#hindutva
In Hindutva’s absence, class is deciding the Muslim vote in Telangana
Although the MIM might hold on in the Old City of Hyderabad, the Congress and Rahul Gandhi are gaining in popularity.
#AssemblyElections2023 #telangana #muslims #hyderabad #MIM #congress #RahulGandhi #hindutva #india
UGC asks Maharashtra universities to celebrate ABVP leader’s birth centenary
The Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena has objected to the University Grants Commission’s decision.
#maharashtra #UGC #education #ABVP #RSS #hindutva #ShivSena #BJPStates #india
What Shami means under Hindutva
The BJP may want to appropriate the top World Cup performer in the hope of giving itself a facelift, but Muslims will not be forgiving of the party that has demonised the community, writes Ajaz Ashraf.
#MohammadShami #ICCWorldCup2023 #cricket #IndianMuslims #BJP #islamophobia #BJP #hindutva #AntiMuslimViolence #india
https://www.mid-day.com/news/opinion/article/what-shami-means-under-hindutva-23321908
How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
The ban stands on weak legal ground, say experts.
#UttarPradesh #HalalBan #halal #FoodIndustry #economy #hindutva #BJPStates #islamophobia #india
@AmitR @mina @claralistensprechen3rd @suswatibasu @arnfinnp @HistoPol @RaffKarva @philip_cardella
Both can be true at the same time:
— #India is surging ahead in the world economically & militarily
— India is regressing into religious #bigotry, away from the #secular ideals enshrined in its Constitution since 1976
#Modi government gets credit for turning India into a global powerhouse.
It also gets blame for fanning flames of #Hindutva #religiousNationalism (not #Hinduism, #Hindu religion)
This is beyond #ethnoNationalism.
Officially, the Constitution of India declares it as a "secular" republic, but over last several years, there has been a shift.
There is now a strong #FarRight #Hindutva movement (not #Hinduism, or #Hindu religion) that is dragging India away from that ideal into #religiousNationalism.
That does not bode well for #Muslims in India.
What I'm alarmed about is the prospect of #RightWing #Jewish, #Hindu, and #Christian #fascists in #lockstep.
CAA rules to be framed by March 2024, says Union Minister
Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Kumar Mishra seeks to allay fears of Bengal’s Matua community over the delay in framing rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act.
#CAA #WestBengal #AjayKumarMishra #citizenship #BJP #matua #islamophobia #hindutva #india
Going Dutch
Much like the proponents of Hindutva, Wilders uses the instrument of history to weave together a political story and legitimise myths and stereotypes, writes Asim Ali.
#netherlands #DutchElections #PVV #GeertWilders #FarRight #hindutva #islamophobia #disinformation #fascism #history #BJP #india
In the shadow of Partition, state-sanctioned atrocities aimed to wipe out Meo Muslims in Mewat
The riots in Nuh in August show how lasting impunity to Hindu nationalist networks patronised by the princely states of Alwar and Bharatpur sustains violence.
#partition #haryana #rajasthan #mewat #nuh #hindutva #MeoMuslims #muslims #HinduMobs #histodon #history #india
On the Trail of a Hindutva Poet and Influencer
Kamal was ambitious and had staked it all in the world of poetry. Money and fame were important.
#BookExcerpt #KunalPurohit #HPop #hindutva #HindutvaPop #BJP #SocialMedia #india
https://thewire.in/communalism/on-the-trail-of-a-hindutva-poet-and-influencer
Why people are pretending to be Muslim in India
‘When a Muslim name comes up in connection to a crime, there is already a fertile ground to believe that the person must have done something wrong.’
#IndianMuslims #islamophobia #hindutva #india
https://scroll.in/article/1059500/why-people-are-pretending-to-be-muslim-in-india
Die Wurzeln des #Hindunationalismus
Der indische Langzeit-Premier Narendra #Modi bezeichnet sich selbst als #Hindunationalist. Dahinter steckt ein politisches Konzept, das mehr als hundert Jahre alt ist und mit dem europäischen #Faschismus zusammenhängt.
Gut zusammengefasst, bis zur Gegenwart, mit einigen Sätzen von Scholz. Die, nach dem man gehört hat wie es mit der #Demokratie und der #Pressefreiheit in #Indien gerade aussieht, ganz anders klingen.
#hindutva #bjp #RSS #vinayakdamodarsavarkar #rashtra #jati #sanskriti #hindustan
https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/indien-hindunationalismus-100.html
Israel-Hamas war: ‘Dire’ disinformation spreads globally
Social media platforms struggle to contain graphic images and disinformation on the Israel-Hamas conflict spreading from India to the U.S.
#gaza #GazaGenocide #israel #palestine #hamas #IDF #meta #facebook #twitter #x #SocialMedia #disinformation #islamophobia #antisemitism #hindutva #zionism #HumanRights #india #iran #russia #china
https://www.context.news/big-tech/israel-hamas-war-dire-disinformation-spreads-globally
Varanasi’s Muslim Silk-Weavers Battle Mechanisation, Communalism and Politics
The absence of opportunities and a documented fall in handloom work has pushed many to move to other textile hubs.
