Hindutva
Form of right-wing Hindu nationalism
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Hindutva (transl. Hinduness) is the predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India. The term was formulated as a political ideology by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923. It is used by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other organisations, collectively called the Sangh Parivar.
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Uddhav targets BJP, says efforts on to take country towards dictatorship under guise of HindutvaShiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray on Monday targeted former ally BJP saying it is trying to take the country towards dictatorship through the "sham" Hindutva. Without naming BJP, he said they want to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP turning coastal Karnataka into Hindutva laboratory: SiddaramaiahIndiaTimes - Published | |
I am a Hindu but oppose Hindutva: Congress leader SiddaramaiahAsserting that he is a Hindu but opposed to Hindutva, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said he never opposed Ram Temple in Ayodhya but was against using it for political gain. He..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cannot compromise on ideological issues like Savarkar and Hindutva: Sanjay RautRajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena cannot compromise on key ideological issues like respect for V D Savarkar and Hindutva even as it is a part of the Maha..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Veer Savarkar's grandson Ranjit Savarkar to file complaint against Rahul Gandhi for insulting freedom fighterRahul Gandhi said that Hindutva ideologue, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar used to take a pension from Britisher and worked against Congress.DNA - Published | |
Himachal Elections 2022: BJP pins hopes on Brand Modi, women voters and Hindutva; Congress banks on karmacharis, 'Revdi'The prime minister also raised the nationalism card given the fact that a major part of state's electoral population is formed by soldier families.DNA - Published | |
Why this gunshot in Punjab may be heard in GujaratA right wing Hindutva leader Sudhir Suri, the Shiv Sena Taksali president, was shot dead on a busy Amritsar street Friday afternoon. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead...IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Most cunning person of century': Kumar Vishwas on Arvind Kejriwal's demand for 'Laxmi-Ganesh' on currency notesSupreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan also reacted and called it an attempt by Kejriwal to overtake the BJP on the Hindutva front.DNA - Published | |
Mulayam Singh Yadav: In success or failure, always 'Netaji' to his supportersSamajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, who founded the SP in 1992 as the campaign for a Ram temple was peaking, was seen as a critical secular counterpoint to the rise of Hindutva politics in the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
RSS will continue its outreach to Muslims: Mohan BhagwatThe “so-called minorities” face no danger and Hindutva organisations will continue to reach out to them to assuage their fears, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said in his first public..IndiaTimes - Published | |
UP mantri, BJP MLA sent to jail in riots case, get bail in 2 hoursUttar Pradesh junior minister for vocational education and skill development (independent charge) Kapil Dev Aggarwal, BJP MLA from Khatauli constituency Vikram Saini, firebrand Hindutva proponent..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Knives out over Mamata's RSS 'praise', critics say she wooed Hindutva group earlier tooA veritable political 'storm in a tea cup' has arisen over TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee's assertions on Wednesday that all in the RSS were “not bad” and there are many who “do not support BJP”...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Admit that you revolted to save yourself from probe agencies, stop maligning Hindutva: Raut to Sena rebelsIndiaTimes - Published | 2 years of NEP: Macaulay's system was meant for making Indians slaves, says education minister Dharmendra PradhanThe National Education Policy was implemented on July 29, 2020. Union home minister Amit Shah will launch several initiatives related to the education sector in New Delhi on the second anniversary of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Errors should be rectified, says Didi; Mahua Moitra fires fresh salvoTrinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday defended her recent comments on the “meat-eating and alcohol-accepting” Goddess Kali and said she would continue to resist “the BJP’s attempt to..IndiaTimes - Published | Issues related to Dawood Ibrahim, Mumbai riots came up but MVA government was indecisive: CM Shinde"We have decided to take our Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva ideology, his role further. If 50 MLAs take such a step, then there must be a big reason for it. Nobody takes such a big..IndiaTimes - Published |
