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Indian Hindu devotees host religious saffron flag during a royal religious procession at sangam, confluence of Ganga, Yamuna, and mythological Saraswati river in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

Book Review: Tanika Sarkar’s ‘Hindu Nationalism In India’

Tanika Sarkar’s ‘Hindu Nationalism In India’ is essential reading for anybody concerned with the rise and seeming dominance of Hindutva in India, writes Dwaipayan Sen in his review of the book.

05 August 2023

People in a rally against 'love jihad'. At least 50 such rallies have been organised in Maharashtra lately.

From 'Love Jihad' To Muslim's Economic Boycott: How Hate Speech-fuelled Rallies Are Taking Over Maharashtra

Fifty rallies have been organised in the state in the past four months. All had one common theme—love jihad, land jihad, forced conversions and economic boycott of Muslims.

11 April 2023

A meet was organised that called for Northeast Delhi, where communal riots occurred in 2020, to be made India's first 'Hindu Rasthra district' (Representative Image)

BJP Leader Organises Meet To Call For 'Hindu Rashtra District' In Northeast Delhi

The meet was organised by BJP leader and Hindu United Front head Jai Bhagwan Goyal and was attended by BJP Parliamentary Board member and former Union minister Satyanarayan Jatiya and former north Delhi mayor Awatar Singh...

10 April 2023

Ethics & Emotions: have been major driving forces of political campaigns

Book Review: Unpacking The Contradictions Of The Rise Of Right In India

Political scientist Ajay Gudavarthy’s latest book offers a range of clues to India’s Opposition in understanding the Hindu nationalist surge.

28 May 2023

Representative photograph of Delhi Police

Delhi: Hindu Panchayat Calls For 'Hindu Rashtra' District In Northeast Delhi, Case Filed

The meet was organised by BJP leader and Hindu United Front head Jai Bhagwan Goyal and was attended by BJP Parliamentary Board member and former Union minister Satyanarayan Jatiya and former north Delhi mayor Awatar Singh...

10 April 2023

Kerala Governor Mohammed Arif Khan

Call Me A Hindu: Kerala Governor Says 'Hindu' Not Religious But A Geographic Word

The governor said it was "perfectly fine" to use terminologies like Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh during the colonial era because the Britishers had made the communities a basis for deciding even the ordinary rights of citizens.

29 January 2023

Photograph from a rally against 'love jihad'

The Roots And Evolution Of The Myth Of 'Love Jihad' In Kerala

The myth of ‘love jihad’ that spread out across the country originated in Kerala and Karnataka in the late 2000s. In this story, Shahina KK of Outlook looks at the well-known incidents in which love jihad was invoked and...

12 April 2023

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A tableau of Maharashtra at Republic Day parade

R-Day Tableaux Display: A 'Hindu Republic Of India' In Making? Activists Raise Questions

The lack of diversity reflected by the tableaux displays raised questions over the debate on religion-based patriotism in a democracy. The tribal and non-Hindu factions ask if the Republic of India was succumbing to the...

28 January 2023

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14 January 2023
BJP's Purpose Of Implementing CAA Is To Reduce Role Of Minorities, Make Them Less Important: Amartya Sen

BJP's Purpose Of Implementing CAA Is To Reduce Role Of Minorities, Make Them Less Important: Amartya Sen

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen also said the BJP's purpose of implementing CAA is to also in a direct and indirect way increase the role of the Hindu majoritarian...


10 November 2022
Television Channels Must Show Contents Of ‘National Interest’ 30 Minutes Daily, Says New Government Guidelines

Television Channels Must Show Contents Of ‘National Interest’ 30 Minutes Daily, Says New Government Guidelines

One doctoral research fellow based in Delhi while speaking to Outlook on the condition of anonymity asked whether it will really be of National interest or...


28 October 2022
Countering The Brahmin Shiva: Dravidian Discourse As An Antidote To Hindu Nationalism

Countering The Brahmin Shiva: Dravidian Discourse As An Antidote To Hindu Nationalism

Ganeshwar, a PhD scholar with the Hyderabad University, tells us why Hindu nationalists will find it difficult to construct Shiva as the face of their...


24 May 2022
PM Modi Creating Vision Of India That Leaves Out Huge Chunks Of Population: Rahul Gandhi

PM Modi Creating Vision Of India That Leaves Out Huge Chunks Of Population: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi during an interactive session with students at Cambridge University on Monday said that the vision that PM Modi is creating for India excludes a...


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