#UttarPradesh #varanasi #muslims #SilkWeavers #MuslimBusinesses #hindutva #BJP #BJPStates #islamophobia #NarendraModi #weavers #artisans #india
https://thewire.in/communalism/varanasi-muslim-silk-weavers-mechanisation-communalism
Facing pressure in India, Netflix and Amazon back down on daring films
In the last four years, a chill has swept through the streaming industry in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party tightened its grip on the country’s political discourse and the American technology platforms that host it.
#OTT #entertainment #netflix #amazon #PrimeVideo #spotify #RSS #BJP #hindutva #dissent #censorship #AnuragKashyap #fascism #cinema #kollywood #HindiCinema #streaming #BigTech #india
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/20/india-netflix-amazon-movies-self-censorship/
Rajasthan: Junaid-Nasir Were Killed 9 Months Ago, Their Families Remain In Dread
The villagers say they continue to fear for their lives, worried that they could meet the same fate as Junaid and Nasir if they tread too far from familiarity.
#rajasthan #NasirJunaid #CowLynchings #CowVigilantism #BajrangDal #VHP #hindutva #IndianMuslims #muslims #HinduMobs #AntiMuslimViolence #india
NCERT panel recommends including Ramayana, Mahabharata in school history textbooks
The committee also said that the preamble of the Constitution should be written on the walls of classrooms.
#NCERT #textbooks #history #ramayana #mahabharata #pseudohistory #mythology #education #hindutva #BJP #india
Indiens #NGOs in Not –
Regierung verbietet ausländische Hilfsgelder - #Hilfsorganisationen werden wegen Berichten über Menschenrechtsverletzungen und Ausbeutung sowie Umweltverbrechen verboten.
Eine Arbeit wird Ihnen durch vorenthalten von Lizenzen und falschen Anschuldigungen unmöglich gemacht.
Hausdurchsuchungen, Bürokratieterror Haftstrafe ohne Grund. Es sitzen ca 10 000 Mitglieder von NGOs im Gefängnis. Wer Umweltschäden und unzumutbare Arbeitsbedingungen dokumentiert, handelt "gegen die Interessen Indiens".
Die Leidtragenden sind die Ärmsten, oft Angehörige von Sheduled Tribes und Muslime.
https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/indiens-ngos-in-not-regierung-verbietet-auslaendische-hilfsgelder-swr2-wissen-2022-09-27-100.html #Indien #hindutva #Hindunationalismus #modi #bjp #pressefreiheit
„Maximum City“ war der Ort, an dem meine ganze Energie floss, mein Herz wurde gebrochen. Ich habe es völlig verloren.“ #Kashyap
Angesichts des Drucks der #Hindunationalen #Modi Regierung in Indien, machen #Netflix und #Amazon bei wichtigen Filmen einen Rückzieher, erst kommt das Fressen, dann die Moral.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/20/india-netflix-amazon-movies-self-censorship/
#maximumcity #suketumetha #pressefreiheit
Indien ist mittlerweile auf den 8 letzten Platz von 180 gerutsch, zum Thema Sicherheit für Journalist*innen.
#reporterohnegrenzen #indien #hindutva #hindunationalismus #bjp
India’s Mideast rethink: From a Palestine stamp to a ‘Modi-Bibi bromance’
India’s embrace of Israel after the Hamas attack shows how much the bilateral relationship has changed over the years.
#palestine #IndianForeignPolicy #diplomacy #GazaGenocide #gaza #israel #hamas #IDF #zionism #hindutva #BJP #fascism #india
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/18/india-israel-modi-netanyahu-relations/
How a former Pakistani cricketer become a social media star in India
Danish Kaneria regularly portrays India and the Modi government in good light – which typifies a larger trend among Pakistani YouTubers.
#DanishKaneria #cricket #NarendraModi #hindutva #MatchFixing #BJP #x #ICCWorldCup2023 #pakistan #india
Muslims are being harassed, assaulted, and slaughtered by Hindu nationalists—and Indians aren’t allowed to watch
India is trying to erase evidence of its citizens' crimes. Kaushik Raj writes.
#IndianMuslims #muslims #AntiMuslimViolence #BJP #hindutva #SocialMedia #censorship #india
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/india-modi-technology-x-videos-hate-speech/
Amit Shah promises free travel to Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir if BJP wins Telangana
Addressing an election rally in Telangana’s Gadwal, Union Minister Amit Shah told voters that they wouldn’t have to worry about the cost of visiting the Ayodhya Ram Mandir if they elect BJP.
#AssemblyElections2023 #telangana #gadwal #AmitShah #RamTemple #BJP #hindutva #india
UP govt looks to ban products with halal tag
This comes a day after police in Lucknow booked a company and three organisations for providing “illegal halal certificates” to retail products sold in the state.
