hindutva

  • Weaponizing the Dead: Why Burial Denial Marks a Dangerous Shift in India

    Weaponizing the Dead: Why Burial Denial Marks a Dangerous Shift in India

    Amid the constant noise and near normalising of persecution against religious minorities in India, why does the denial of burial to Christians by villagers in Chhattisgarh—and in pockets elsewhere— stir anger, not just in the wider Christian community but also from ordinary Hindus and Judges on the benches of the Supreme Court? This is…

  • Militant Hindutva as a Form of Extremism

    Militant Hindutva as a Form of Extremism

    The communal violence that unfolded in Leicester in 2022 marked a turning point in discussions about extremism, diaspora politics, and social cohesion in the United Kingdom. Long regarded as a model of multicultural coexistence, the city witnessed unprecedented clashes between sections of its Hindu and Muslim communities. In 2026, a major independent inquiry led…