Hard Hindutva
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How state-backed Hindutva rhetoric is fuelling the ethnic cleansing of Uttarakhand
Extremist organisations project the hill state as the ‘holy land’ of Hindus and Muslims a ‘polluting presence’ unleashing a battery of ‘jihads’. –
Harsh Mander
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First person: In the battle to reclaim Hinduism from Hindutva, a pilgrimage of love
We met many religious leaders across the country who were deeply worried about the state of affairs in India today.
Nikhil Mandalaparthy
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Harsh Mander: How Hindutva has weaponised Hinduism
The ‘Routes of Wrath’ report shows a recurring pattern by Hindutva organisations aimed at provoking and terrorising Muslims to create a communal chasm.
Harsh Mander
Trending
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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View from the Margins: A Miya poet on how Hindutva's rise has scarred his community
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‘When will you kill Muslims and Christians?’ monk asks Hindus at Delhi event
At another event at the same site, a BJP leader called for violence against those opposing Sudarshan TV Editor-in-Chief Suresh Chavhanke.
Scroll Staff
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No anti-Muslim hate speech was made at Delhi Hindu Yuva Vahini event in December, police tells SC
Videos from the religious conclave showed journalist Suresh Chavhanke administering an oath to people to ‘die for and kill’ to make India a Hindu nation.
Scroll Staff
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Hindu religious leader Kalicharan granted bail by Chhattisgarh HC in hate speech case
He was arrested for making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi and praising his assassin Nathuram Godse.
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Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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In Meerut, a Hindu woman resists Hindutva groups’ pressure to file a false case against a Muslim man
The groups claim that the man harassed the woman in an upscale market. The woman says he’s an acquaintance and they were just having a cold drink together.
Radhika Bordia
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Attorney General gives nod for contempt proceedings against Yati Narsinghanad Giri
The Hindutva supremacist seer in an interview had said that he did not trust the Supreme Court or the Constitution.
Scroll Staff
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Yati Narsinghanand Giri booked for hate speech in Haridwar, say police
On Saturday, the police had said that the seer was arrested for making derogatory comments against women.
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The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Haridwar hate speech case petitioners urge authorities to not allow similar event in Aligarh
A ‘dharam sansad’ event is scheduled to be held in the Uttar Pradesh district on January 22 and 23.
Scroll Staff
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Indore: Case filed against mob for holding rally in support of Hindu religious leader Kalicharan
The leader was arrested by the Chhattisgarh Police on December 30 after he insulted Mahatma Gandhi and praised his assassin Nathuram Godse.
Scroll Staff
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Seer Yati Narsinghanand Giri, nine others named in second FIR in Haridwar hate speech case
In December, Hindutva group members and seers had called for violence against Muslims at an event in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar city.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals