India Islamophobia

A ‘Muslim’ Lion Cohabiting With a ‘Hindu’ Lioness Has Got the Goat of India’s Hindutva Activists

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A ‘Muslim’ Lion Cohabiting With a ‘Hindu’ Lioness Has Got the Goat of India’s Hindutva Activists

Hindutva activism has plunged to a new low in India. On February 17, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), which is affiliated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court requesting a change of name for a lioness called Sita. In its petition, the VHP … Read more

How the BJP Uses Cinema and False Communal Narratives to Further Its Divisive Agenda

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How the BJP Uses Cinema and False Communal Narratives to Further Its Divisive Agenda

Advertisement Last week, the state government of Kerala put out a full-page advertisement in leading national newspapers with the caption “The Real Kerala Story.” The advertisement underscored the “social harmony, progressive values” and “inclusive development” in the southern Indian state. Kerala ranks first on most development parameters, including literacy, education, health, and poverty alleviation, in … Read more