Hindutva
Shikha Mukerjee | Modi has set his target, does BJP know where it’s headed?
The Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the gruelling cross-country journey of the Ram Rath led by Lal Krishna Advani was political
Pavan K. Varma | Road to Bharat is riddled with pitfalls of Hindutva
Cultural colonisation takes decades after that to be erased, and India is a good example to illustrate this.
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | 2024 Game On; But Cong, Opp. Need to Act Smarter
The reasons behind the BJP’s victory in this round -- Modi factor, Hindutva, welfarism and party machinery -- may not work across states
Farrukh Dhondy | What’s in a name? From Persia to Iran & Mumbai: The rise of Bharat
Ironically, the ideological embrace of the powers that want to change the name of India to Bharat is called “Hindutva”.
AA Edit | Is Amit Shah’s 300 vow a self-fulfilling prophecy?
There are several reasons why the BJP can both believe and work towards a repeat of the incredible performance of 2019
AA Edit | Opp. must win war of ideas: Social justice is a good start
Its compelling power was so strong that no party felt comfortable abstaining from it, making Mr Stalin achieve his first goal
Aakar Patel | Targeting ‘others’: How will it benefit India or brighten the nation’s future?
The Hindutva State has introduced discriminatory and exclusionary laws and policies on citizenship, food, divorce, segregation and clothing
AA Edit | End obsession with the past
India should stop fighting with its past. It should take the problems of the present head on and secure the future of its youth
Aakar Patel | The caste factor and the BJP-RSS’ Hindutva politics in today’s India
The fact is that Hindutva wants Indians to worship caste, but it doesn’t want them to talk about it
AA Edit | Useful lessons for Opp. in Gujarat, HP verdicts
A united Opposition and a narrative that can stand on its own without overlapping with that of the BJP could be a formidable combination.