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Independent Journalist | Author of H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Popstars | @SOAS alumnus l Leads, tips: [email protected]

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Spent a few hours in #RamNavami processions outside Mumbai's International Airport: *Slogans like 'Aurangzeb Ki Kabr Khudegi, Maa Ch*degi, Maa Ch*degi'. *Songs with words: Bharat Mein Jo Desh Drohi Hai, Unki Ma Ka Bh*sda. *Songs that threaten brutal violence against Muslims.

Spent a few hours in #RamNavami processions outside Mumbai's International Airport: Slogans like 'Aurangzeb Ki Kabr Khudegi, Maa Chdegi, Maa Chdegi'. Songs with words: Bharat Mein Jo Desh Drohi Hai, Unki Ma Ka Bhsda. Songs that threaten brutal violence against Muslims.

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Absolute chaos, scuffles at the Mumbai T2 airport. Autos refuse passengers, demand more than fare, despite it being a pick-up point. Mumbai’s mostly-absent traffic police missing, as always. Mumbai Traffic Police’s descent into an hopelessly inefficient force feared by none, perceived as corrupt by all, is remarkable. Mumbai Airport

Absolute chaos, scuffles at the Mumbai T2 airport. Autos refuse passengers, demand more than fare, despite it being a pick-up point. Mumbai’s mostly-absent traffic police missing, as always. Mumbai Traffic Police’s descent into an hopelessly inefficient force feared by none, perceived as corrupt by all, is remarkable. Mumbai Airport

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Terrible planning by Mumbai’s Metro and Rail agencies towards PM Modi’s roadshow today. A near-stampede at Ghatkopar station because of closures.

Terrible planning by Mumbai’s Metro and Rail agencies towards PM Modi’s roadshow today. A near-stampede at Ghatkopar station because of closures.

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Spent a few hours in #RamNavami processions outside Mumbai's International Airport: *Slogans like 'Aurangzeb Ki Kabr Khudegi, Maa Ch*degi, Maa Ch*degi'. *Songs with words: Bharat Mein Jo Desh Drohi Hai, Unki Ma Ka Bh*sda. *Songs that threaten brutal violence against Muslims.

Spent a few hours in #RamNavami processions outside Mumbai's International Airport: Slogans like 'Aurangzeb Ki Kabr Khudegi, Maa Chdegi, Maa Chdegi'. Songs with words: Bharat Mein Jo Desh Drohi Hai, Unki Ma Ka Bhsda. Songs that threaten brutal violence against Muslims.

2,403,890 просмотров • 1 год назад

This is truly what the Modi years will be remembered best for: It gave confidence to lumpen youth to walk into spaces, vandalise, threaten at will, while spouting hate and paranoia. This is in the capital, New Delhi.

This is truly what the Modi years will be remembered best for: It gave confidence to lumpen youth to walk into spaces, vandalise, threaten at will, while spouting hate and paranoia. This is in the capital, New Delhi.

770,390 просмотров • 7 месяцев назад

Hindutva Pop Music performed in the Maharashtra Oath-taking ceremony, with SRK, Salman Khan, Ranbir and co in attendance. 👏👏

Hindutva Pop Music performed in the Maharashtra Oath-taking ceremony, with SRK, Salman Khan, Ranbir and co in attendance. 👏👏

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This, truly, is what Hindutva Pop music has been designed for--the easy appeal that it creates among various classes, across the rural & urban. Well-heeled, upper-class youngsters, seeing no problem in singing this in a metro. H-Pop is everywhere.

This, truly, is what Hindutva Pop music has been designed for--the easy appeal that it creates among various classes, across the rural & urban. Well-heeled, upper-class youngsters, seeing no problem in singing this in a metro. H-Pop is everywhere.

1,032,336 просмотров • 1 год назад

When I first heard Hindutva pop music in 2018, it was a firmly rural phenomenon. Could barely find anyone in urban areas who knew of such music. 8 years on, Gen Zs in Mumbai, are singing along and grooving to it. This is last night, at a Ram Navami procession in Mumbai.

When I first heard Hindutva pop music in 2018, it was a firmly rural phenomenon. Could barely find anyone in urban areas who knew of such music. 8 years on, Gen Zs in Mumbai, are singing along and grooving to it. This is last night, at a Ram Navami procession in Mumbai.

184,804 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

The nauseating levels of corruption in India: Ratnagiri station roof falls apart EVEN BEFORE it can be inaugrated. 👋👋👋 (Konkan Railway says BJP-controlled Public Works Department built it.)

The nauseating levels of corruption in India: Ratnagiri station roof falls apart EVEN BEFORE it can be inaugrated. 👋👋👋 (Konkan Railway says BJP-controlled Public Works Department built it.)

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A telling snapshot of our New India: Children, armed with swords, dancing to Hindutva Pop songs right outside a school.

A telling snapshot of our New India: Children, armed with swords, dancing to Hindutva Pop songs right outside a school.

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Our absolute failure to inculcate scientific temper, rationalism, and self-respect in our society, in this New India: Note how the 'Guru' won't even take his gloves off, but expects the devotee to drink the water after cleaning his feet.

Our absolute failure to inculcate scientific temper, rationalism, and self-respect in our society, in this New India: Note how the 'Guru' won't even take his gloves off, but expects the devotee to drink the water after cleaning his feet.

