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Sanjay Srivastava
Sanjay Srivastava is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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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
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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
Trending
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free
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‘They are Brahmins...have good values’: BJP MLA defends release of Bilkis Bano case convicts
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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What accounts of growing Indian illiberalism miss: The grounds for bigotry were laid before 2014
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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.
Sanjay Srivastava
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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.
Sanjay Srivastava
Video
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Watch: Bloated mobile phone battery explodes in shopkeeper’s hands as he tries to replace it
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'Never gonna give you up': British musician Rick Astley recreates his 1987 hit for insurance ad
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Caught on live TV: Man steals beachgoer’s bag in Barcelona, arrested later
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Tamilrockerz’ review: In show about piracy, some insights about the price of cinemania
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‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality
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‘Nope’ review: Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror is mostly a yup
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‘Khamosh Pani’ revisited: ‘A reminder of the path we took and the price we pay now’
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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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.
Sanjay Srivastava
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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.
Sanjay Srivastava
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Kanwariya violence is not a new law and order problem. It represents an old social pathology
Indian society has normalised toxic masculinity, while continuing to prioritise private gain over public welfare.
Sanjay Srivastava
The Field
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Deepak Chahar – ‘Can’t say if I’ll be selected for T20 WC but I’ve worked very hard on my skills’
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Indian Football: Manisha Kalyan is the first from the country to play in the Uefa Champions League
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Cincinnati Masters: Daniil Medvedev through to quarterfinal; Madison Keys upsets Iga Swiatek
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Cricket: Mohammad Siraj signed by Warwickshire for final three County Championship matches
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Zimbabwe vs India, 1st ODI: Gill, Dhawan and Chahar help India register dominating 10-wicket win