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1 week, 2 days ago

Sanatana Dharma row rekindled as Pinarayi Vijayan doubles down

Amid a mounting political controversy, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was not backing away. Pinarayi also cautioned against using Sree Narayana Guru as a “spokesperson or practitioner of Sanatana Dharma”. “There is an effort to confine Sree Narayana Guru within the framework of ‘chatur varnyam’ and ‘varnashram’ under the guise of Sanatana Dharma,” KPCC chief K Sudhakaran said, adding that …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

The Economist gives Bangladesh 'country of the year' award

Op India

Every year in the month of December, the European magazine The Economist announces its “country of the year” award. This year, The Economist believed that Bangladesh deserved the crown for toppling an “authoritarian regime” and transitioning towards a “technocratic interim government” led by “Nobel laureate” Muhammad Yunus. It is unclear what “economic stability” The Economist has lauded which is a …

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3 weeks ago

Muslim Leaders, Oppn Hail Mohan Bhagwat's Remarks On Temple-Mosque Disputes

ABP News

New Delhi, Dec 20 Several political leaders, particularly from the Opposition, have welcomed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement condemning certain Hindu leaders for raising issues about new Hindu sites driven by hate and enmity. “Mohan Bhagwat’s statement is correct, but what about the violence against Muslims -- mob lynchings, demolitions of their homes, and other oppressive acts? Samajwadi …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Dimming of the Thackeray son

Times of India

Can UBT-Sena’s dismal performance in the recently concluded assembly elections be attributed to its abandoning of authentic Hindutva? UBT-Sena seems to have produced a faux Bahujanist ‘Hindutva’ that is anti-Brahmin and even garners Muslim votes. Maharashtra is the only state in India where a regional/Marathi Hindutva grew and spread rapidly through Bal Thackeray’s Shiv Sena. Shiv Sena moved from mobilising …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

The Ambedkar riddle: Where he fits into the Hindutva movement

Op India

A barely 10-second clip of Home Miniter Amit Shah was circulated a couple of days ago, falsely claiming that he insulted BR Ambedkar – the hottest currency in political markets for a while now – and the nation has since been debating who loves Ambedkar more. And that’s why Rahul Gandhi flashed Manusmriti in the parliament – he could not …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Uddhav demands’Bharat Ratna’ for Savarkar

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: In yet another attempt to revive its Hindutva ideology, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday reiterated his demand of Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, for Hindutva ideologue V.D. When asked about Congress’ criticism of the Hindutva icon, Thackeray said, “I want to tell both Congress and BJP that Congress should stop targeting Savarkar and BJP should stop …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Smriti Irani To MVA In Maharashtra — The Biggest Political Losses Of 2024

ABP News

The year 2024 saw 60 nations choose their governments. Yusuf Pathan's Victory Over Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury In a surprising turn of events, former cricketer Yusuf Pathan, who contested the elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket, defeated veteran Congress leader and leader of the party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Baharampur. Omar Abdullah's Loss To Engineer Rashid Former Chief …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Uddhav Thackeray demands Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar, says 'Congress should stop chanting...'

India TV News

Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray reiterated his demand for conferring the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, on Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar. "Regarding Veer Savarkar, I want to ask why he should not be given Bharat Ratna. Congress should stop chanting Veer Savarkar Targeting Congress, the former CM said, "I …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

After Maharashtra poll drubbing, Uddhav's Sena (UBT) drops 'return to Hindutva' hints

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has dropped broad hints over the past few days of going back to its core Hindutva agenda after the drubbing the party received in the November 20 Maharashtra polls. The party has mounted a strident attack on the Centre for atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Hinduism and Hindutva not different: Ram Madhav

The Hindu

Contesting the argument that “Hindutva” and “Hinduism” need to be seen separately, Ram Madhav, former national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, said both are not different things but “the philosophical and practical sides of the same idea.” “People seek to make a distinction between Hindutva, Hinduism, Hinduness — Hinduism in practice is Hindutva. Nehru vs Deendayal Upadhyaya Commenting …