#UttarPradesh #halal #BJP #BJYM #islamophobia #hindutva #ConspiracyTheories #BJPStates #india
Gyanvapi Survey: Varanasi Court to Hear ASI's Plea Seeking 15 More Days to Submit Report on Saturday
The ASI told the court on November 2 that it had "completed" the survey to determine whether the 17th-century mosque was constructed over a pre-existing structure of a Hindu temple.
#UttarPradesh #varanasi #GyanvapiMosque #ASI #hindutva #BJP #india
Madhya Pradesh's Emergence as Another Hindutva Laboratory Keeps BJP Afloat
Voter fatigue should mean an electoral rout in the state assembly polls for the BJP. But the Congress is battling more than Mamaji at the helm for 18 years. Sustained Hindutva rhetoric since the days of the Jana Sangh give the BJP a cushion.
#AssemblyElections2023 #MadhyaPradesh #BJP #hindutva #congress #INC #communalism #india
https://thewire.in/politics/madhya-pradesh-hindutva-laboratory-bjp-afloat
Why Congress is losing votes over anti-Christian violence in Chhattisgarh
The party has treaded cautiously on an issue that has divided the state’s Adivasi society.
#AssemblyElections2023 #chhattisgarh #congress #adivasis #AntiChristianViolence #hindutva #BJP #RSS #INC #CommunalViolence #HinduMobs #india
Why Kamal Nath’s Hindutva lite might dent Congress in this Madhya Pradesh region
Even Congress leaders worry that his public religiosity is turning OBCs against the party in Chhatarpur district, home to the temple of Bageshwar Dham.
#AssemblyElections2023 #MadhyaPradesh #chhatarpur #KamalNath #congress #hindutva #INC #OBCs #dalits #brahmins #rajputs #casteism #caste #BJPStates #india
@adrian Ich lese in Hindi, und Urdu, weil Südasien für mich ein Steckenpferd ist. das war der Grund warum ich bis vor einem Jahr noch einen Twitter - Account hatte. Ich hoffe dass sich im Fediverse da auch was tun wird, bisher bin ich noch nicht fündig geworden. (Bis auf einen indischen Account der einerseits #Hindutva ganz übel findet, andererseits aber Antisemitische Hetze auf Englisch betreibt. 🙄)
Einen Koreanischen Account hab ich gefunden. Aber mehr als 5€ im Monat könnte ich eh nicht für Übersetzung zahlen, dann lieber weiter Copy and Paste ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@adrian@mastodon.peaceful.socia @crossgolf_rebel@moppels.bar @grischa@feuerfis.ch
Criticism of Zionism is not anti-Semitism, says art critic Ranjit Hoskote
Indian poet and cultural critic, denounced by German art festival Documenta 16, has resigned as a member of its selection committee.
#RanjitHoskote #documenta16 #BDS #GermanGovt #germany #zionism #antisemitism #isarel #GazaGenocide #gaza #palestine #racism #art #fascism #hindutva #nazism #SuddeutscheZeitung #media #india
BJP’s divisive Adivasi politics in Telangana
Ramji Gond and Komaram Bheem are celebrated by the Adivasis for their heroic fight against British imperialism and the Nizam's revenue and forest policies. Yet, they are now painted by the BJP as Hindu Adivasis fighting against the Muslim rulers, the Nizam.
#AssemblyElections2023 #telangana #adivasis #gonds #BJP #disinformation #hindutva #nizams #RamjiGond #KomaramBheem #congress #BRS #RSS #HinduMahasabha #AryaSamaj #india
‘Anti-Christian image’, Manipur issue: Is discontent brewing within BJP’s Mizoram unit?
The BJP struggles to fight its Hindutva liability in the Christian majority state.
#AssemblyElections2023 #mizoram #BJP #christians #minority #hindutva #manipur #india
Wer einen Einstieg zum Thema #Politik Indien sucht, ist mit diesem Buch gut beraten.
Auch zum Thema #Hindunationalismus #Hindutva
Neue #Weltmacht Indien: Geostratege, Wirtschaftsriese, Wissenslabor von Oliver Schulz.
Auch als Hörbuch oder Gebraucht.
https://www.medimops.de/oliver-schulz-neue-weltmacht-indien-geostratege-wirtschaftsriese-wissenslabor-taschenbuch-M03864894204.html?variant=UsedVeryGood&creative=&sitelink=&gclid=CjwKCAiA0syqBhBxEiwAeNx9N6eL356Y9XsiLU_UxG8RdU7wij_ZJpSlSSHAPWY5n_oRKUbqLudY5BoCMAoQAvD_BwE&gad_source=1 #Buch #Bücher #Lesen
Revisiting #Kali: An Amalgam of Aboriginal Deities and a Symbol of #Rebellion
However much the Sangh parivar may try now to impose its intolerant religious diktats by using her name, Kali in #Bengal had been traditionally worshipped as a goddess of rebellion against all such repressive orders.
by Sumanta Banerjee, July 2022
"Explaining their origins, modern day historians have traced their roots to the habits of hunter-gatherers, pastoral communities and agricultural cultivators of the ancient times. Faced with unpredictable natural calamities like #drought, #floods and #earthquakes that threatened their livelihoods, they tried to satisfy these whims of #MotherNature (“red in tooth and claw,” to quote English poet Alfred Tennyson), by creating local deities in her image."
