short interview with Jyotirmaya Sharma about his book on Swami Vivekananda and Hindu Nationalism

Religion Dispatches
December 9, 2013

Political Hinduism: India's Disenchanted Religion
By Jyotirmaya Sharma



Jyotirmaya Sharma

Jyotirmaya Sharma is professor of political science at the University of Hyderabad, India. His recent publications include, Hindutva: Exploring the Idea of Hindu Nationalism (Penguin/Viking, 2003; second edition published in december 2011) and

Singing a Hindu Nation: Marathi Devotional Performance and Nationalism By Anna Schultz

India: Armed with sticks knicker walas march thru Gurgaon | RSS propganda chief wants to use social media

From: Indian Express
Now, RSS takes the social media route to reach out


Ravish Tiwari : New Delhi, Mon Oct 14 2013, 08:16 hrs   













RSS workers take part in an event in Gurgaon on Sunday. PTI

 

 Though not in as organised a manner as the Congress or the BJP, the RSS has also decided to use the social media to reach a larger audience.

Its propaganda chief Manmohan

Kashmir court seeks action against those who invoke religious nationalism while campaiging for elections

The Hindu, Srinagar, October 11, 2013

HC frowns at religious nationalism

PTI

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Centre and Chief Election Commissioner to act against politicians who seek people’s mandate in elections by invoking religious nationalism, to prevent them from subverting the Constitution of the country.

“In our constitutional philosophy, there is only one ‘ism that

Dilip Simeon's blog: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir upholds Sanjay Tickoo's petition for protection of religious places and castigates communal versions of nationalism

"...In our constitutional scheme, a citizen of India is only an “INDIAN”. No person can claim himself to be a “Hindu nationalist,Muslim nationalist, Sikh nationalist, Buddhist nationalist or Christian nationalist.” The constitutional provisions, mention of some of which has been made in this order, does, in loud, clear and unambiguous terms, forbid using of such expression/s. A person, who

India, Gorkhaland, Bengal Nepal and the question of nationality

From: Outlook Magazine, 16 September 2013

bengal: gorkhaland
Enter The Scythe
Mamata picks a risky question of nationality
[by] Dola Mitra


Are They Not Indian?

The India-Nepal border in north Bengal is porous, unguarded by any border security force like the SSB
Defence ministry has intelligence that some neighbour(s) are fuelling the Gorkhaland movement
The 1950 Indo-Nepal