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4 weeks ago

India and Bangladesh: Fractured bonds along the border

The Hindu

A peek into Bangladesh through the integrated check post in West Bengal at the Petrapole-Benapole border shows that a mural of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, which was visible from the Indian side before August 5, has been whitewashed. By the end of November and early December, as reports of violence against minorities in Bangladesh piled up, and protests erupted in West …

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Uddhav Thackeray questions PM Modi over safety of Hindus in Bangladesh; BJP hits back

The Hindu

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party uses its Hindutva agenda only for “electoral purposes”. In a post on X, Mr. Aaditya Thackeray said, “Uddhav Thackeray ji today raised questions about the Union Government and Prime Minister’s silence on the attacks faced by Hindus in Bangladesh. Just like with Manipur violence, which is in our …

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4 weeks ago

Uddhav slams Modi government over Bangladesh violence against Hindus

Deccan Chronicle

Thackeray slammed the BJP saying its Hindutva is only for votes and tried to corner the saffron party demanding the Indian government should inform Parliament what steps it is taking to protect Hindus in Bangladesh, where minorities have faced violent attacks. On behalf of all Hindus, I request Prime Minister Modi that just as he stopped the war in Ukraine …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Bangladesh: Muslim group declares all restaurants must serve beef or shut down because beef eating is ‘Islamic duty’ and non-beef eateries are agents of Hindutva

Op India

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, an organisation named Muslim Consumer Rights Council held a rally in Bangshal area seeking a boycott of restaurants that do not serve beef. Dhaka Tribune quoted Muhammad Arif Al Khabir, the convener of the council, saying that beef is a symbol of Islamic identity and Western nations that do not have halal food in their restaurants are …

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1 month 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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1 month ago

Book Review: In ‘Nehru’s India’, Aditya Mukherjee Counters False Narratives About India’s First Prime Minister

The Hindu

Published : Dec 10, 2024 22:30 IST - 9 MINS READ At a time when the forces of Hindutva are relentlessly denigrating Jawaharlal Nehru’s contribution to the freedom of our country and the first 17 years of nation-building in independent India, the historian Aditya Mukherjee brings welcome clarification to the debate largely by citing Nehru’s own words and expanding on …

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1 month ago

Being Hindu Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Journey from Hindu Nationalism to Inclusive Indian Identity

The Hindu

Published : Dec 10, 2024 08:27 IST - 5 MINS READ In popular imagination, Lala Lajpat Rai is often associated with Bhagat Singh, who assassinated a British police officer to avenge Rai’s death. Significantly, even after joining the Hindu Mahasabha, Rai’s earlier “accommodative Indian nationalism” continued to impact his ideas and activities. Being Hindu, Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Ideas …

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1 month ago

Analysing the BJP’s Rise to Power in Maharashtra

The Hindu

Published : Dec 09, 2024 17:23 IST - 10 MINS READ The verdict in favour of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election has not only surprised voters and observers but even seasoned political analysts and politicians by the sheer scale of its victory. The BJP and its alliance partners, Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party, got …

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1 month ago

‘Unfamiliar with country's sanskriti, sanskar’: Mukhtar Naqvi reacts to Iltija Mufti's ‘Hindutva a disease’ remark

Hindustan Times

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday slammed People's Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti for calling Hindutva a “disease.” BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi addressing a gathering of Muslims in Varanasi. He said that those unfamiliar with the country's “sanskriti and sanskar” should be gently reminded of the importance of “Sanatan culture.” “Hindutva is …

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1 month ago

'Hindutva is a disease': PDP leader Iltija Mufti's controversial post triggers row, clarifies later