Gehlot attacked for 'policy of appeasement'After the Udaipur beheading, BJP leaders, VHP and other Hindutva outfits attacked the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan for its alleged politics of appeasement, saying that it has led..IndiaTimes - Published | Victory of Bal Thackeray's Hindutva: Eknath Shinde on SC reliefRebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde on Monday termed the relief by the Supreme Court to him and other dissident Sena lawmakers as the victory of Bal Thackeray's Hindutva and the ideals of his mentor..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Form alliance with BJP': Rebel MLAs plea to Uddhav Thackeray in open letterShiv Sena rebel MLAs on Monday requested Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to form a new alliance with the BJP and not shift the party away from Hindutva and its core ideology.IndiaTimes - Published | 'Time for Hindutva is over, need to focus on real issues': Congress leader Vivek TankhaRajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha said that Ram Mandir and other issues raised by the BJP have had an impact only in the Hindi heartland.DNA - Published |
Maharashtra political crisis: Rebel ministers will be sacked in 24 hours, says Sanjay RautShiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut claims that half of the rebels have nothing to do with Hindutva, but they are facing ED's probe.DNA - Published | Sena, Hindutva can’t be separated: Uddhav ThackerayIndiaTimes - Published |
Uddhav Thackeray's 'soft Hindutva' failed to strike a chordIndiaTimes - Published | Maharashtra political crisis: Eknath Shinde says will carry Balasaheb Thackeray's Hindutva; key pointsShinde along with other MLAs was staying at a hotel in Gujarat's Surat following the cross-voting in Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) polls and took flight earlier today to reach Guwahati.IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA |
BJP action sparks protests from Hindutva backersIndiaTimes - Published | Shiv Sena backstabbed Maharashtra, Hindutva: BJP at VD Savarkar eventPM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's brand of Hindutva is inspired from the thoughts and actions of VD Savarkar, BJP said.DNA - Published |
Right man in right party to Hindutva allegation: How former Congress colleagues reacted to Sunil Jakhar joining BJPIndiaTimes - Published | Jakhar started working for BJP long before, playing blatant Hindutva politics: Punjab Congress chiefIndiaTimes - Published |
Chintan Shivir 2022: Congress plans to push social, economic agendas to counter HindutvaIn the padyatra it has been decided that Rahul Gandhi will hold the major foot march, and Sonia Gandhi will also be participating.DNA - Published | Baghel, Kamal Nath for soft Hindutva line, but stiff opposition within CongIndiaTimes - Published |
Some parties misleading with fake Hindutva: Uddhav, says BJP indulging in ugly politicsMaharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said some parties are misleading with "fake Hindutva" and accused estranged ally BJP of playing "ugly" politics. Targetting BJP at a public..IndiaTimes - Published | No violation of loudspeaker rules in Maharashtra; no one should teach Hindutva to Shiv Sena: Sanjay RautWithout taking names of the BJP and MNS, Raut told reporters that people do not take cognisance of people who, with the support of "pseudo Hindutvawadis", conspire against the Shiv Sena. Notably, MNS..IndiaTimes - Published |
Hindutva is culture, not chaos, says Shiv Sena; slams BJP over Hanuman Chalisa rowIndiaTimes - Published | BJP doesn't hold Hindutva patent: Uddhav, says Bal Thackeray led saffron agendaMaharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the BJP doesn't hold "patent" on Hindutva and claimed that the late Sena supremo Bal Thackeray had showed BJP that the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Congress must give up ‘soft Hindutva’: Sitaram YechuryYechury, whose re-election as general secretary for a third term is expected to get the party congress endorsement, also emphasised the importance of the Left parties working together to meet current..IndiaTimes - Published | Uddhav rejects AIMIM alliance offer, says it's part of BJP's game plan to defame Shiv Sena's Hindutva agendaIndiaTimes - Published |
UP voters chose development over Ram temple, Hindutva: Post-poll surveyIndiaTimes - Published | Ashok Gehlot argues BJP won polls with Hindutva, polarisation agendaIndiaTimes - Published |
My Hindutva favours ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas,’ UP CM Adityanath saysIndiaTimes - Published | OIC raises hijab row, India calls it ‘communal mindset’The OIC general secretariat had expressed concern over “recent public calls for genocide of Muslims by the ‘Hindutva’ proponents in Haridwar in the state of Uttarakhand and reported incidents of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Statements made in Dharam Sansad not Hindutva, says RSS chiefIndiaTimes - Published | After Muslims, Christians target of Hindutva brigade: ChidambaramIndiaTimes - Published |
Two years ago, still relevant: Shashi Tharoor on old post comparing Hinduism, HindutvaIndiaTimes - Published | Those who bow before Modi's wrong decisions follow Hindutva: RahulIndiaTimes - Published |
Hindus follow path of truth, Hindutva loots under guise of religion: Rahul GandhiIndiaTimes - Published | Sena compromised on Hindutva agenda for power, says ShahIndiaTimes - Published |
Rahul targets PM, says Hindutva follower bathes alone in GangaIndiaTimes - Published | Nation created on basis of religion does not survive: GehlotIn a veiled attack at the BJP and the RSS on the issues of Hindu Rashtra and Hindutva, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said those indulging in divisive politics should think about the..IndiaTimes - Published |
BJP’s temple run makes opposition parties play on 'unfamiliar' Hindutva pitchIndiaTimes - Published | Oust Hindutvawadis, bring rule of Hindus, says Rahul GandhiRemove "Hindutvawadis" from power and "bring the rule of Hindus", Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said at a party rally in Jaipur on Sunday, stressing that the two are separate sets-a supporter of Hindutva..IndiaTimes - Published |
