Hindu fundamentalism and militancy
Girls wearing jeans or mini skirts, girls smoking and drinking, Valentine’s day, girls talking to guys have all been of late victims of a growing moral police in India. This self-styled Indian Taliban claim their origins in Hindu culture such as Bajrang Dal and Sri Ram Sena. Their ludicrous...
The religious right in India is fondly called the Sangh Parivar or Hindu fundamentalists by the media and increasingly by the common man. This Parivar or family consists of the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh), the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad), Bajrang Dal, Shiv Sena and bits of the BJP (Bharatiya...
Temples in Orissa practise xenophobia and are extremely rigid about it. The priests in these temples think it is their right to deny foreigners entry into the temples, and are even unrepentant about this. It was very sad to read that the Thai princess, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, was denied...
VHP comes out very regularly with hilarious comments that remind me of living in a pig sty! Acharya Dharmendra, a VHP leader, has now criticized Sania Mirza and accused her of destroying the institution of marriage with her comments. Sania Mirza said “it was not others’ business to decide...
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