Hindutva
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Why do Pakistanis not want to be descended from Hindus?
Razib Khan argues genetic data show Punjabis and Sindhis have almost no West Asian ancestry, then discusses the ideological contest between Pakistanis and Hindu nationalists over Pakistanis’ Hindu origins, including…
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Why Hindutva Worries me: Annual Onam debates
In the first of a planned run of posts on his worries about Hindutva, Nachiketa calls the yearly Onam flame wars over whether the festival is Vamana Jayanti or a…
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The Middle Path: Towards a Liberal Conservatism in India (Part 1)
In the first of three posts, the author answers Slapstik’s ‘Indian woke wears saffron’, arguing that the Bhakti movement was no rupture from earlier Dharmic traditions, that Congress had indigenous-minded…
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Paatal Lok – Review
Nachiketa reviews the crime thriller Paatal Lok after reading a Swarajya piece accusing it of left-liberal propaganda, praising its engaging storytelling on communalism, casteism and patriarchy and weighing the Hinduphobia…
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Browncast Episode 120: Gaurav Lele, Liberal from a soft Hindutva background
In this BrownCast episode the hosts talk to Gaurav Lele, a Pune software engineer who identifies as a liberal Indian from a family with some RSS connections, which lets him…
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Hindu atheist vs. Secular Jihadists
Razib Khan reacts to a podcast between Jarin Jove and the Secular Jihadist hosts, finding Jove’s arguments on Hindu nationalism sophistic and close to American social justice reasoning, and warning…
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Browncast Episode 109: Abhinav Prakash: Indian culture, society, and politics
In Browncast Episode 109, Razib talks to economist Abhinav Prakash about the culture of UP, BJP economic policy, Hindu identity, Hindu-Muslim relations in the state, regional differences, the Maratha mindset…
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Hindu philosophy was mathematical, but Hindu nationalists are innumerate
Razib Khan recalls early-2000s alarm that Islam would dominate European societies, says Philip Jenkins’s work changed his mind, and applies the same demographic reasoning to argue that Hindu nationalists, despite…
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Hindu racism against Muslims
Prompted by Mindy Kaling’s use of ‘racism’ for prejudice against Muslims, Razib Khan argues that both some Hindu nationalists and some Muslims treat Muslims as an alien race, although genetics…
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Hindus are the most authentic Indians
Raised in America as ‘Indian’ despite Bangladeshi Muslim roots, Razib Khan reflects on Hindu claims that Muslim and Christian holy sites lie elsewhere, and on how India’s native religious traditions…