https://thewire.in/religion/kali-aboriginal-roots-and-symbol-of-rebellion
As India’s religious polarisation intensifies, I miss the Bohra Diwali celebrations of my childhood
A silver coin would be bought on Dhanteras. New account books would be opened. The entire clan would gather to celebrate the festival. Farida Pacha writes. (Article from November 2021)
#diwali #deepavali #bohras #muslims #gujarat #hindutva #IndianMuslims #syncretism #HinduMobs #AntiMuslimRiots #india
“India” is an obstacle for Golwalkar’s communal imagination of history
MS Golwalkar was the first person to openly express his hostility to the name “India.” He despised the word and called it an “outlandish name” in his book. Golwalkar asserted that it planted a concept of democracy which promoted unity among people of different religions, particularly Hindus and Muslims, writes Dhirendra K Jha.
#RSS #hindutva #fascism #HinduNationalism #MSGolwalkar #muslims #minorities #india
https://caravanmagazine.in/commentary/bharat-india-name-rss-golwalkar
Remembering Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: A Scholar, Patriot and Builder of Modern India
Today, November 11, marks the 135th birth anniversary of India's first education minister. The Maulana played a crucial role in bringing Indian Muslims out of their self-imposed political indifference to cooperate with their Hindu brethren in the task of freeing the country from foreign rule.
#MaulanaAzad #history #histodon #FreedomStruggle #IndianHistory #muslims #IndianMuslims #hindutva #india
How India tamed Twitter and set a global standard for online censorship
In more than 50 interviews, current and former technology executives and Indian officials detailed how the Indian government broke Twitter’s resistance through a raft of new regulations, a streamlined censorship process — and the coercive muscle of law enforcement agencies.
#twitter #x #censorship #FreeSpeech #authoritarianism #BJP #UnionGovt #BigTech #hindutva #FarmersProtests #dissent #covid19 #CovidMismanagement #OppositionParties #ITRules #india
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/08/india-twitter-online-censorship/
#Buch #Bücher #Lesen
Neue Weltmacht Indien: Geostratege, Wirtschaftsriese, Wissenslabor
Oliver Schulz
An Indien scheiden sich die Geister. Obwohl oder gerade weil kaum jemand im Westen dieses widersprüchliche Land versteht. Zwischen Slums und Prunk, zwischen Yoga und Hightech, zwischen Bollywoodkultur und Kastenwesen ist uns das Land, dessen Bedeutung für die Weltgemeinschaft immer größer wird, ein Rätsel geblieben. Oliver Schulz liefert einen tiefen Einblick in die verschiedenen Facetten der indischen Gesellschaft und Kultur und gibt uns einen Überblick über die politischen, wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Entwicklungsperspektiven der neuen Supermacht, die immer deutlicher ihre Ansprüche auf eine Führungsrolle in der Welt erhebt. Wie tickt dieses Land wirklich? Was hält es zusammen? Wie verlässlich ist es als Partner? Und wie bedrohlich könnte sein Aufstieg für die Weltgemeinschaft werden?
#india #Indien #hindutva
Ein Gespräch über den #Hindu - #Nationalismus und die Popularität des Premierministers Narendra #Modi, die wenig beachteten und bei der Teilung Indiens vollkommen außen vor gelassenen #Sikhs, religiöse Konflikte und interreligiöse Hochzeiten, die Hintergründe Indiens möglicher Umbenennung in „#Bharat“ und wie wichtig es ist, die Illusion, die wir womöglich von Indien haben auf die Probe zu stellen.
#natuerlicheausrede 173 mit Oliver Schulz über #Indien - wissenschaftspodcasts.de
https://wissenschaftspodcasts.de/podcasts/natuerliche-ausrede/173-mit-oliver-schulz-ueber-indien_8347733/
#podcast #hindustan #hindutva #wissenschaft #podcast #hindunationalismus
»Wer die Enge seiner Zeit ermessen will, studiere Geschichte.« Tucholsky
A Prayer, Chant and Protest Song: Faith Communities Must Resist Their #Extremists
by Sunita Viswanath, 30/Oct/2023
"It has been 23 days since the #Hamas attack that took at least 1300 #Jewish lives, and since then, more than 8,000 #Palestinian lives have been taken by #Israeli bombs. Half of them are children. The United States, along with many world powers, have given #Israel their blessing to 'defend' themselves against Hamas by bombing Palestinian civilians indiscriminately.
"In fact, the blessing of the #US has come in the form of over $ 3.3 billion a year ($ 370 billion dollars since 1948.
"The US is now proposing to send $ 14.3 billion more in military aid.
"I am a #Hindu American living in New York City, and my husband Stephan Shaw is a #JewishAmerican. We are active in Jewish Voice For Peace and Hindus For #HumanRights, both activating faith communities to take on their respective extremists. While we see an increasing alignment of #WhiteNationalism in the United States, #Zionism in Israel, and #Hindutva in the Indian context, my husband and I are part of inclusive movements of people working together in diverse coalitions for justice for all.
