Hindutva Regime in Assam: Saffron in the Rainbow, Dutta Akhil Ranjan

Автор: Arun Murugesan
Название: The Rampaging Saffron
ISBN: 1645878767 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781645878766
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India is at the crossroads. Never before in its 70 years of independence, has the idea of peaceful coexistence been under a severe threat. The last decade or so has seen the spectacular or rather, an alarming rise of the Indian right, spearheaded by the RSS. The group, apart from the shakeup it has created to the volatile political landscape, has also mesmerised a large number of young Indians towards a false narrative of nationalism based on majoritarianism. Unless the Indians, young and old, many of whom are abetting a majoritarian mindset, exhibit an intellectual honesty, the idea of a shining India shall soon give way to a shrieking India.

Автор: Dutta Akhil Ranjan
Название: Hindutva Regime in Assam: Saffron in the Rainbow
ISBN: 9391370209 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789391370206
Издательство: Sage Publications
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Описание: Hindutva Regime in Assam: Saffron in the Rainbow analyses the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) strategy of appropriating cultural resources in Assam while pursuing the Hindutva agenda. In Assam, where numerous ethnic and regional political outfits have registered their electoral presence, the ‘Rainbow Alliance’ emerged as the dominant strategic tool for BJP in its electoral battles. The book studies how BJP has capitalized on people’s attachment to their ethno-regional cultures and has successfully co-opted and ‘saffronized’ the ‘Rainbow’ by bringing together diverse ethnic groups into its fold. Scrutinizing electoral strategies, BJP’s victories in 2014, 2016 and 2019, and the efforts towards dismantling consensus around the National Register of Citizens (NRC) by enacting the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the book provides a holistic view of this steady ‘saffronization’. It also critically investigates BJP’s populist development agenda.

From the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) grassroots work to the government’s policy initiatives, the book analyses the regime’s performance and ideological pursuits in depth. It highlights how BJP’s strategies in Assam are unique in some ways and how similar strategies can be seen elsewhere in India.