it speaks of the “great moral conflict that lay before the pioneers of the ‘Hindu Nationalism’ project in South Kanara — the Saraswat Brahmins”. It was during this time that Ullal Raghunathaya, a Gaud Saraswat …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 1: Hedgewar sends emissary to Mangalore, an RSS shakha is born
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 1: Hedgewar sends emissary to Mangalore, an RSS shakha is born

Firstpost  

It is the locus of origin for Hindutva in South Kanara, and describes one end of a long and ragged timeline that has scribbled its way to present day coastal Karnataka, which has transformed into a bastion of the Sangh. Read other articles of the series here *** Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar’s final speech delivered in Nagpur made reference to …

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How coastal Karnataka was saffronised: The story of rise and rise of Hindu nationalism in syncretic South Kanara
5 years, 9 months ago

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised: The story of rise and rise of Hindu nationalism in syncretic South Kanara

Firstpost  

For more than three decades now, South Kanara has gained a reputation as the Sangh Parivar’s laboratory. People unfamiliar with coastal Karnataka believe it is responsible for the growth of radical right-wing organisations like Hindu Yuva Sene, Bajrang Dal and Ram Sene, which propagate a form of divisive, hate-fuelled politics, using love jihad and gauraksha as instruments of coercion. People …

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How BJP Saffronised Northeast One State at a Time in Pursuit of 'Congress-Mukt Bharat'
5 years, 9 months ago

How BJP Saffronised Northeast One State at a Time in Pursuit of 'Congress-Mukt Bharat'

News 18  

New Delhi: On May 16, 2014, the BJP won 282 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha. As the NDA lost the 2004 Lok Sabha elections to the UPA, Apang made a U-turn, though the BJP won both the Lok Sabha seats in the state, a performance the saffron party hasn’t achieved yet. The consecutive two governments formed in the state …

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