"One of the chants that echoed through Grand Central Station was, 'Never again for anyone, never again is now.' This, for us, is the most basic lesson of the Holocaust that many Jews seem to have forgotten.
"My pain as a #Hindu has been that Hinduism has been hijacked by #HinduSupremacists, led by the likes of #NarendraModi and #Adityanath. They are entrenching the Hindu community in #India and abroad with a false sense of victimhood and danger from our #Muslim siblings, and increasing #Islamophobic sentiment. Under the current regime, India is being transformed into a Hindu rashtra (nation) where Muslims and other religious minorities are neither welcome nor safe. Protesting with thousands of Jews calling for a ceasefire in #Gaza made me dream of a day when thousands – or even hundreds – of Hindus will gather to say ‘not in my name’ to violence committed by Hindu #supremacists."
Full article:
https://thewire.in/world/palestine-israel-zionism-hindutva
#JVP #JewishVoiceForPeace #HindusForHumanRights #ReligiousExtremism #ReligiousFascism #IsraelPalestineConflict
India’s Behaviour on the World Stage Is Not Helping Its Interests
What the Modi government’s foreign policy actually is and what it is intended to achieve? Aakar Patel writes.
#gaza #GazaGenocide #ForeignPolicy #palestine #israel #UNGA #UN #hindutva #islamophibia #india
https://thewire.in/diplomacy/indias-behaviour-on-the-world-stage-is-not-helping-its-interests
Guten Morgen - Tässle Kaffee ☕️?
Die Klima- und #Wasserkrise hat #Indien 🇮🇳 längst erreicht. Die Regierung #Modi steht in der gefährlichen Tradition des #Hindutva. Und seit einiger Zeit beziehen wir auch russisches Öl über Indien als Zwischenhändler, machen uns damit wiederum abhängig. Ob die dortige #Demokratie stabil bleibt? https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/indien-hindunationalismus-100.html
Indo-Nepal Border: Schools Run by Hindutva Outfit Teach Kids to 'Identify Enemies of Hindus'
The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, which is linked to RSS and VHP, is indoctrinating women and children of a the Tharu tribal community.
#UttarPradesh #LakhimpurKheri #EkalVidyalayaFoundation #RSS #VHP #indoctrination #HateSpeech #TharuTribes #adivasis #tribals #hinduism #hindutva #communalism #india
https://thewire.in/communalism/indo-nepal-border-schools-hindutva-outfit-indoctrinate
Explained: What Are the Stories Done By Journalists Raided By the Delhi Police Today?
These are journalists who have been covering social issues largely ignored by the mainstream big media.
#delhi #DelhiPolice #newsclick #DelhiPoliceRaids #AdaniGroup #adani #DelhiRiots #DelhiRiotsCases #ElectoralBonds #OldPensionScheme #UAPA #dissent #BiharCasteCensus #RSS #journalism #activism #satire #media #PressFreedom #DraconianLaws #law #hindutva #adani #modi #india
In the heart of Delhi, authorities take bulldozers to Muslim shrines with little warning
‘This government is hell-bent on removing the signs that point to the Muslim history and Muslim culture of the national capital.’
#delhi #demolitions #mazars #dargahs #mosques #MuslimShrines #bulldozers #IndianMuslims #muslims #DelhiGovt #NDMC #DelhiPWD #AAP #BJP #islamophobia #hindutva #monuments #history #india
In Gurugram, 60 days after arson and fire
Two months after violence hit Delhi’s corporate suburb, Muslims who fled their temporary houses to go back to West Bengal, where they felt safer, are back. At home, in some of the State’s least developed areas mainly bordering Bangladesh, there are few jobs and little opportunity. Caught between hunger pangs and threats, Alisha Dutta and Samridhi Tewari ask why they picked the latter.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-gurugram-60-days-after-arson-and-fire/article67360248.ece
#haryana #gurugram #HaryanaViolence #AntiMuslimRIots #muslims #BengaliMuslims #HinduMobs #BajrangDal #VHP #BJP #hindutva #india
There are 🇮🇳 Indian think-tank types and academics (also outside India) and hindu-nationalist influencers leading the fervent crowds in rather 'expressive' name-calling of reporters for merely reporting what governments are saying, and openly calling for the elected head of #Canada to be removed for simply doing what is universally expected of him: decrying the assassination of their citizen by a supposedly friendly foreign state, no less.
This has the hallmarks of the launch of a brave new era where hindu-nationalism reveals itself a *global* force for anti-liberalism ("Hindu might makes Hindu right").
The CCP is watching with glee as Modi's #Hindutva state severs links to the annoyingly liberal 'First World' countries.
#Hindustan's islamic foes are only too happy to again see a foe as ideologically fervent as they are; it may do wonders for their sagging recruitment of fanatics.
The hinduist indignation is, unsurprisingly, getting boosted by various existing disruptionist and divisionist assets online.
Where does this leave secular India, not to mention India's non-Hindu minorities?
