Dialoguing on South Asia (DOSA)

Hindu Supremacist Movement Infiltrating US Politics: Dr. Samantha Agarwal


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With Dr. Samantha Agarwal of the School of International Service at American University. Discussing her time living in India and working with Adivasis (tribal or indigenous people) in India, the intersection of caste with Hindu nationalism, a new report by SAVERA about the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA), the actions of the VHP in India and how the VHPA has aided and abetted it, the problem of Hindu supremacy infiltrating US sociopolitics and what we can do about it, and much more.

We discussed Dr. Agarwal's recent article: https://truthout.org/articles/heres-how-the-hindu-supremacist-movement-is-infiltrating-us-politics/

 

We also discussed the SAVERA report, promoted in her TruthOut article: https://www.wearesavera.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Global-VHPs-Trail-of-Violence-v2.pdf

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