tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50080422024-03-17T04:50:52.470+01:00Communalism WatchResources for all concerned with culture of authoritarianism in society, banalisation of communalism, (also chauvinism, parochialism and identity politics) rise of the far right in India (and with occasional information on other countries of South Asia and beyond)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-2699033552433394792024-03-17T04:50:00.000+01:002024-03-17T04:50:00.371+01:00BJP rule and threats to Indian Constitution
BJP rule and threats to Indian Democracy: Constitution
Ram Puniyani
The leaders of BJP, the ruling dispensation have been claiming to be winning more that 400 (370BJP +30 Allies) seats in the forthcoming parliamentary elections (Char sau paar) of 2024. This is not based on any psephological analysis but purely propagated for political reasons.
Justifying this ‘char sau par’ the Ram Puniyanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106623335573414794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-76770677823516098572024-03-16T05:18:00.000+01:002024-03-16T05:18:00.505+01:00India basically remains a racist and castiest society everywhere and that holds true for its most literate state https://twitter.com/IndianExpress/status/1767946946247889156Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-22323498811173319332024-03-15T03:38:00.005+01:002024-03-15T03:38:37.954+01:00 India: 10 convicted, get life term in 2018 Hapur lynching case | Dheeraj Mishra (The Indian Express) The incident dates back to June 18, 2018, when Qasim, a resident of Pilkhuwa in Hapur district, was cornered by a mob, allegedly over rumours of cow slaughter, and beaten to death
Written by Dheeraj Mishra (March 13, 2024)https://indianexpress.com/article/india/10-people-get-life-term-in-2018-hapur-mob-lynching-case-9210539/ Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-46488575960426743172024-03-15T02:49:00.002+01:002024-03-15T02:49:25.077+01:00How a CIA man helped the RSS come out of Godse’s shadow | Dhirendra Jha (Feb 2024, The Caravan) Double Agent How a CIA man helped the RSS come out of Godse’s shadow https://caravanmagazine.in/history/how-a-cia-man-helped-the-rss-come-out-of-godse-shadow Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-38907060279795848392024-03-12T23:04:00.005+01:002024-03-12T23:04:27.529+01:00India: Opposition MP Manish Tiwari's speech on Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 https://twitter.com/ManishTewari/status/1767380418234355754Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-43833436581662410532024-03-12T21:02:00.002+01:002024-03-12T21:02:31.306+01:00When the Hindu Right Came for Bollywood | Samanth Subramanian (The New Yorker) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/17/when-the-hindu-right-came-for-bollywoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-24219988570503411062024-03-12T17:19:00.004+01:002024-03-12T17:19:26.663+01:00India: A Video Presentation on Why the Citizenship Amendment Act is unconstitutional https://twitter.com/BrutIndia/status/1767537275599265798Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-17546478960456208382024-03-11T09:36:00.001+01:002024-03-11T09:36:07.343+01:00A tale of two broken promises, and the rise of Muslim ghettos in India (Frontline, March 9, 2024) https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/a-tale-of-two-broken-promises-how-partition-betrayed-muslims-who-stayed-in-india/article67932108.eceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-26178052719650679152024-03-11T08:59:00.002+01:002024-03-11T08:59:13.200+01:00Israeli Diplomats Forged Deep Ties With Hindu Right Wing From Early '60s, Documents Reveal https://thewire.in/communalism/israeli-diplomats-forged-deep-ties-with-hindu-right-wing-from-early-60s-documents-revealUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-75708279851266275312024-03-09T08:11:00.004+01:002024-03-09T08:11:51.593+01:00NEP undermines Scientific TemperMajoritarian Nationalism: Undermining Scientific Temper
Ram Puniyani
With Hindu Nationalist BJP in the saddle of power from the last one decade there has been a deliberate promotion of a pattern of policy making in education, which is based more on faith and glorification of those aspects of the past which are not verified by reason. As such, the Indian past has seen a good development ofRam Puniyanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106623335573414794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-37174112095487083992024-03-07T20:59:00.002+01:002024-03-07T20:59:20.611+01:00Sandeshkhali, the untold story [dont read Hindu-Mulsim into it] | Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya (The Hindu, March 5, 2024)The Hindu
Sandeshkhali, the untold story
Sandeshkhali is an apt example of franchisee politics, told through two compelling and powerful narratives March 05, 2024 12:57 am | Updated 08:17 am IST Dwaipayan Bhattacharyya
‘Sandeshkhali quintessentially reflects the crisis of a model of governance’
| Photo Credit: The Hindu
There
are two routes to Sandeshkhali in West Bengal. One takes you through aUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-23225165722297365772024-03-04T13:35:00.005+01:002024-03-04T13:35:46.696+01:00Who likes authoritarianism.... | Pew Research CentrePew Research Centre Who likes authoritarianism, and how do they want to change their government?By Laura Silver and Janell Fetterolf
While most people see representative democracy as a good way to govern their country, large shares of the public in many countries are open to nondemocratic alternatives. [ . . . ] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/28/Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-61173514201624104952024-02-29T15:14:00.003+01:002024-03-04T13:39:26.161+01:00Hate Speech in India: How to Promote Amity? | Ram Puniyaniby Ram Puniyani India
has been ruled by Hindu Nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party for the last
one decade. BJP in turn is progeny of RSS, which has a goal of Hindu
Rashtra. It has many progeny, hundreds of associated organizations with
