Documenting 21st Century - India and the World

Church Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican (Photo - Wikipedia )   Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on foreign trip to Europe for G-20 summit. Yesterday, Modi visited the Vatican city and met with Pope. I can't speculate on what went in the meeting behind closed doors but public gestures made by Pope towards Modi conveyed some disappointing messages, specially to the people of India living under the oppressive rule of dictatorial Modi regime. Publicly released photos of the meeting shows Modi hugging Pope while looking him in the eyes while Pope reciprocates with welcoming smile.   Pope meets Modi ( Photo )   To an Indian observer who knows the ground reality of India, its discomforting to see foreign leaders and global platforms showing acceptance to Modi regime while turning a blind eye to things going on in India. Observers and thinkers in India know that Modi is brazenly committing crimes against humanity since last two decades. Modi has instigated mass viol...

Hindutva is a political ideology born as a product of cross breeding between religious militant organizations and opportunistic politicians who use Hindutva for advancement of their political career. Hindutva should not be confused with Hinduism. Hinduism is a religion while Hindutva is a political ideology. Ideology of Hindutva existed since long and can be traced as far back as pre independence. But the entry of Hindutva into mainstream politics happened in 1990s with rise of BJP and its politics of religious populism. This was the time when religious militant organizations found their way into mainstream politics and political parties. By now, Hindutva has deeply infested and corrupted our politics, institutions including our military, our culture, media and significant spectrum of our society.  Dehindutvafication means cleansing India's politics, institutions and culture from this toxic political ideology.   Insight into Hindutva - An attempt to present some clarity on Hin...