Drawing a parallel between former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with her current successor Narendra Modi, while terming them as “cult leaders” with a larger-than-life image, Vinay Sitapati, author and associate professor of Ashoka University said while the former’s popularity came at the expense of her party, the latter hasn’t destroyed the BJP to be the global leader that he is …
The march of Hindu nationalism was wobbly and uncertain for most part of the last century, though its strides appear sure-footed now. The duo nurtured Hindu nationalism in its infancy but was taken aback by its muscularity and masculinity as it grew up, according to Vinay Sitapati in his new book, Jugalbandi: The BJP before Modi. partnership had been crafted, …
