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Indian government’s apathy towards minorities
Opposition in India in rajya sabha (council of states) had asked government“whether there has been a rise in attacks on minorities and their institutions...
Assault on Mughal icons and Indian mosques
The monk chief minister of India’s most populated north-eastern State Uttar Pradesh abhors Mughal icons. He says that Mughals cannot be heroes to the...
Indian civilisationalism: a potential next flashpoint?
When Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he laid down a marker for a critical mass of world leaders who, like him, think in...
Can Indonesia’s Humanitarian Islam inspire a Hindu nationalist equivalent?
There's a potential silver lining in Hindu nationalism's endorsement of Indonesia's Humanitarian Islam. That is if the approval produces a Hindu equivalent.
At first glance,...
Communalism, the rise of a dirty game in India: who is aloft danger?
Authors: Md. Obaidullah and Md. Sohrab Hossen*
A secular state is a concept related to secularity in which a state is or claims to be...
Politicization of religion in contemporary media: Highlighting national politics of Hindus in BJP government
The politicization of religion is not a new term to anyone. There exists a correlational relationship between religion and political means. Achieving your target...
Holy Cow
The Indian peasant is nothing if not rational -- survival on the margins makes it necessary. The cow is holy and he treats it...
Hinduisation of India
India’s constitution calls upon its citizens to imbibe the spirit of “scientific inquiry” and humanism”. Oblivious of their constitutional duty, India is still wedded...
Santa Claus rueful at imminent Christmas in India
Ahead of Christmas, Indian police raided a shishu bhavan (infant house or orphanage) in Kolcatta (West Bengal) and another at Vdodra (Gujarat), Indian prime...
Modi’s Hindu Nationalism in Assam and Manipur
The rise of nationalism is going global. From the success of Brexit, the popularity of the far-right movements across Europe, and to Donald Trump...