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Maharashtra: 2 FIRs, 2 families ‘forced to leave home’ over WhatsApp status on Aurangzeb

Facing pressure from local residents and Hindutva activists over WhatsApp statuses praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, two families have been allegedly compelled to leave their homes – in Hatkanangale tehsil of Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district over the last week.

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‘Even murderers get lawyers’: Law intern jailed in MP ‘can’t get lawyer’ for bail

“Whenever I go to meet her in jail, she asks if I have arranged a lawyer for her bail…she keeps crying and is concerned whether she will even be able to appear for her upcoming exams…even murderers get lawyers to fight their case but my little sister is languishing in…

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Beating up the 'alt- right'

Book review: A new exposé of fringe politics performs an exceptional service but is poorly defined and lacking in evidence

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Fear and loathing in New Zealand: an overdue examination of our ‘underworld of extremists’ is valuable but flawed

Since the horrific attacks in Christchurch in 2019 there has been substantial and growing attention paid to the extreme right in New Zealand. The pandemic – and the conspiracy theories and anti-government sentiment that developed in response – increased that scrutiny, and the sense of unease or alarm many felt…

The Conversation

"Balasaheb Thackeray Saved PM Modi When Atalji Spoke About 'Raj Dharma'...": Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his father and Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray saved him when the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had asked him to follow "raj dharma". Read further on Dynamite News:

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 257: Musahar community of Bihar, Hindutva surge in MP

This week the host Basant is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Newsreel Asia’s Tej Bahadur Singh.

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Gandhi's image is under scrutiny 75 years after his assassination – but his protest principles are being revived

Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi remains, even 75 years after his assassination, a useful symbol for many in India. For secularists, the leader of the country’s independence movement represents an imagined India of the past. For the current government, he is a means by which it can soften its international image.

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Choosing patience over alliances: BJP has a new approach to Mission South India

The trajectory and tenor of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s southward push is going to be a striking subtext of the party’s journey over the next few years. But this isn’t because of its national executive meeting in Telangana last year, or because of its resolution on the party’s growth.

Newslaundry

‘A burning issue’: How the Sangh family is spearheading protests in Maharashtra for a love jihad law

Over the last 30 days, affiliates of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have spearheaded high-intensity protests across Maharashtra. Alongside a coterie of similar Hindutva outfits, they all have a single demand – the enactment of a “love jihad” law in the state.

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‘Love jihad’, ‘business jihad’, and the Abduls adored and hated by Hindu supremacists

“Mera Abdul aisa nahin hai.”

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Bhaijaan the suspect: TV news is turning everyday Muslim conversation into a tool of bigotry

There’s little in common between bigotry and “bhaijaan”, an Urdu word evoking love and respect for a brotherly figure. But in the haze of TV news electrosmog, even a word with such positive connotations as “bhaijaan” is being incubated as a pejorative.

Newslaundry

Religious polarization in India seeping into US diaspora

Clashes in India between Hindu nationalists and minority religious groups, particularly Muslims, have sparked tensions online and in person in the Indian American diaspora

The Independent UK

In Britain and India, we must resist the tragic thinking that pits Hindus against Muslims

The recent disorder in Leicester echoes the ‘communalist’ politics that now dominates India thanks to the ruling BJP, says sociology professor Chetan Bhatt

The Guardian - UK

Arundhati Roy flags signs of fascism in India, says it is aided by corporate funding

Writer Arundhati Roy dissects Hindutva fascism; says key question to ask is what makes people revere a person that is humiliating them

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The atrophy of the neo-Buddhist movement in India

Revisiting the ideals of Ambedkar’s neo-Buddhist movement can be helpful in building fierce ideological challenges to Hindutva’s understanding of history and culture

The Hindu

Director Vetrimaaran’s take on Hindu religion in Chola period sparks row

The film-maker has accused the Hindutva forces of continuously trying to appropriate Tamil identity; Kamal Haasan endorses the film-maker’s view; Telangana Governor Tamilisai sees bid to hide cultural identity

The Hindu

Mumbai Dasara rallies become a free for all, Shinde and Uddhav hurl barbs at each other

For the first time since 1966, Shiv Sena’s annual Dasara rally is split into two factions, both laying claim to Hindutva and Bal Thackeray’s legacy

Newslaundry

As ‘Garba jihad’ becomes news TV’s latest bogey, News Nation champions vigilante violence

The hypermasculine Muslim is back as the scheming villain in the Hindu Rashtra programming of Indian news TV. But the script, at the risk of sounding repetitive, has moved far beyond the mob lynching years to cast itself around “garba jihad”. The anchors are at it again: almost championing vigilante…

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Why Mumbai’s Shivaji Park matters for Shiv Sena

This is where Shiv Sena Chief Balasaheb Thackeray spelled out the party's agenda, like the issue of Marathi manoos, Hindutva, and the party's position on various issues, says veteran Sena leader Gajanan Kirtikar

The Guardian - UK

What is Hindu nationalism and how does it relate to trouble in Leicester?

Hindutva is the predominant form in India and has been associated with rightwing extremism

The Hindu

Hindutva incomplete without Dalits: BJP leader Paswan

BJP spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan emphasised that atrocities on the Dalits happening in India and the history of oppression could not be denied nor minimised.

The Hindu

Imagining an alternative scenario in Ayodhya

An amicable solution could have been reached through social, rather than judicial, intervention

The Hindu

Uddhav Thackeray behind ‘beautification’ of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s grave, claims BJP, demands apology from former CM

‘The beautification of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict’s graves is one among many incidents, which exposed that Mr. Thackeray, had compromised with Hindutva to protect his position as Chief Minister,” Maharashtra BJP chief Bawankule said.

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Amid threats and signal cuts, India’s top independent TV anchor battles on – but for how long?

"While We Watched", a new documentary on veteran journalist Ravish Kumar, attests to the challenges of independent news reporting in India today. Death threats, signal cuts and financial pressures are par for the course at his TV news station, NDTV. Now a recent hostile takeover bid has renewed fears over…

Newslaundry

Let’s Talk About: Reading RSS with Vijai Trivedi

Let’s Talk About: RSS is our three-part deep-dive into the rise and expansion of the Hindutva organisation into a formidable sociocultural and political force in the country.

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