Where does this leave India's still formidable but increasingly constrained opposition?
Where does this leave the large Indian diaspora, especially in the West? (also see CCP and its longstanding orchestration of the Chinese diaspora to manipulate internal politics of foreign countries)
Lots of other questions regarding India's integration (or lack thereof) with the *current* global economic systems and "rules-based order"...
#India #Bharat #Modi #hindunationalism #hinduism #antiliberalism #Trudeau
@trabimechanic
Questionable relationships between #ukpoliticalparties and #hindutva were around even before the #brexitreferendum in June 2016. Much of the #conservative campaign for the #london #mayor and #assembly relied on stirring up #antimuslim feeling among #hindu communities by implying that #SadiqKhan would literally strip gold ornaments off their womenfolk. And this particular campaign was in the first half of 2016! It did not pay off then but they have persevered with it since!
Modi’s ‘Tiger Warrior’ Diplomacy Is Harming India’s Interests
Hindu nationalist attitudes are alienating other nations.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/08/28/india-modi-diplomacy-bjp-hindu-nationalism-religion-manipur/
#NarendraModi #HinduNationalism #modi #diplomacy #manipur #islamophobia #CAA #NRC #hindutva #modi #BJP #RSS #ForeignRelations #pakistan #nepal #china #india
#Language #evolution is natural, not "hegemonic" unless there's #LinguisticCleansing, as undertaken by #Tamil purists like #Maraimalai #Adigal in 1916 to "Make Tamil Pure Again"
There's no doubt that some of this ugly #reactionary practice is resurgent among #Hindutva proponents who want to "Make Hindi Pure Again"
That calls for a push against reactionary #ideologies like Thanith Tamil Iyakkam (Independent Tamil Movement), not Hindi or Tamil languages themselves.
We can accuse each other of having comprehension problems, or we can have a serious debate out the problems a lot of people have with Hindi language.
First, let's get it out of the way that there are three distinct concepts — #Hindi language itself, #Hindu religion, and #Hindutva (religious #nationalism that threatens to hijack the other two in the same way that #Taliban hijacked #Islam). People often conflate the language itself with religion and political ideology
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How a Bihari lost his mother tongue to Hindi
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Census dispels Hindi myth, only 25 pc in India claim Hindi is their mother tongue
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Languages not liked by Hindutva ideology suffer existential crisis
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Who has to learn whose language now?
https://www.rediff.com/news/column/who-has-to-learn-whose-language-now/20140627.htm
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Hindi gains ground via a demographic shift
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Support against Hindi imposition grows, organisations from non-Hindi states gather in Bengaluru
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How this Madras Parliamentarian decimated the ‘Hindi as national language’ debate in 1949
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Can you be Indian if you don't speak Hindi? All FAQs answered
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You seem to like Wikipedia links, so here's one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_imposition
Now say Hi to my mute button.
In Modi’s India, the press is more imperilled than ever
The hounding of media website NewsClick is a form of McCarthyism, writes a former editor of the Hindu.
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/62676/modi-india-newsclick-press-freedom
#NewsClick #PressFreedom #McCarthyism #NarendraModi #BJP #democracy #dissent #EnforcementDirectorate #ED #journalism #media #TheNewYorkTimes #NYT #hindutva #india
Muslim woman asked to remove hijab during Hindi exam by school in Tamil Nadu
Shabana said she had appeared for Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha exams at the same centre earlier this year as well and was not asked to remove her hijab.
#TamilNadu #tiruvannamalai #HindiPracharSabha #hijab #muslims #education #schools #AnnamalaiMatriculationSchool #islamophobia #hindutva #hindi #india
Vulnerable At Home: How To Make Sense Of Indian Variant Of Islamophobia
To make sense of the Indian variant of Islamophobia, it is vital to examine its relationship with the notion of communalism— particularly their points of convergence. Shaikh Mujibur Rahman writes.
#islamophobia #muslims #islam #religion #hindutva #majoritarianism #IndianMuslims #BJP #india
Delhi: Christians Attacked and Bible Torn in Church Attack During Sunday Service
A 100-strong mob surrounded the police station in Delhi’s GTB Nagar for several hours and raised provocative slogans as the pastor and injured persons reached to file their complaint.
#delhi #CommunalViolence #HinduMobs #christians #bible #SundayService #RSS #VHP #BajrangDal #hindutva #minorities #india
https://thewire.in/communalism/christians-attacked-in-delhi-church-during-sunday-service
Victim recounts hate rants, abuse, threats by RPF train killer in 2016
RPF constable Chetan Singh, who killed 3 Muslim men in a hate crime, had previously harassed and threatened a Muslim auto driver in Ujjain, said the victim.
#MadhyaPradesh #ujjain #TrainShooting #ChetanSingh #terrorism #GunViolence #hindutva #islamophobia #muslims #india
“Killed for Being Muslim”: Family of Youth Killed by Mob in Rajasthan’s Alwar
Forest officials among those detained; investigation underway.
