The Monk Who Shaped India’s Secularism
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The Monk Who Shaped India’s Secularism

Rahul Mukherji Has Indian nationalism turned utterly exclusivist? What would one of the icons of nationalism, Swami Vivekananda, have to say about this shift? Nationalism, after all, is a battle for the myths that create a nation. The practice of Indian secularism, despite its pitfalls, has distinguished the country from many of its neighbours. India…

The Republic and the Kashmir Valley:  From Federalism to “Internal Colonisation”
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The Republic and the Kashmir Valley: From Federalism to “Internal Colonisation”

Neera Chandhoke In the 18th and 19th centuries, colonial powers justified the conquest of large parts of Asia and Sub-Saharan African in terms of an almost divine mission. The mission compelled them to bring “development” and “civilisation” to the territories that had been colonised. The justification was, but a cloak, for more nefarious purposes. The…