“Hindutva is waging a war against those whom it calls Others” – By Nayantara Sahgal
… Nehru’s legacy is now up against an Idea of India defined as Hindutva which is the reverse of the inclusiveness India has stood for, both as a civilisation and as a nation. The Hindu Right which took no part in the national movement for freedom and found itself better served by Britain’s division of Indians on religious lines, now divides Indians into Hindus and Others. Hindutva’s first defining political act, making public what it stood for, had been the assassination of Gandhi in 1948.…
The curious aspect of the agenda to Hinduise India and convert it into a Hindu rashtra is that this proposition has never been straightforwardly put before the public. It has not found mention in a manifesto or in election speeches, as is usual in a democracy. Nor has a referendum been put before the country to say Yes or No to it, to find out whether Indians agree to this enormous foundational change.
The agenda has, however, been made clear through the war that Hindutva is waging through its Nazi-style stormtroopers against those whom it calls Others, and official attacks on all Indians who do not toe its line.…
https://www.sabrangindia.in/article/hindutva-waging-war-against-those-whom-it-calls-others
SEE ALSO:
- ‘There has been a distinct political articulation of Moditva, a Right-wing populsim’ – Maidul Islam with Prasun Chaudhuri (Mar 31, 2019, The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/there-has-been-a-distinct-political-articulation-of-moditva-a-right-wing-populsim/cid/1687855 - ‘A majority of Hindus do not approve of hate’ – Harsh Mander with Syed Firdaus Ashraf (Apr 1, 2019, Milbank Monitor)
https://milbankmonitor.com/a-majority-of-hindus-do-not-approve-of-hate/01/04/2019/ - Speaking out may put us at risk, not speaking out will kill the soul: Anand Patwardhan on his latest film, “Vivek” – Anand Patwardhan with Visvak (Apr 6, 2019, The Caravan)
https://caravanmagazine.in/culture/anand-patwardhan-film-vivek-right-wing-rationality - No more Hindu Muslim divide: Five issues political parties should address this election – By Yaqoob Murtaza (Apr 3, 2019, Muslim Mirror)
http://muslimmirror.com/eng/no-more-hindu-muslim-divide-five-issues-political-parties-should-address-this-election/
