India's march towards a Hindu Rashtra - Frontline, July 21, 2017

The latest issue of FRONTLINE on India's march towards a Hindu Rashtra, March 21, 2017

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March of Hindu Rashtra

The rise in violence against Muslims across the country in the name of gau raksha is full of dire portent when seen against the subtle push the Central and the BJP-ruled State governments are giving to the idea of Hindu Rashtra. By VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN

Lynching

Hatred unleashed 1

In the past three years, mob violence, including lynching, particularly by cow vigilantes, has almost become a strategy to intimidate Muslims. By DIVYA TRIVEDI

From the States

The ways of the Parivar

Concerted attempts are being made to promote Hindutva across the length and breadth of India. Frontline makes a journey through the States to unravel the devious methods employed to polarise society and establish majoritarian cultural hegemony.

Ayodhya project

Mandir manoeuvres

Not much is actually happening in Ayodhya, but the fact that the BJP is now in power in Uttar Pradesh stokes the hopes of those seeking to build a Ram temple there. By VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN recently in Ayodhya

Academic institutions

A quiet invasion 2

The interpretation of history, the demonising of communities and historical periods, and the appointment of pro-Hindutva persons to key academic positions form part of the project to use academic institutionsfor indoctrination. By T.K. RAJALAKSHMI

RSS & The Constitution

Debating secularism

Secularism is a priceless objective to strive for and defend given the grim challenges it faces from non-state actors, often with the connivance of the state. By V. VENKATESAN

Related: Hindutva mind games

Kashmir

Human shields & pellet guns 1

It is a particular outlook that shuns conciliation in and on Kashmir, resolves to “settle” the matter by brute force condoning pellet guns and hostage-taking, and launches a fight to the finish, leaving the Army free to act “helter-skelter”. By A.G. NOORANI

Related: Generals Rawat & Dyer

Presidential election

Symbolic contest

The opposition fails to put up a show of unity ahead of the presidential election, while the BJP attempts to foil the criticism about its upper-caste preferences by choosing a Dalit candidate. By PURNIMA S. TRIPATHI

Hindu Rashtra

Battle against post-truth

What is happening today is a vile attack on the very concept of Indian nationhood that subsumes a wide range of diversity with the intention to replace it with the rabidly intolerant and fascistic Hindu rashtra. By SITARAM YECHURY

From the Archives

What is Hindu Rashtra?

An expose of Golwalkar’s fascistic ideology and the Saffron Brigade’s practice. By SITARAM YECHURY

Interview: Prof. K.M. Shrimali

‘It is terrorism of a different nature’

Interview with Professor K.M. Shrimali. By T.K. RAJALAKSHMI

Essay

Ambedkar’s warning

Proponents of Hindu supremacy knew that democracy could be used to establish a Hindu Raj. They and their followers have sought to use the vote for ends of power using the Hindutva card. By A.G. NOORANI