#rajasthan #alwar #rampur #lynching #CommunalViolence #HinduMobs #hindutva #muslims #india
Why the Congress is practising ‘soft Hindutva’ in Madhya Pradesh
Kamal Nath has argued that India being a Hindu rashtra is not debatable as Hindus are a wide majority of the population.
#MadhyaPradesh #congress #INC #hindutva #KamalNath #BajrangSena #HinduNationalism #RSS #BJP #muslims #elections #india
https://scroll.in/article/1054338/why-the-congress-is-practising-soft-hindutva-in-madhya-pradesh
Muslim class topper denied prize, 2nd rank student awarded in Gujarat school, sparking social media outrage
A Muslim girl who topped her 10 class in a Gujarat school was not acknowledged at the prize distribution event on Independence Day, where only the second-place winner was named.
#gujarat #mehsana #lunva #schools #education #muslims #children #communalism #hindutva #BJP #SocialMedia #twitter #x #india
Hunger strike by Muslim followers after Hindus change Ahmedabad Sufi shrine's name
Days after Hindu followers renamed the five-century-old Sufi shrine of Pir Imam Shah Bawa after "Sadguru Hanstej Maharaj" with huge posters and banners hanging at the entrance of the shrine, a group of Muslim followers sat on hunger strike on Friday against the move.
#gujarat #ahmedabad #PirImamShahBawaShrine #sufism #islam #muslims #hindutva #ReligiousFreedom #india
Siege on Manipur: Hindu Nationalists' War for Ethnic Supremacy
Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of a plan operationalised by the Hindu Right decades ago.
#manipur #ManipurViolence #ManipurRapes #meiteis #kukis #HinduNationalism #hindutva #EthnicCleansing #BJP #christians #minorities #ManipurGovt #BirenSingh #AmitShah #northeast #india
https://thewire.in/communalism/siege-on-manipur-hindu-nationalists-war-for-ethnic-supremacy
Mathura homes razed, people selling debris to make ends meet
Residents of demolished houses in Nai Basti area near Shri Krishna Janmasthan temple, Mathura are selling the debris to make ends meet.
#UttarPradesh #mathura #KrishnaJanmasthanTemple #demolitions #bulldozers #muslims #displacement #hindutva #UPGovt #HumanRights #india
Congressman Ro Khanna slammed for meeting Hindutva ideologue on India visit
Analysts say Khanna’s meeting shows that he doesn’t want to alienate his Hindu Indian diaspora vote bank in the US.
#RoKhanna #democrats #AbhijeetIyerMitra #HinduNationalism #islamophobia #hindutva #BJP #IndianDiaspora #FarRight #india
Violent Mob Shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ Assaults Muslim Boy for Being with Hindu Girl in Mumbai
Videos of the incident depict the assailants dragging the young boy outside the Bandra Terminus railway station and subjecting him to a violent beating. During the attack, the men can be heard shouting slogans such as “Jai Shri Ram” and “love jihad band karo” (stop love jihad).
#maharashtra #mumbai #bandra #HinduMobs #muslims #islamophobia #HumanRights #hindutva #India
Hindutva Profiles: Sarah L Gates
Gates 'justifies' the discriminatory caste system in the Hindu religion by labeling the scourge as a British innovation aimed at defaming Hinduism. Gates regularly indulges in fear-mongering among Hindus and openly exhorts them to ‘step up and fight back’ against the supposed Hinduphobia.
#HindutvaProfiles #SarahLGates #PseudoHistory #propaganda #misinformation #HateSpeech #casteism #caste #HinduSupremacy #hindutva #BJP #RSS #history #india
Australian-educated Neha Patel runs an extensive cow vigilante network across India
In the predominantly male-dominated realm of cow vigilantism in India, Neha Patel stands out as one of the few women cow vigilantes with an extensive network of militia recruits at her disposal to police the sale, transportation, or consumption of beef, with Muslim minorities being the primary target of her operations.
#CowVigilantism #beef #VHP #BJP #gujarat #HinduMobs #muslims #islamophobia #hindutva #IndianDiaspora #india
Hindutva Profiles: Vikram Sampat
Sampat is considered by the Hindu far-right as someone who is putting forth an accurate ‘indic version’ of India’s past. Sampat is invited to platforms that eulogize Hindu supremacy and propagate the idea of exclusive Hindu polity (Hindu Rashtra), like The Sangam Talks, The Jaipur Dialogues, and others.
#HindutvaProfiles #VikramSampat #PseudoHistory #propaganda #misinformation #HateSpeech #HinduSupremacy #hindutva #savarkar #BJP #RSS #history #india
Reporting on Hindu Nationalism: A Guide
This Reporting Guide provides extensive background on Hindu nationalism, what it is, where it comes from, what advocacy organizations and human rights groups are saying about it and what the future might hold for Hindutva.
#resource #journalism #HinduNationalism #hindutva #FarRight #fascism #reporting #media #india
https://religionlink.com/reporting-on/reporting-on-hindu-nationalism/
From the Bhopal gas tragedy to Facebook and Bloomsbury, a history of corporate culpability
What ties Warren Anderson, the CEO of Union Carbide when the Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred, to Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, and Nigel Newton, the CEO of Bloomsbury? It is the belief that they need not follow the same standards for their business in India that they do in Western democracies, writes Hartosh Singh Bal.
