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What does it mean to be Indian? - A question loaded with controversy, both historical and modern. Although India is constitutionally secular, Hindutva, the ideological combination between nationalism and religion, aims to redefine India as a Hindu nation. Modi's BJP party has tapped into the widespread anger and fear in Hindu nationalists that a secular India will discriminate against them. In this episode, I look into what secularism means in India and why people believe it has gone so wrong.
By Antara RaoWhat does it mean to be Indian? - A question loaded with controversy, both historical and modern. Although India is constitutionally secular, Hindutva, the ideological combination between nationalism and religion, aims to redefine India as a Hindu nation. Modi's BJP party has tapped into the widespread anger and fear in Hindu nationalists that a secular India will discriminate against them. In this episode, I look into what secularism means in India and why people believe it has gone so wrong.