Swatantra Veer Savarkar review – biopic of Hindu nationalist is self-defeating call to arms
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by Catherine Bray
4d ago
Politically-inspired biopic of Indian politician who opposed Gandhi’s non-violence is hamstrung by its own lack of action Of all the hot takes you expect to see when you go to the cinema, the suggestion that Mahatma Gandhi was overrated is perhaps low down the list. But this Hindi biopic of Hindu nationalist leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (directed and co-written by Randeep Hooda, who also stars as Savarkar in a committed and involving performance) argues exactly that, although it’s careful to have Savarkar note: “I don’t hate Gandhi, I hate non-violence.” Okay then. In general, the stance ac ..read more
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What the unrest in Leicester revealed about Britain – and Modi’s India – podcast
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by Written by Yohann Koshy and read by Raj Ghatak. Produced by Jessica Beck. The executive producer was Ellie Bury
3w ago
A year and a half ago, Hindus and Muslims clashed in the streets of one of Britain’s most diverse cities. What lay behind the violence? By Yohann Koshy Archive: The Guardian ..read more
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Uncovering the higher truth of Jay Shetty
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by John McDermott in Los Angeles
3w ago
Celebrities call him ‘amazing’ and fans pay thousands – but what exactly do they get from this self-help guru with an iffy origin story? On 20 August 2022, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got married at Affleck’s 87-acre countryside estate in Savannah, Georgia. The nuptials were the closest thing the US had to a royal wedding: two A-list actors reunited after years apart. It was the kind of storybook ending you might see in a J.Lo romcom. Presiding over it all was Jay Shetty, the former Hindu monk who’s become a one-man self-help empire. Shetty and Lopez connected in January 2021 on the YouTube ..read more
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Indian women are being told nationalism will empower them. It’s a trick | Pragya Agarwal
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by Pragya Agarwal
1M ago
Far-right Hindu nationalists are giving women prominence to mobilise others, but regressive patriarchal systems are embedded in their ideology It all started in the family WhatsApp group. A member of my extended family posted photos and videos of fireworks with the caption “a very good day” and many smiley emojis. When I asked, “what are we celebrating?” she replied, “the temple in Ayodhya”. It quickly escalated into a heated discussion about the decision to build a Hindu temple in place of a mosque that was razed to the ground, and the rise of far-right ideology. As someone who left India 20 ..read more
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Hindu nationalists go to court over lion named after Muslim emperor in India
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by Agence France-Presse in Kolkata
1M ago
Controversy in West Bengal centres around Akbar and Sita, named for a Hindu deity, being placed in the same enclosure An Indian Hindu nationalist organisation has launched a court petition to stop two lions named after a Hindu deity and a 16th-century Muslim emperor from sharing a zoo enclosure. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a prominent rightwing Hindu organisation, went to court in the state of West Bengal after reports a lioness named Sita had been put with a lion called Akbar ..read more
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Last rites for Delhi’s forgotten: the woman who cremates strangers
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by Amrit Dhillon in Delhi
1M ago
Pooja Sharma has dedicated her life to providing a dignified end for thousands of unclaimed bodies lying in mortuaries in India, though she pays for it herself – and it ended her engagement On an overcast, blustery day, with cars honking in the distance, a young woman covers a dead body with a shroud. With a helper, they place it on a bamboo stretcher and carry it up the steps of Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan crematorium. Once at the furnace, she gives it a gentle push to move it inside and bows her head in prayer. Pooja Sharma repeats the process for three other bodies. The people are unknown to he ..read more
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What the unrest in Leicester revealed about Britain – and Modi’s India
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by Yohann Koshy
1M ago
A year and a half ago, Hindus and Muslims clashed in the streets of one of Britain’s most diverse cities. What lay behind the violence? On Saturday 17 September 2022, the weekend before the Queen’s funeral, 300 men marched through Leicester. Their faces were hidden by Covid masks and balaclavas as they made their way to Green Lane Road in Highfields, an area in east Leicester with a large Muslim population. On WhatsApp, it had been billed as a Hindu neighbourhood safety march. “It’s very important for every Hindu to attain [sic] this meeting,” an organiser wrote. “Otherwise in future, we will ..read more
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Narendra Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of demolished mosque – video
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2M ago
India's prime minister inaugurated a new temple at the site of a demolished 16th-century mosque that was torn down by a mob of Hindu nationalists. Babri Masjid was destroyed in 1992 during a rampage that killed 17 people in the city of Ayodhya. The new Ram Mandir temple was built atop the ruins of the old mosque, where some Hindus believe Lord Ram, a popular deity, was born. The event on Monday drew 8,000 guests including celebrities but also forced members of the local Muslim community to relive old traumas Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of razed mosque in India As petals rained do ..read more
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As petals rained down and celebrities beamed, Modi unveiled his vision of a Hindu India | Mukul Kesavan
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by Mukul Kesavan
2M ago
Built on the site of a razed mosque, the Ram temple represents the culmination of the Hindu right’s century-long project Mukul Kesavan is a writer based in Delhi The inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the small north Indian city that Hindus believe as a matter of faith to be the birthplace of Lord Ram, a Hindu deity, is both a milestone in republican India’s history and a sideshow. It is a milestone because the prime minister of a nominally secular republic, Narendra Modi, was the master of ceremonies at this event. In just over 30 years, India’s political class has travelled from co ..read more
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Modi inaugurates Hindu temple on site of razed mosque in India
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by Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Ayodhya
2M ago
Narendra Modi hails controversial opening as fulfilment of ‘dream that many have cherished for years’ More than three decades after a mob of militant Hindu radicals razed a mosque to the ground in the Indian town of Ayodhya, the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has inaugurated the new Hindu temple that will stand in its place. For some, the inauguration marks a hugely significant religious moment. Many Hindus believe Ayodhya to be the birthplace of the popular deity Lord Ram and the building of the temple, after over a century of disputes, has been heralded as Ram returning to his righ ..read more
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