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Grassroots secularism grows in western Uttar Pradesh

The farmers’ movement has strengthened the bonds between Muslims and Jats in western Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu

Hindutva organisations stage protest in Hubballi

They seek capital punishment for those involved in the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha

The Hindu

Shivamogga tense after murder of Hindutva activist; two arrested

Funeral procession of Harsha, led by Eshwarappa and Raghavendra, sees violence enroute

The Hindu

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Eshwarappa, Shobha for NIA probe into murder, violence

RDPR Minister, who led the funeral procession of the Hindutva activist, said ‘outsiders’ were behind the violence

The Hindu

Headscarf and a social fabric in tatters

The controversy over disallowing girls in hijabs in classrooms, citing a uniform dress code, is no longer confined to Karnataka’s coastal districts. K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj explores the genesis of the row in Udupi and the context of its rapid spread across the State

The Hindu

What’s behind the escalating row over hijabs in India?

The dispute highlights the growing marginalisation of Muslims, as activists say the ban violates religious freedom.

Al Jazeera

A test case for living with pluralism in Karnataka

Any approach to the hijab question that limits it to religious insignia is archaic and misses its significance to its wearers

The Hindu

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In Uttar Pradesh, the crux of welfare politics

The BJP’s formulation of social welfare politics melded with Hindutva faces a stress test in the State elections

The Hindu

RSS should read India's constitution first, then teach its followers about it: Kharge

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat over his remark on Hindutva, alleging he "teaches to kill, intimidate and spread violence" but later dismisses the statements made at Dharam Sansad events in Raipur and Haridwar.

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Statements made in Dharam Sansad not Hindutva, says RSS chief

‘If I sometimes say something in anger, then it is not Hindutva. The RSS or those following Hindutva do not believe in this,’ says Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu

Weakened Congress unable to rally secular forces against BJP: CPI(M)

The Left party said the Congress is unable to effectively mount an ideological challenge to Hindutva forces and often adopts a compromising approach

The Hindu

There is a discourse shift in Uttar Pradesh

Economic hardship, chronic unemployment and farm distress appear to be at the centre of public discussion

The Hindu

India: Gandhi’s killer Godse never left RSS, claims new book

Book Gandhi’s Assassin reveals Mahatma Gandhi’s killer Godse was a member of the Hindu supremacist organisation RSS.

Al Jazeera

A true Hindutvavadi would have shot Jinnah and not Mahatma Gandhi, says Sanjay Raut

Sena MP Sanjay Raut quashes speculation of a reunion with BJP

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A sharp right turn under Bommai

‘Bommai’s Hindutva zeal seems mostly inspired by political pragmatism’

Newslaundry

Explained: The Hindutva makeover of the Indian Council of Historical Research

The Indian Council of Historical Research is one of the top organisations responsible for shaping how the history of India is written.

The Hindu

The substance of the U.P. elections

Smoke signals from Uttar Pradesh could pose a challenge to Hindutva politics beyond the State

The Hindu

In Tamil Nadu, a renewed push for Hindutva

The BJP in Tamil Nadu is losing no opportunity to posture itself as a guardian of the Hindus

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The cracks in U.P.’s ‘socially engineered’ caste wall

There could be an electoral fallout with backward communities feeling a sense of estrangement with Hindutva politics

Newslaundry

NL Interview: Mohammad Adeeb on Gurugram namaz row, RSS bid to polarise, and alienation of Muslims

Mohammad Adeeb, a former Rajya Sabha member, has been at the forefront of the resistance against the anti-namaz agitation by Hindutva outfits in Gurugram.

Newslaundry

How the Hindu man’s crisis of masculinity fuels Hindutva

As I browse my Twitter timeline, surfing through replies by people clearly identifying themselves as staunch Hindus and, more importantly, as Narendra Modi’s supporters, a common theme emerges: among other religious and political iconography, they use as their display pictures the image of an angry Hanuman’s face, bathed in half…

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‘Propaganda politics of BJP’: Why BHU students aren’t impressed by Amit Shah’s call to rewrite India’s history

Last week, Amit Shah was at Banaras Hindu University to inaugurate a seminar on Skandagupta Vikramaditya, the 5th century Gupta emperor. Addressing a gathering of academicians, the home minister said there was a need to rewrite India’s history from a new perspective. Why? Because history, as it’s taught today, doesn’t…

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A history lesson for Atul Kochhar

It’s obvious the celebrated Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar does not know his roast poussin from his lamb rump. For starters, how could an apparently savvy, accomplished and trained chef not tell the difference between Muslim and Islam when he castigated Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra? In the tweet to Chopra, Kochhar…

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#Cobrapost sting and Hindutva in the newsroom

The lines between editorial and marketing departments are more blurred than media organisations would like to acknowledge. This has been well established by documentation of paid news cases. The Cobrapost sting reinforces the fact that media’s business model is advertisement-centric.

Newslaundry

Irani, Queen of Controversy and Quarrel

So, what can Irani do to stay relevant and on top of the political sweepstakes with just the low-profile Textile Ministry in her charge? Remember the last time when she was sacked as HRD minister? Irani grabbed eyeballs, that too in the midst of an all-important BJP party leadership meeting…

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