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Dhirendra K Jha is a Scroll.in staffer.
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.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Mar 04, 2020 · 08:30 am
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.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Apr 25, 2019 · 08:30 am
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.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Aug 20, 2018 · 08:30 am
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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.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Apr 14, 2018 · 07:30 am
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.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Apr 13, 2018 · 06:30 am
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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· Apr 01, 2018 · 06:30 am
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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.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Mar 23, 2018 · 07:30 am
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.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Mar 15, 2018 · 06:30 am
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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· Mar 09, 2018 · 06:30 am
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The Hindutva outfit has been hit by mass desertions in recent months.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Mar 08, 2018 · 09:00 am
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.
Dhirendra K Jha
· Mar 05, 2018 · 06:30 am
Why the multi-corner UP bye-polls are crucial for the Opposition’s 2019 strategy
Upper caste and OBC votes are key to the Congress-Samajwadi Party’s tactical cooperation plan for the March 11 polls.
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· Mar 03, 2018 · 09:00 am
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