Hindu Nationalism

'Aap Hindu ho hi nahi': Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt in Lok Sabha

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi criticises Modi government's Hindu stance, Agniveer scheme, and misuse of agencies such as the ED in Lok Sabha

Hinduphobia rising in the US, needs to be fought: US Congressman Thanedar

The US of late has seen a rise in Hinduphobia which needs to be fought because there is no place for hatred in this country, Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar has said, as he joined a group of Hindu leaders and organisations seeking to fight this growing hate crime against the community. Representatives of various Indian American groups met on Wednesday at the US Capitol during a meeting organised by HinduAction. "We see a lot of Hindu phobia. We see California SB403 (the bill banning caste discrimination), and that's just the beginning. The attacks on our temples and attacks on Hindus all over the world. That is one of the reasons why I decided to form the Hindu Caucus, Thanedar said. For the first time in the United States Congress, we have a Hindu Caucus. Number of initiatives we are taking to ensure that people have religious freedom to practice their religion the way they want to and not be, we need to fight this phobia, bigotry, and hatred. Because there should be no .

The ascent of majoritarianism

Dr Jaffrelot provides the historical process by which lynch mobs have come to be idolised and how brigades of angry young Hindus have been raised

Yogi's rise a new phase in Hindu nationalism, says Shashank Chaturvedi

'Yogi Adityanath as an MP from Gorakhpur maintained a distance from the RSS and ran his show through the Hindu Yuva Vahini', said Chaturvedi

The Right sort of civilisation

The subject of Hindu civilisation has acquired in India a new political idiom, especially in recent years

It's only words…

Sedition law needs to be observed in letter and spirit

'Old' RSS through a 'new' lens

Book review of Republic of Hindutva: How the Sangh is Reshaping Indian Democracy

Political culture

A country as diverse as ours needs a political culture rooted in constitutional values and political discourse based on truth, respect, civility, and restraint

AIMIM want to confront Hindu nationalism with Indian Constitution: Owaisi

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen want to confront Hindu nationalism "with Indian Constitution and Indian nationalism", said the party chief Asaduddin Owaisi, in Ahmedabad on Sunday

Why civic nationalism must trump rabid ethnic nationalism

The author concludes that it is necessary to build healthy alternatives to the kinds of rabid ethnic nationalism that we see all around

Nationalism: When an inclusive version is supplanted by a narrow definition

In the first of a two-part series, the author talks about the form of nationalism that is being attempted to be dismantled by the Hindu nationalists

Best of BS Opinion: BSNL-MTNL merger, Delhi's pollution menace, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

A waning resistance to majoritarianism

There is no effective counter to Hindu nationalism in politics and society in India today

Under saffron nationalism, cow at centre of India's violent social upheaval

As nationalism surges in India, cows are protected but minorities not so much

Shekhar Gupta: Garv se kaho hum Hindu (Nationalist) hain

Every move Modi has made is directed single-mindedly at changing Hindu grievance to Hindu resurgence

Letters: Skewed nationalism

With reference to the editorial, "Misinterpreting nationalism" (March 22), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is returning to its Hindutva roots. This is clear from its political resolution, adopted at the recently concluded national executive meeting. The shift of emphasis from "development" to "nationalism" perhaps became necessary for the party, as its support base seemed to be dwindling.By consciously shedding the prefix "Hindu" from its core ideology of "Hindu nationalism", the BJP is trying to hide its real face. But given its adherence to the Hindutva ideology, it cannot repudiate "Hindu nationalism" replacing it with "Indian nationalism". The party of "hyper-nationalism" has now made chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai" the marker and test of patriotism without expressly acknowledging or highlighting the depiction of the fair-skinned, multi-armed goddess as Bharat Mata in Hindutva iconography.A secular country, varied and explosive in its mix of race and religion, should be able to avoi