Hindutva

Tavleen Singh writes: India’s pluralism will be hard to revive

December 28, 2025 8:45 am

As Shashi Tharoor wrote in this newspaper last week, parliamentary democracy is today in danger of total collapse, and this is something that we all need to be worried about. But it will almost certainly be revived some day in the not-too-distant future. What will be much harder to revive is pluralism.

Vande Mataram at 150: Rallying cry of freedom fighters to Sangh favourite — the evolution of India’s national song

December 08, 2025 8:09 am

As Parliament gets ready to discuss Vande Mataram for 10 hours on Monday, with PM Narendra Modi set to initiate the debate on the government’s behalf, the song written by Bakim Chandra Chattopadhyay continues to remain a political flashpoint.

CPM's Kerala recalibration: Why Left finds itself needing to reach out to Hindu devotees

October 05, 2025 8:45 pm

At last month's Global Ayyappa Sangamam, a CPM minister read out a message from Yogi Adityanath even as the state BJP and and Sangh Parivar opposed the event, questioning the government’s political motive.

Modi@75: The PM who has redefined power, party and polity

September 17, 2025 11:32 am

“Rajni Kothari once talked about a Congress system. There is now a BJP system,” says Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, adding that Modi has achieved this by not compromising on either governance or organisation

Threats, FIRs, and now in Kanhaiya Lal film row: Who is 'Udaipur Files' producer Amit Jani?

July 10, 2025 11:06 am

The movie, starring Vijay Raaz, has sparked concern that it may cause law-and-order problems as it features a controversial statement by suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. It is set to release on Friday.

Tavleen Singh writes: It is now a battle between an older, civilised India and a barbaric new India

April 20, 2025 12:14 pm

Under the gleaming new airports and the fancy new highways what is being crushed is the spiritual soul of India and it is being crushed by people who believe they are nationalists and patriots.

Arun Shourie's new book on Savarkar comes at a critical moment for India

January 30, 2025 4:49 pm

It punctures the belief that Savarkar, the “new icon” of the Hindu Right, was a towering leader of India’s freedom movement, and warns of the consequences of the hatred he espoused.

Ashutosh Varshney writes: The Hindutva-Ambedkar puzzle

January 07, 2025 9:53 pm

The BJP’s principal claim was that it had done more than any other major party to restore the justly great status of Ambedkar in the national public realm. But, to Ambedkar, Hindu unity was exactly the opposite of what his project sought

Under fire for ‘Hindutva is a disease’ comment, Iltija Mufti doubles down: ‘BJP hijacking Hinduism’

December 09, 2024 6:48 am

The PDP leader made the comment while posting a video about three children being assaulted. The incident is from Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district

Hindutva played key role in giving Mahayuti massive mandate: Fadnavis

December 06, 2024 9:45 pm

BJP's star campaigner Yogi Adityanath’s emotive appeals turn a damp squib | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Yogi Adityanath, the man in a saffron robe, has emerged as one of the star campaigners for the BJP in the last few elections. But his speeches in this election making a strong Hindutva pitch failed to get any results.