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Sanjay Srivastava
Sanjay Srivastava is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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In a fast-changing country, Indians are fashioning new identities to keep up with the times
The truth is that hardly anyone fears the market or the loss of an ‘authentic’ self, writes anthropologist Sanjay Srivastava.
Sanjay Srivastava
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What accounts of growing Indian illiberalism miss: The grounds for bigotry were laid before 2014
The growth of a Hindu-Indian diaspora, the globalisation of Hinduism and effects of the rise of gated-communities show the post-2014 shift was not overnight.
Sanjay Srivastava
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The post-UP election analysis has mistaken ideas about a ‘new’ India voting for change
The BJP’s success is based on its ability to blend caste, ‘development’ and majoritarianism. A change in Congress leadership is unlikely to provide a counter.
Sanjay Srivastava
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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By arresting Kalicharan for ‘insulting Gandhi’, we encourage the uncritical veneration of our icons
Idolising ‘national’ figures fosters authoritarianism.
Sanjay Srivastava
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India puts the burden of carrying national pride on its poorest – but doesn’t care for their welfare
Our urge to be an instant ‘global power’ has rapidly converted us to a society of the spectacle.
Sanjay Srivastava
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Indian liberalism is a historical myth that must be countered if we want to understand our society
We continue to believe that what is happening today is simply an aberration and long to return to a past that did not exist.
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Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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‘Let’s all just be Indian’: Behind the liberal WhatsApp message, a primal fear of Muslim gatherings
Those who have never suffered discrimination assume Muslim-ness an irrelevant distraction and advocate the need to rise above it.
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Hyderabad rape: Widespread approval for encounter killings only serves to institutionalise violence
Masculine justice – attractive to many since it seems to offer a way out of legal lethargy and police inefficiency – is a quick fix solution.
Sanjay Srivastava
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Why do Indians often cheer autocratic acts that could greatly destablise their lives?
The imprint of the state in all aspects of life is massive, so the state’s idea of the national good often prevails.
Sanjay Srivastava
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Does the BJP’s massive victory prove that liberalism is dead in India?
Liberals fear that India will never be the same again. But have we really become more communal, casteist, bigoted and chauvinistic in the last five years?
Sanjay Srivastava
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Lifestyle spirituality is rarely the answer to deep-rooted problems – in the CBI or anywhere else
Senior officers of the investigating agency attended a three-day Art of Living workshop that ended on Monday.
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Never mind what Mohan Bhagwat says, hate manifestos cannot be re-made through nip-and-cut surgery
The RSS chief recently suggested that the writings of one of its key architects MS Golwalkar could be made more palatable if they were bowdlerised.
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The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May