Tag: communalism

Ayodhya ‘endorsements’ of Rahul compel BJP to grab credit for Ram Temple

Bharat Bhushan Contrary to popular perception, Hindutva forces have not endorsed Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY). However, such a public perception prompted Union Home Minister Amit Shah to announce that the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple at Ayodhya would be ready on January 1, 2024. Champat Rai, Vice President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and… Read More Ayodhya ‘endorsements’ of Rahul compel BJP to grab credit for Ram Temple

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What today’s peddlers of Hindutva don’t understand about Hinduism

Mrinal Pande Writers are incurable fabulists. But lying sleepless in the dark encourages one to mull over the inflexible image of Hindutva, which is today less of a religion and more of a war cry against all non-Hindus. As elections in crucial states draw close and electoral rallies become vast, frenzied affairs, Hindutva is placed… Read More What today’s peddlers of Hindutva don’t understand about Hinduism

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“‘Kashmir Files’ Is Propaganda”: 3 Goa Film Fest Jury Members Back Israeli Filmmaker Nadav Lapid

A statement posted on Twitter by jury member Jinko Gotoh, with fellow jurors Pascale Chavance and Javier Angulo Barturen as the undersigned, said the entire jury knew of and agreed with what Mr Lapid said about the movie. Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, whose comments terming ‘The Kashmir Files’ as “vulgar” and “propaganda” led to a… Read More “‘Kashmir Files’ Is Propaganda”: 3 Goa Film Fest Jury Members Back Israeli Filmmaker Nadav Lapid

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Bengal Imam who lost son to communal clashes calls for peace / Students Across India Rise Up To Protest Citizenship Act And Police Brutality

First posted December 15, 2019 His appeal to the protesters not to cause discomfort to ordinary people or harm public or private properties has been circulating on social media since Sunday morning. NB: This gentleman deserves our respect, gratitude and admiration. I would like to salute him and ask that we all learn from him. His… Read More Bengal Imam who lost son to communal clashes calls for peace / Students Across India Rise Up To Protest Citizenship Act And Police Brutality

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The Guardian view on Modi’s India: the danger of exporting Hindu chauvinism

Editorial When the US state department recently told a court that the Saudi Arabian crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, should have immunity in a lawsuit over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it portrayed its argument as a legal and not moral position. By way of evidence, it pointed to a rogues’ gallery of foreign leaders… Read More The Guardian view on Modi’s India: the danger of exporting Hindu chauvinism

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Another time, another mosque

Gandhi’s Last Fast: January 13-18, 1948 First posted March 30, 2012 This article is based on a lecture I prepared for university students, named Mahatma Gandhi’s Legacy. It includes the text of the Delhi Declaration on communal harmony, January 18, 1948. Citations are from Gandhi’s Collected Works Gandhi’s Last Fast: January 13-18, 1948 From September 1947,… Read More Another time, another mosque

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‘Christian nationalism’ in American politics: the Republican hotline to Jesus

By KATHRYN JOYCE Amid conservatives’ disappointed hopes for a “red wave” in the midterm elections, one of the biggest losses appeared, at first, to be the ideological movement of Christian nationalism. In Pennsylvania, Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano — who rejects the label “Christian nationalist” but perhaps best exemplifies it, with his campaign full of prophets, shofars and… Read More ‘Christian nationalism’ in American politics: the Republican hotline to Jesus

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