lakhs of volunteers (Swayamsevaks) and thousands of senior workers
called Pracharaks (Propagators). It has been pursuing its agenda of
Hindu Nation Ram Puniyanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106623335573414794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-32741129483903364112024-02-28T22:06:00.004+01:002024-03-05T05:43:36.104+01:00India: Rasika Agashe - 'Sangh ki shakha mein jaane say, Muslim se shaadi karnay Tak' Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-89965814755470796692024-02-28T07:12:00.002+01:002024-02-28T07:12:07.231+01:00India: From 'Love Jihad' to' Lion Jihad' -- Editorial, Deccan Herald, 26 Feb 2024Deccan HeraldFrom 'Love Jihad' to' Lion Jihad' But the controversy over a lion called Akbar and a lioness called Sita could only be considered as the natural culmination of the absurdity that defied romance, good sense and the law.But the controversy over a lion called Akbar and a lioness called Sita could only be considered as the natural culmination of the absurdity that defied romance, good Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-88514598520582090072024-02-26T04:51:00.003+01:002024-02-26T04:51:20.150+01:00India: Over seven thousand attend rally by Sakal Hindu Samaj to counter 'attack on hindus' https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/over-7-000-attend-rally-meant-to-counter-attack-on-hindus-101708888169928.htmlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-108596835106936182024-02-23T07:42:00.003+01:002024-02-23T07:42:37.390+01:00Modi's Engagement with temple events is no decolonizationModi’s engagements with Temple Events is not Decolonization
Ram Puniyani
The recent (22 January 2024) Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of Lord Ram in Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been a major spectacle. This has accompanied promotion of the mass display of religiosity in most parts of the country, more so in Northern India. This also saw the fusion of roles ‘chief of religion’ and ‘chief of Ram Puniyanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106623335573414794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-37197165221353300912024-02-16T23:08:00.005+01:002024-02-16T23:08:39.891+01:00India: Forging Communal Space: Negotiating Streets and Practices in Delhi, 1922–65 | Saeed Ahmad AbstractThis
paper examines space-making in the Jangpura-Bhogal locality of Delhi by
documenting communal conflicts in the late 1920s and 1950s. First, it
addresses the production of a Hindu religious space by disavowing Muslim
ritual practices under a colonial regime seeking to control religious
conflict. Second, it unpacks the diverse mechanisms used to produce a
Sikh political Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-66755222378994499292024-02-14T15:39:00.001+01:002024-02-17T01:11:23.190+01:00Indian Muslims Electoral Choices | Ram PuniyaniIndian Muslims and Electoral Choices |
Ram Puniyani As the 2024 General Elections are looming on the horizon some Muslim elite are appealing to Muslim community to give a relook at BJP They claim that Indian Muslims are not being discriminated against. Such intellectuals also argue that BJP is giving special attention to Pasmanda Muslims and the Sufi Muslims. They also argue that Ram Puniyanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106623335573414794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-21381569117452071612024-02-13T15:27:00.000+01:002024-02-13T15:27:04.383+01:00Lord Ram: From Universal Spirit to Hindu Majoritarian IconLord Ram: From Divine Spirit to Hindu Nationalist Icon
Ram Puniyani
This January 22, a massive spectacle was created when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. Declarations were made that Lord Ram is the soul of India and is the one who united India. Just before this ceremony some Muslim leaders warned that Muslim people should avoid travel on 22nd Ram Puniyanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08106623335573414794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-83212108272660492582024-02-12T05:16:00.002+01:002024-02-12T05:16:08.857+01:00USA: Hindu Nationalists Using Pro-Israel Playbook https://jewishcurrents.org/the-hindu-nationalists-using-the-pro-israel-playbookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-71059285640116907662024-02-12T04:42:00.000+01:002024-02-12T04:42:48.692+01:00Joint statement and appeal from Uttarakhand's public organizations, intellectuals, and citizensThe incident happened in Haldwani on 8 February is worrisome, condemnable and sad. We extend our condolences to all the dead and injured and demand appropriate compensation for them. We request the people of Haldwani, Uttarakhand and country to keep peace. We condemn all forms of violence and want fair legal action to be taken. Any resistance should be in the realm of law and constitution.At thisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-76650646778857397622024-02-09T22:58:00.006+01:002024-02-09T22:58:36.635+01:00Debunking Myths -- HAF's Ram Temple Narrative https://americankahani.com/perspectives/debunking-myths-a-critical-analysis-of-hindu-american-foundations-ram-temple-narrative/Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-21561240726251635172024-02-09T22:56:00.005+01:002024-02-09T22:56:54.576+01:00India: Church run schools in Assam told to remove christian symbols and dress etc https://www.ucanews.com/news/church-run-schools-in-india-told-to-remove-christian-symbols/104106Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008042.post-46087152143757942312024-02-09T15:22:00.000+01:002024-02-09T15:22:04.318+01:00 What the unrest in Leicester revealed about Britain – and Modi’s India | Yohann Koshy The GuardianWhat the unrest in Leicester revealed about Britain – and Modi’s IndiaA
year and a half ago, Hindus and Muslims clashed in the streets of one
of Britain’s most diverse cities. What lay behind the violence?by Yohann KoshyThu 8 Feb 2024 06.00 CETLast modified on Fri 9 Feb 2024 14.50 CETOn Saturday 17 September 2022, the weekend before the Queen’s funeral, 300 men marched throughUnknownnoreply@blogger.com