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With Nehru’s reign inaugurating the edifice for a modern Indian nation-state with ideas of secularism, and a suspicion of the majority religion, Hindu Nationalism would have to navigate its way in a hostile political paradigm.
Read More Negotiations with Modernity – The Origins of Hindu Nationalism.The Uncertain Futures of Hindutva.
Read More Uncertain Futures || Ruminations.Mahatma Gandhi died on 30th January 1948. Vinay Sitapati mentions a telegram that Madhav S Golwarkar, the then supremo of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or the RSS, sent to Prime Minister Nehru and Home Minister Patel. Expressing his sorrow and regret over the event, Golwarkar praised Gandhi’s contribution to the nation. The gesture, however, could […]
Read More Reconciliation with Politics – The Origins of Hindu Nationalism.“Hindustan must remain one and indivisible.”– VD Savarkar. It is perhaps good to start with Pakistan when talking about the Idea of India. A nation remembers its traumas better than its triumphs. After all, the likes of Nehru and Gandhi are often derided by their detractors, or at least those among them who are nationalists, […]
Read More The Idea of India – The Origins of Hindu Nationalism.This nation is of the people, by the people and for the people. It is high time that we check whether we have remained loyal to these ideals. A Story from India.
Read More The Reward of Toil- A Story From IndiaA life of driving on the edge between life and death, the rise of concerns over safety and a disconnected class of people. A story from the world’s next superpower, a story from India.
Read More Rush- A Story from India.The fear of starvation, an unstable income, the risk of bad weather and the wrath of the administration. What is it like to live the life of a vegetable vendor in Ranchi’s Morabadi? Shiv Shankar lives in Hochar, a village in Kanke. Every Wednesday and Saturday morning, he travels from Hochar to Pandra, in Ranchi, […]
Read More Food- A Story From IndiaA tale of Two Dictators.
Read More Europe and Fascism- World History by SFITrigger Warning: Sexual Violence.
Yes, rape is wrong, but the problem and the solution to it lies deeper than hangings and protests. A Story from India.
Read More Crime and Punishment- Stories from India.From a country getting back on its feet after a pandemic has created chaos all around, comes a story of a stagnant system, and the struggle to transform it.
Read More Labor, Laws and Reform- Stories from IndiaIndia struggles to find herself and define her own idea of social justice. It is time for her to move beyond appeasement, and build just society, as she was intended to do.
Read More Of Fatwas and Fanatics-Stories from India.The crisis of the 2019-nCov may get dealt with in the future, but India needs to learn from its past and up its game.
Read More Health, Hygiene and Disease- A Story from IndiaThe world from the eyes of a boy with pride, who refuses to give in. A Story from India.
Read More Rajkumar- A Story from India
Stories From India. 