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Is caste identity politics an answer to religious identity politics?

Despite the setback in U.P., Bahujan politics will remain a challenge to BJP hegemony

The Hindu

Savarkar supported pluralism, but not just at cost of Hindus: Mahurkar

JAIPUR: An interesting session on ‘Veer Savarkar: Life and Legacy’ was organised on the second day of Jaipur Literature Festival on Friday.

The Times of India

The murky world of Prashasak Samiti: Meet BJP and Adityanath’s social media warriors

Last year in May, the village of Noorpur in Uttar Pradesh made news when its Dalit residents alleged that a marriage procession of theirs had been stopped by a group of local Muslims. The situation became tense enough to warrant armed police being deployed in the area.

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Harsha murder: VHP members protest in Shivamogga

They criticised the BJP government in Karnataka for failing to stop the murder of Hindutva activists in the State

The Hindu

Temples and cows get priority

The BJP’s Hindutva agenda has been a priority in the Budget presented by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday, with focus on temples and cow protection.

The Hindu

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

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Shivamogga tense after murder of Hindutva activist; two arrested

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

The Hindu

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

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

Al Jazeera

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.

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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

The Hindu

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

The Hindu

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.

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