#CorporateCrime #business #meta #facebook #whatsapp #bloomsbury #BigTech #UnionCarbide #BhopalGasTragedy #DelhiPogrom #DelhiRiots #WarrenAnderson #MarkZuckerberg #hindutva #islamophobia #HateSpeech #industry #BJP #india #HartoshSinghBal
https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/facebook-bloomsbury-delhi-riots-corporate-culpability
Instagram Posts About a 17th-Century King Are Getting People Arrested
Right-wing groups in India are policing social media and reporting minorities for allegedly offending their religion.
#aurangzeb #mughals #instagram #history #muslims #law #hindutva #maharashtra #HinduNationalism #BJP #india
https://www.wired.com/story/instagram-posts-about-aurangzeb-are-getting-people-arrested/
France riots: Why Hindu nationalists in India are backing the French far right
With many of the protestors in France being Muslims, Hindutva supporters in India are supporting the French far right.
#FranceRiots #france #nanterre #FarRight #hindutva #HinduNationalism #muslims #islamophobia #IndianDiaspora #india
"It’s a movement that sometimes feeds off white supremacist sentiment, said Mishra, but…employs language fit for an overwhelmingly Democratic Indian American base. Terms like 'Hinduphobia,' which have been used by a tech-savvy generation of Hindu nationalists…are an example…'The claim is that any attack on Hindu nationalism or any attempt to critique the treatment of Muslims in India is Hinduphobia … is an attack"
India cuts periodic table and evolution from school textbooks - “There is a movement away from rational thinking, against the enlightenment and Western ideas” in India, adds Sucheta Mahajan, a historian at Jawaharlal Nehru University who collaborates with Mukherjee on studies of RSS influence on school texts. Evolution conflicts with creation stories, adds Mukherjee. History is the main target, but “science is one of the victims”, she adds. #india #education #indianaffairs #science #fundamentalism #hindu #hinduism #hindutva #hinduextremists #rss https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01770-y
Hindutva is increasingly influencing the Hindu diaspora – and extending Indian politics overseas
Hindutva organisations, influential diaspora members and social media have played a role in spreading Hindutva among the Hindus diaspora.
#diaspora #NRIs #hindutva #RSS #HinduNationalism #CasteDiscrimination #brahminism #BJP #VHP #OFBJP #MEA #diplomacy #SJaishankar #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #UK #canada #australia #leicester #india
Recent mosque attacks raise questions about the affinity between white supremacy and far-right Hindu nationalism
This shared intense hatred of “monstrous” Muslim men brings Hindu and white extremists into a “transnational affective alignment.” That is, the mutual hate of Muslims and a mutual love for Hindu and white national ideals.
#hindutva #WhiteSupremacy #FarRight #islamophobia #racism #muslims #CommunalViolence #terrorism #diaspora #canada #NewZealand #UK #UnitedStates #US #twitter #SocialMedia #india #BJP #RSS #HinduMobs
Harsh Mander: Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002?
Reconstructing the murder in Ahmedabad of the politician-poet during the Gujarat riots.
#archives #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #EhsanJafri #gujarat #ahmedabad #meghaninagar #ZakiaJafri #GulbargSociety #MassRape #NarendraModi #modi #BJP #VHP #hindutva #muslims #history #AshishKhetan #HarshMander #india
https://scroll.in/article/1028354/harsh-mander-whatever-happened-to-ehsan-jafri-on-february-28-2002
India Tries to Police Religious Conversions
In some states, if you want to change faiths, you have to inform a magistrate in advance.
#conversions #ReligiousFreedom #InterfaithMarriages #InterfaithLove #islam #christianity #minorities #CivilRights #HumanRights #fascism #hindutva #UnionGovt #BJP #muslims #christians #india
We hope you enjoy our chat with author, artist and activist Maia Ramnath on her essay "The Other Aryan Supremacy", #Hindutva, Islamophobia & resistance in India & the South Asian diaspora.
https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2023/02/19/maia-ramnath-on-resisting-hindutva
Gujarat as another country
The making and reality of a fascist realm.
#archives #GujaratPogrom #GujaratRiots #gujarat #ahmedabad #ghettoisation #marginalisation #muslims #islamophobia #minorities #communalism #BJP #VHP #NarendraModi #hindutva #HumanRights #india
OK, lets get into this #introduction business. 10 years ago I didn't mind putting my identity in my bio, but over the years it's felt more restrictive.
So instead, a bunch of hashtags about things I'm likely to post or boost about -
#Delhi #India #Crows #Cephalopods #Cetaceans #Caste #Race #Queer #Dalit #Adivasi #Bahujan #Ambedkarite #Environment #Hindutva #Feminism #Fanfic #Pakistan #Kenya #Nigeria #Ghana #SouthAsia #Africa #MediaCriticism #PettyWhining #Shitposts #FediverseMeta #Perimenopause