Savarkar to be part of school syllabus in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh With just a few months left for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the State has announced that a chapter on Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar would be added to the school curriculum. The Hindu · Jun 29, 2023
The main chapter of how Hindutva sees the past The Hindutva effort is to create an idea of the Indian nation in which the Hindu religious identity coincides with the cultural The Hindu · Jun 26, 2023
US welcome of India’s Modi is darkened by rights record Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will this week receive Washington’s top honors for a foreign dignitary: a state dinner at the White House and an address — his second — to a joint meeting of Congress. Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023
US welcome of India’s Modi is darkened by rights record - Roll Call Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be feted in Washington next week, but his visit will be darkened by India's human rights record. Roll Call · Jun 20, 2023
Uttarkashi: How a ‘journalist’ and Hindutva groups manufactured the ‘love jihad’ angle The ongoing communal tensions in Purola town in Uttarkashi stems from allegations that two men allegedly tried to kidnap a 14-year-old Hindu girl last month. Jitendra Saini and Ubed Khan were arrested on May 26 and booked under the POCSO Act. Newslaundry · Jun 17, 2023
Hafta letters: Hindutva’s contributions, sexual anatomy, pronunciations Feedback on the feedback letters: Newslaundry · Jun 17, 2023
Fadnavis ticks off Uddhav’s ‘silence’ over MVA ally Congress’ erasure of Savarkar, Hedgewar from school syllabus in Karnataka Fadnavis said it was clear from Thackeray’s silence that he had compromised on his ‘Hindutva’ ideals for the sake of power The Hindu · Jun 16, 2023
‘For Hindutva, only the Hindu past is relevant,’ says Romila Thapar, author of The Future in the Past: Essays & Reflections The Future in the Past: Essays & Reflections by Romila Thapar The Hindu · Jun 16, 2023
Karnataka govt decides to remove chapters on RSS founder and Savarkar in school textbooks BENGALURU: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved the revision of Kannada and Social Science textbooks of classes 6 to 10 in the state for this academic year by removing the chapters on RSS founder K B Hedgewar and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar among others. The Times of India · Jun 15, 2023
45 changes to be made in Kannada and Social Studies textbooks As many as 45 changes in the Kannada and Social Studies textbooks, prescribed for classes between VI and X, were approved in the State Cabinet on Thursday that included the dropping of lessons on RSS founder K.G. Hedgewar and Hindutva idealogue V.G. Savarkar that were added by the previous BJP… The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023
Karnataka Cabinet okays removing chapters on RSS founder and Savarkar in school textbooks Karnataka Cabinet approved the revision of Kannada and Social Science textbooks of class six to ten in the State, for the current academic year by removing the chapters on RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar and Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar among others. The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023
Uttarkashi communal tensions | Local trade bodies, Hindutva outfits call off mahapanchayat The call for a mahapanchayat given by local trade bodies and Hindutva outfits in Uttarakhand’s Purola in protest against alleged incidents of love jihad was withdrawn. The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023
Why Hindutva will play crucial role in Congress’s Madhya Pradesh election campaign NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh is likely to witness an unprecedented involvement of Hindutva politics by the main opposition Congress in the assembly election likely to be held later this year. The party seems to be preparing to woo the majority Hindu community ahead of the election. The Times of India · Jun 14, 2023
The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023 Wrestlers’ protest and the shrinking space for dissent Middle-class activism, as a self-focus, can perpetuate inequalities and hinder efforts to address broader social issues
The Hindu · Jun 6, 2023 The Indian polity, a democratic diagnosis Parliament has lost its effectiveness as an instrument of scrutiny and devices of disruption are sought to be legitimised
The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023 Far-right Hindu nationalists are using digital propaganda to delegitimize India’s wrestler protests For months now, Indian wrestling athletes, including Olympic medallists, have been leading protests in the capital of New Delhi. They are seeking the arrest of the Wrestling Federation of India’s president, Brij Bhushan Singh, who is facing allegations that he sexually harassed athletes.
Newslaundry · Jun 1, 2023 A Hindutva ‘fraud’ accused of sexual assault lives in a Lutyens flat meant for MPs Rajyavardhan Singh Parmar knows how to stay in the limelight as the chief of an obscure Hindutva outfit – the Maharana Pratap Sena. Be it with his claims about the Hindu roots of Mughal monuments or his support to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh over the wrestlers’ protest. But the…
The Hindu · May 28, 2023 Parties which boycotted inauguration of new Parliament have disrespected democracy, Savarkar: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Eknath Shinde, who, along with Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis was present at the inauguration of the new building, later offered tributes to the Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar at the Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary.
The Hindu · May 24, 2023 After Karnataka, more lessons for the BJP The Bharatiya Janata Party needs something new to offer in the run-up to 2024 and the general election
The Hindu · May 22, 2023 BJP’s Basanagouda Patil Yatnal takes oath in the name of Hindutva, Gomata Though a majority of newly-elect MLAs took oath in the name of God and the Constitution of India, a few of them took oath in the name of voters and local deities.
The Hindu · May 21, 2023 BJP dictatorial and opportunistic, says Uddhav Thackeray In his first media interview after a recent Supreme Court verdict which held that the Maharashtra Governor’s direction for a floor test of his government in June 2022 was illegal, the former Chief Minister said “people were shocked that an illegal government” was in power now.
The Hindu · May 15, 2023 Hindutva is not dharm, Bajrang Dal a 'group of goons': Digvijaya Singh Digvijaya Singh claimed ‘Hindutva” is not a “dharma” (religion) as it involves attacking those who do not agree and termed Bajrang Dal a group of goons.
Al Jazeera · May 14, 2023 How did Modi lose Karnataka — and could he lose India? Analysts say misgovernance, infighting and hate politics caused the downfall of Modi’s BJP in the crucial polls.
The Hindu · May 13, 2023 The BJP’s Karnataka defeat — a blow to its mythmaking The Congress’ decisive win in Karnataka shatters two myths about the BJP’s electoral dominance — the idea of “subaltern Hindutva” and the popularity of the “double engine” slogan.