The state and constitutional institutions conflated with a single political party is a prominent indicator of fascism, which one can see now in India, observed renowned writer and thinker Arundhati Roy.
Listing out the tell-tale signs of fascism during her talk on ‘The Fascist Movement’ at the 13th Balagopal Memorial Meet organised by the Human Rights Forum (HRF) here on Sunday, Ms.Roy mentioned that fascism comes riding on a social crisis that challenges existing hierarchies. In India, it is inextricably linked to caste, a gigantic self surveillance machine that runs the country.
Longing for a mythical past, mass movements with support from ruling class, fabrication of external threat, single largest proletarian party, subservient media, existence of street fighting militia force, hypermasculinity, anti feminism, and anti caste consciousness are all indicative of the fascist rule the country is currently in, Ms.Roy noted.
