Ayodhya: Once There Was A Mosque

A timeline of events from the construction of the Babri Masjid in 1528 upon the instructions of Mughal emperor Babur, till the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple on January 22, 2024.

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BJP’s divisive Adivasi politics in Telangana

Ramji Gond and Komaram Bheem are celebrated by the Adivasis for their heroic fight against British imperialism and the Nizam's revenue and forest policies. Yet, they are now painted by the BJP as Hindu Adivasis fighting against the Muslim rulers, the Nizam.

#AssemblyElections2023 #telangana #adivasis #gonds #BJP #disinformation #hindutva #nizams #RamjiGond #KomaramBheem #congress #BRS #RSS #HinduMahasabha #AryaSamaj #india

https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/bjps-divisive-adivasi-politics-in-telangana-9025486/

BJP’s divisive Adivasi politics in Telangana

Ramji Gond and Komaram Bheem are celebrated by the Adivasis for their heroic fight against British imperialism and the Nizam's revenue and forest policies. Yet, they are now painted by the BJP as Hindu Adivasis fighting against the Muslim rulers, the Nizam

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Why India must undo its long silence over the massacre of Muslims after Hyderabad integration in 1948

The atrocities against Muslims after the Nizam’s rule was ended 75 years ago set the template for mass violence in India in the years to come.

https://scroll.in/article/1056479/why-india-must-undo-its-long-silence-over-the-massacre-of-muslims-after-hyderabad-integration-in-48

#hyderabad #HyderabadState #HyderabadIntegration #muslims #HyderabadMassacre #IndianArmy #IndianAirForce #PoliceAction #MIM #razakars #dalits #RSS #HinduMahasabha #AryaSamaj #INC #SunderlalCommittee #nizam #history #histodon #india

Why India must undo its long silence over the massacre of Muslims after Hyderabad integration in ’48

The atrocities against Muslims after the Nizam’s rule was ended 75 years ago set the template for mass violence in India in the years to come.

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Sanatan Dharma: An Ideology or the Entire Hindu Community?

Even V.D. Savarkar, the most influential ideologue of Hindutva, hardly conflated ‘sanatan dharma’ with the entire Hindu community, unlike the BJP's position on the current controversy over the term.

https://thewire.in/history/sanatan-dharma-an-ideology-or-the-entire-hindu-community

#SanatanaDharma #hindutva #SanatanDharma #BJP #savarkar #HinduMahasabha #caste #CasteDiscrimination #untouchability #hinduism #india

Sanatan Dharma: An Ideology or the Entire Hindu Community?

Even V.D. Savarkar, the most influential ideologue of Hindutva, hardly conflated ‘sanatan dharma’ with the entire Hindu community, unlike the BJP's position on the current controversy over the term.

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Agra cow slaughter case: Four Hindu Mahasabha members arrested for falsely implicating Muslims

They filed a fake complaint to settle a rivalry, the police said.

#UttarPradesh #agra #HinduMahasabha #CowSlaughter #muslims #hindutva #BJP #RSS #india

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Agra cow slaughter case: Four Hindu Mahasabha members arrested for falsely implicating Muslims

They filed a fake complaint to settle a rivalry, the police said.

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Hindu Mahasabha members slaughtered cow to frame Muslim men, say Uttar Pradesh Police

The police have named Sanjay Jat, a spokesperson for the Hindutva group, as the main conspirator in the case.

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Hindu Mahasabha members slaughtered cow to frame Muslim men, say Uttar Pradesh Police

The police have named Sanjay Jat, a spokesperson for the Hindutva group, as the main conspirator in the case.

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History in the Service of Hindutva

Srinath Raghavan reviews Vinayak Chaturvedi's 'Hindutva and Violence: V.D. Savarkar and the Politics of History'.

For Savarkar, history was a critical tool in a war to protect the Hindu nation. A new book examines the relationship between history and politics in Savarkar's thought and braids together the past and the present.

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https://www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/history-service-hindutva

History in the Service of Hindutva

Some years before his passing in 1966, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar wrote an essay titled “How Hindu organisers should read and...

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Maha govt to start Savarkar tourism circuit

The circuit will comprise five places, which include his birthplace Bhagur in Nashik, his hostel room at Fergusson College, Pune, and a temple called Patit Pawan Mandir that he established in Ratnagiri district.

#maharashtra #savarkar #MaharashtraGovt #HinduMahasabha #RSS #hindutva #BJP #HinduNationalism #GandhiAssassination #nashik #pune #ratnagiri #history #india

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/maha-govt-to-start-savarkar-tourism-circuit-101677267286743.html

Maha govt to start Savarkar tourism circuit

The circuit will comprise five places, which include his birthplace Bhagur in Nashik, his hostel room at Fergusson College, Pune, and a temple called Patit Pawan Mandir that he established in Ratnagiri district | Mumbai news

Hindustan Times

Hindu Mahasabha wants Savarkar's pictures to replace Gandhi's image on currency notes

In an open letter to the Government of India, the Hindu Mahasabha also asked for renaming the road leading to the Parliament House after Savarkar.

#savarkar #HinduMahasabha #RSS #MKGandhi #UnionGovt #money #currency #hindutva #BJP #HinduNationalism #FreedomStruggle #history #india

https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/hindu-mahasabha-wants-savarkars-pictures-to-replace-gandhis-image-on-currency-notes-1195264.html

Hindu Mahasabha wants Savarkar's pictures to replace Gandhi's image on currency notes

The All India Hindu Mahasabha on Sunday demanded that the image of Mahatma Gandhi on currency notes be replaced with that of V D Savarkar and other freedom fighters. In an open letter to the Government of India, the Hindu Mahasabha also asked for renaming the road leading to the Parliament House after Savarkar. Mahasabha leaders said this will be true tribute to Savarkar, a freedom fighter and former president of the Hindu Mahasabha, from the Modi government.

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