The Dig: Hindu Nationalism with Achin Vanaik
Perhaps nowhere is the far right stronger than in India. There, the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, continues in power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi after winning a huge victory in this year’s elections. The BJP, however, isn’t just a party.
October 18, 2019
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October 18, 2019
The Dig: Hindu Nationalism with Achin Vanaik
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The Dig: Hindu Nationalism with Achin Vanaik
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<p>Perhaps nowhere is the far right stronger than in India. There, the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, continues in power under Prime Minister Narendra Modi after winning a huge victory in this year’s elections. The BJP, however, isn’t just a party. It’s the electoral wing of a Hindu nationalist movement that constitutes the largest and most organized far-right force on earth. A deep dive with Indian scholar Achin Vanaik.</p><p>Read some of his recent work:</p><p><a href="newleftreview.org/issues/II112/articles/achin-vanaik-india-s-two-hegemonies" rel="nofollow">newleftreview.org/issues/II112/articles/achin-vanaik-india-s-two-hegemonies</a></p><p><a href="jacobinmag.com/author/achin-vanaik" rel="nofollow">jacobinmag.com/author/achin-vanaik</a></p><p>Thanks to Princeton University Press. Check out The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola <a href="press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691181547/the-fire-is-upon-us" rel="nofollow">press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691181547/the-fire-is-upon-us</a></p><p>Please support this podcast at <a href="Patreon.com/TheDig" rel="nofollow">Patreon.com/TheDig</a></p>
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