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Dhirendra K Jha
Dhirendra K Jha is a Scroll.in staffer.
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‘Gandhi’s Assassin’: How VD Savarkar converted Nathuram Godse to his anti-Muslim cause
An excerpt from ‘Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India’, by Dhirendra K Jha.
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This is the book for which the Sanatan Sanstha filed a Rs 10-crore defamation suit – and lost
‘Shadow Armies’ is written by Dhirendra K Jha and published by Juggernaut Books.
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How the VHP transformed Ayodhya from a town of bohemian sadhus into a hotbed of violence
When Ayodhya’s ascetics showed a lack of support for its Ram Janmabhoomi movement, the VHP knew it needed pliant mahants, Dhirendra K Jha writes in a new book.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman
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Instead of offering objective analysis, Andersen-Damle book helps RSS perpetuate convenient myths
In ‘The RSS: A View to the Inside’, authors Walter K Andersen and Shridhar D Damle appear extremely sympathetic to the organisation’s causes.
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Secret RSS deal may have paved the way for Pravin Togadia’s removal as Vishwa Hindu Parishad chief
Sangh Parivar’s ‘Modi lobby’ apparently facilitated Suresh Joshi’s re-election as the RSS general secretary last month after he agreed not to help Togadia.
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RSS is fixing Vishwa Hindu Parishad polls to oust Pravin Togadia, group’s president suggests
G Raghava Reddy alleges that the voters’ list for this weekend’s election has been manipulated.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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The story of RSS co-founder Ganesh Savarkar’s failed plot to assassinate a prominent Muslim leader
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was perhaps among the targets of a murder conspiracy discovered by British colonial intelligence in 1929.
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Are BJP allies Nitish Kumar and Ram Vilas Paswan looking to form a new Front in Bihar?
Results of the recent bye-polls in the state seem to have convinced the two leaders of the need to distance themselves from the saffron party.
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Uttar Pradesh bye-polls: The Gorakhpur loss puts Adityanath at the mercy of the RSS
Coupled with the dismantling of his Hindu Yuva Vahini, this is a massive blow to the chief minister’s clout.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Who will be No 2 in the RSS? A Modi loyalist is causing disquiet
Dattatreya Hosabale is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi – and that worries many in the Sangh Parivar.
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Is Adityanath’s Hindu Yuva Vahini being dismantled quietly to appease the RSS?
The Hindutva outfit has been hit by mass desertions in recent months.
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Mayawati’s decision to support Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh bye-elections should worry the BJP
It could open the door to an anti-saffron alliance for the 2019 general elections.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time