Hindutva
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Are the (TV) Mahabharata and Ramayan “Right Wing”?
Asks whether the 1980s Doordarshan Ramayan and Mahabharata serials paved the way for Hindu nationalism, as many Left-liberal Indians argue. The author is fascinated that this view is respectable, and…
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Cultural evolution at work!
Quoting a New York Times report on clerics resisting limits on Friday prayers in Pakistan, the author argues that Islam’s perceived unitary cohesion, which some Hindu nationalists envy, can have…
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Browncast episode 86: Harsh Gupta on Hindutva, Indian Economy, etc.
BrownCast episode 86 with Harsh Gupta, a Mumbai investor and, at this point, a Modi supporter who is bullish on India, covering Hindutva, the Indian economy, Indian Muslims and whatever…
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Browncast Episode 82: Francois Gautier; pro-Hindu French Journalist
BrownCast episode 82 with Francois Gautier, a French journalist and long-time supporter of ‘the Hindu cause’ (or, as opponents might say, ‘the extremist Hindu cause’), asked how he came to…
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Hindu nationalism amongst the nationalisms
Razib Khan sets out his framework for Hindu nationalism, rejecting the view that colonialism alone explains modern nationalisms, leaning on Azar Gat’s argument that many national identities have deep roots…
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Browncast episode 76: Sham Sharma and Mukunda Raghavan
BrownCast episode 76: the hosts talk to YouTuber Sham Sharma, host of the Sham Sharma Show, and returning guest Mukunda Raghavan of Meru Media, covering Indian civilisation, Hindutva, Muslims, Dexter…
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All that matters is which way you are punching
Responding to a New Yorker passage on Modi, Razib Khan argues that some Hindu nationalists want a nation-state built on an ethnoreligious core, much like Pakistan’s original vision, and that…
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Browncast Episode 73: Conversation with Sadanand Dhume
BrownCast episode 73: the hosts speak with Sadanand Dhume of the American Enterprise Institute, who also writes for the Wall Street Journal, about Konkani Brahmins, Hindutva, the Ram Mandir, the…
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Is Hindutva-pop cringe?
Razib Khan reacts to a New York Times piece on Hindutva pop, saying it seems more amateur and LARPy than insidious, and asks whether it is as cringe as American…