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New Work: Before the polls, PM Modi made a big annoucement--he had been silently working on a development roadmap and had consulted more than 15 lakh people. I decided to file RTIs with the Prime Minister's Office to know more about these consultations. After multiple attempts, here is what I found: 🚨

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New Work: Before the polls, PM Modi made a big annoucement--he had been silently working on a development roadmap and had consulted more than 15 lakh people. I decided to file RTIs with the Prime Minister's Office to know more about these consultations. After multiple attempts, here is what I found: 🚨

329,280 просмотров • 1 год назад

An absolute honour to be featured on ravish ndtv's report on Hindutva Pop Music and its dangerous consequences, as seen in Bahraich and Barabanki. Please watch the full video to understand the long history of music-fuelled communalism:

An absolute honour to be featured on ravish ndtv's report on Hindutva Pop Music and its dangerous consequences, as seen in Bahraich and Barabanki. Please watch the full video to understand the long history of music-fuelled communalism:

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A shocker from Maharashtra’s Jamner: Last month, members of Sambhaji Bhide’s Shiv Pratisthan Hindusthan allegedly lynched a Muslim boy for sitting with a Hindu girl. This week, cops investigating the lynching participated in the outfit’s events, led it from the front.

A shocker from Maharashtra’s Jamner: Last month, members of Sambhaji Bhide’s Shiv Pratisthan Hindusthan allegedly lynched a Muslim boy for sitting with a Hindu girl. This week, cops investigating the lynching participated in the outfit’s events, led it from the front.

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Systematic, well-funded discrimination and boycott campaigns. Hurtling towards the Germany of 1933. 👏👏

Systematic, well-funded discrimination and boycott campaigns. Hurtling towards the Germany of 1933. 👏👏

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Many have innocently interpreted the 2024 results to be a victory "over hate" and insisted that communalism "was defeated". They might be deeply mistaken. My take: Hate is deeply entrenched now, and an electoral victory or a loss is not going to drive it away. People's priorities (inflation, employment) might mean those issues took precedence, but that isn't going to undo the years of slow radicalisation they have suffered. An excerpt from my talk last week at a PUCL panel on dissecting the elections, with Anand Patwardhan, Sambhaji Bhagat, Lara Jesani and Rajni Bakshi.

Many have innocently interpreted the 2024 results to be a victory "over hate" and insisted that communalism "was defeated". They might be deeply mistaken. My take: Hate is deeply entrenched now, and an electoral victory or a loss is not going to drive it away. People's priorities (inflation, employment) might mean those issues took precedence, but that isn't going to undo the years of slow radicalisation they have suffered. An excerpt from my talk last week at a PUCL panel on dissecting the elections, with Anand Patwardhan, Sambhaji Bhagat, Lara Jesani and Rajni Bakshi.

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Every few minutes, a guy would come on and galvanise the crowds with slogans like these: *Jisko chahiye Afzal Khan, usko bhejo Pakistan. *Aurangzeb ki kabr khudegi, Ma Ch*degi, Ma Ch*degi. The police was present all along. But in the hours I spent, I saw no effort to restrain.

Every few minutes, a guy would come on and galvanise the crowds with slogans like these: Jisko chahiye Afzal Khan, usko bhejo Pakistan. Aurangzeb ki kabr khudegi, Ma Chdegi, Ma Chdegi. The police was present all along. But in the hours I spent, I saw no effort to restrain.

104,340 просмотров • 1 год назад

While the media in Mumbai remains silent, very heartening to see ravish ndtv ji report on the hate-filled procession I witnessed in Mumbai on Ram Navami. Glad to have been on the show, talking to Ravish ji. Hate music should now be understood as a form of violence.

While the media in Mumbai remains silent, very heartening to see ravish ndtv ji report on the hate-filled procession I witnessed in Mumbai on Ram Navami. Glad to have been on the show, talking to Ravish ji. Hate music should now be understood as a form of violence.

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LATEST: From calling Muslims 'green pigs/green snakes', to threatening them with brutal violence and asking crowds to attack them, demolish mosques--for 2 years, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane has been delivering hate speeches in Maharashtra. He has 20 FIRs for his hate speeches. Yet, he has now been made a cabinet minister in the Maha govt. My latest work for Article 14 (link below) But first, a sample of his speeches--wanting to throw pork before mosques.

LATEST: From calling Muslims 'green pigs/green snakes', to threatening them with brutal violence and asking crowds to attack them, demolish mosques--for 2 years, BJP MLA Nitesh Rane has been delivering hate speeches in Maharashtra. He has 20 FIRs for his hate speeches. Yet, he has now been made a cabinet minister in the Maha govt. My latest work for Article 14 (link below) But first, a sample of his speeches--wanting to throw pork before mosques.

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For those outside Bihar, struggling to make sense of the results, a clip from my conversation on The Wire with Seema Chishti. Development indices might reflect little change, but Biharis were comparing Bihar to Bihar, not to any place else. That is why they back Nitish Kumar.

For those outside Bihar, struggling to make sense of the results, a clip from my conversation on The Wire with Seema Chishti. Development indices might reflect little change, but Biharis were comparing Bihar to Bihar, not to any place else. That is why they back Nitish Kumar.

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Inaugurated just days ago, Rs 243 CRORE bridge in Ajmer caves in. Court forced to shut down the bridge.👏👏👏

Inaugurated just days ago, Rs 243 CRORE bridge in Ajmer caves in. Court forced to shut down the bridge.👏👏👏

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For years, I have heard some of the vilest Hindutva propagandists refer to Muslims disparagingly as "puncture-wallahs". Disturbing to see that the Prime Minister has now validated that slur.

For years, I have heard some of the vilest Hindutva propagandists refer to Muslims disparagingly as "puncture-wallahs". Disturbing to see that the Prime Minister has now validated that slur.

42,456 просмотров • 1 год назад