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Political Line | Unity and divisiveness: in the eye of the beholder
9 months ago

Political Line | Unity and divisiveness: in the eye of the beholder

The Hindu  

An alien observer would be confused by the rhetoric of Indian elections. The BJP says the Congress — particularly its leader Rahul Gandhi — is encouraging divisions because of its demand for a nationwide caste census and the charge that cultural and administrative autonomy of States are under threat due to the centralising drive of the BJP. In this sense, …

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Chaos and coalitions - The Hindu
1 year, 5 months ago

Chaos and coalitions - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Political parties are realigning, unsettling old equations across India. Between the two alliances that made their respective shows of strength last week, one could count 64 parties — 38 at the National Democratic Alliance meeting that endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third term in 2024, and 26 at a gathering that vowed to work jointly to defeat him. …

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Review: Connected History: Essays and Arguments by Sanjay Subrahmanyam
1 year, 8 months ago

Review: Connected History: Essays and Arguments by Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Hindustan Times  

British historian, GM Trevelyan, once wrote, “There is nothing that more divides civilised from semi-savage man than to be conscious of our forefathers as they really were, and bit by bit to reconstruct the mosaic of the long forgotten past… How far can we know the real life of men in each successive age of the past?” It is for …

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The fine print in Hindutva
3 years, 9 months ago

The fine print in Hindutva

The Hindu  

Modern democracies are erected upon the twin pillars of rights and representation. In the post-Independence era, while the JP movement presented an ideological critique of the excesses of the state and foregrounded the safeguarding of the rights of citizens, the parties born out of the movement gradually embraced the politics of ‘impoverished representation’, wherein who was being represented became the …

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The conservative challenge to Hindutva
4 years, 5 months ago

The conservative challenge to Hindutva

The Hindu  

The proposed ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on August 5 has generated three broad responses: euphoria from supporters; outrage from the Left, Ambedkarites and secularists; and strong disapproval on procedural grounds from eminent Hindu saints. De-ritualising Hinduism These instances signify the growing process of de-ritualisation of the Hindu religion, primarily by the trustees …

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The waning of subaltern solidarity for Hindutva
4 years, 7 months ago

The waning of subaltern solidarity for Hindutva

The Hindu  

As the plight and precarity of migrant workers take centrestage, a pertinent question is about its political bearings. On the other hand, the conciliatory subalterneity which is friendly to Hindutva, heralds a phenomenon which I term as subaltern Hindutva, which at present is the dominant political discourse in the western, central and northern States of India, and of late has …

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