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The Rise of Hindu Nationalism in India and its Impact on Minority Communities
TLDR The re-election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India in 2019 has led to a shift towards Hindu nationalism, resulting in increased discrimination against India's Muslim population. Modi's party, the BJP, targets Muslims as the primary minority group and promotes a more nationalist and less tolerant India, risking the unity and stability that the country has achieved in recent decades.
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The recent violence in Delhi, India, sparked by the Citizen Amendment Act, highlights the discrimination against India's Muslim population and the efforts of Hindu nationalists to unite the country under a monolithic Hindu faith.
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The re-election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India in 2019 marked a shift towards Hindu nationalism and a rejection of secularism, leading to increased criticism of figures like Gandhi and Nehru and a focus on Muslims as the target of antagonism.
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The BJP targets Muslims as the primary minority group in India, which makes up a significant portion of the population, and Modi's party and rhetoric have focused on uniting Hindus against Muslims as a common enemy.
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Vinayak Damodar Sarakar, credited with developing the modern vision of Hindu nationalism, believed in asserting his bravery as a Hindu by standing up to Muslims and using violence to fight against British colonial rule.
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Vinayak Damodar Sarakar, after escaping from a British ship and being imprisoned in the Andaman Islands, wrote his manifesto Hindutva on the walls of his cell, was released from prison after a dozen years, and went on to join the Hindu Mahasabha, an important organization in the roots of Hindu nationalism in India.
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Vinayak Damodar Sarakar, also known as Savarkar, was in favor of violence and confrontational tactics, ridiculed Mahandas Gandhi's approach of working with Muslims, and expressed jealousy towards Gandhi's political success, leading to a bitter competition between them and allegations that Savarkar played a part in Gandhi's assassination.
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Vinayak Damodar Sarakar, also known as Savarkar, may have encouraged and provided means for the assassination of Gandhi, leading to his own disgrace and sidelining in Indian politics, but his name has started to reappear with the rise of the Hindu nationalist movement and the BJP party, influencing figures like the current prime minister, Narendra Modi.
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Narendra Modi, the current prime minister of India, has looked up to Savarkar as a model and hero, endorsing him and other confrontational figures to promote a more nationalist and less tolerant India, which risks repeating the mistakes of Pakistan and undermining the unity and stability that India has achieved in the last several decades.
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