India TV News

Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti clarified her stance after her controversial remark against Hindutva triggered a row. Congress sides with Mufti Meanwhile, following Iltija's statement, Congress leader Rashid Alvi said, "She has praised the Hindu religion. BJP slams Iltija BJP leader Ravinder Raina lambasted Mufti for her statement saying that the PDP leader had used "very …

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Babri post row: Team Uddhav calls Samajwadi's Maharashtra unit 'BJP's B-team'

India Today

The Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra unit was behaving like the "B-team of BJP", Shiv Sena 's Aaditya Thackeray said on Sunday after Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi said his party would quit the Maha Vikas Aghadi over a Shiv Sena leader's post on the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition. However, Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Uddhav Thackeray, also said that Akhilesh Yadav …

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'Hindutva Inciting Violence Against Muslims': Iltija Mufti Triggers Row, BJP Demands Apology

ABP News

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija said on Sunday that 'Hindutva' is a disease which is tarnishing Hinduism by inciting "lynching and persecution" of minorities, particularly Muslims, and the BJP is leveraging it to consolidate its vote bank. Today Hinduism also finds itself in a similar situation where it’s being used & abused to… — Iltija Mufti December 8, 2024 …

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1 month ago

PDP leader Iltija Mufti defends her comments saying ‘Hindutva is an illness’

Op India

People’s Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti clarified her ‘controversial’ post where she expressed a strong criticism of ‘Hindutva’ calling it an “illness,” and said that there is a lot of difference between ‘Hindutva’ and ‘Hinduism’. This comes after the PDP leader, reacting to a purported video of the attack on minor Muslim boys forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’, called …

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1 month ago

‘Hindutva is a disease’: Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija sparks controversy, says let’s call spade a spade

Live Mint

Peoples' Democratic Party leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija has sparked a controversy by calling Hindutva a disease. “Ram the deity must hang his head in shame and watch helplessly as minor Muslim boys are whacked with chappals only because they refuse to chant his name,” Iltija said in a post on X. She …

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Sanatana Dharma row rekindled as Pinarayi Vijayan doubles down

The Economist gives Bangladesh 'country of the year' award

Muslim Leaders, Oppn Hail Mohan Bhagwat's Remarks On Temple-Mosque Disputes

Dimming of the Thackeray son

The Ambedkar riddle: Where he fits into the Hindutva movement

Uddhav demands’Bharat Ratna’ for Savarkar

Smriti Irani To MVA In Maharashtra — The Biggest Political Losses Of 2024

Uddhav Thackeray demands Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar, says 'Congress should stop chanting...'

After Maharashtra poll drubbing, Uddhav's Sena (UBT) drops 'return to Hindutva' hints

Hinduism and Hindutva not different: Ram Madhav

India and Bangladesh: Fractured bonds along the border

Uddhav Thackeray questions PM Modi over safety of Hindus in Bangladesh; BJP hits back

Uddhav slams Modi government over Bangladesh violence against Hindus

Bangladesh: Muslim group declares all restaurants must serve beef or shut down because beef eating is ‘Islamic duty’ and non-beef eateries are agents of Hindutva

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

Book Review: In ‘Nehru’s India’, Aditya Mukherjee Counters False Narratives About India’s First Prime Minister

Being Hindu Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Journey from Hindu Nationalism to Inclusive Indian Identity

Analysing the BJP’s Rise to Power in Maharashtra

‘Unfamiliar with country's sanskriti, sanskar’: Mukhtar Naqvi reacts to Iltija Mufti's ‘Hindutva a disease’ remark

'Hindutva is a disease': PDP leader Iltija Mufti's controversial post triggers row, clarifies later

Babri post row: Team Uddhav calls Samajwadi's Maharashtra unit 'BJP's B-team'

'Hindutva Inciting Violence Against Muslims': Iltija Mufti Triggers Row, BJP Demands Apology

PDP leader Iltija Mufti defends her comments saying ‘Hindutva is an illness’

‘Hindutva is a disease’: Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija sparks controversy, says let’s call spade a spade