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It is similar to the fine balance between nationalism and globalism. As someone on hn I am sure you know how much more nationalist and mono cultural much of th

It is similar to the fine balance between nationalism and globalism. As someone on hn I am sure you know how much more nationalist and mono cultural much of the world is. I am from TN, the amount of power these "minority" religions hold is unbelievable. As an example, Loyola college in Chennai is totally under the control of the church so much so that being a Christian gives one preferential admission or skip the queue. What many people do not know is that the campus property belongs to a temple and the salaries are paid by the tax payers. The Church has disproportionate control of an institution to which its contributions is practically zero. India has not completely decolonised.

higerordermap 6y ago
I agree. I mentioned it in second sentence ("expansionist philosophies"). But what I said is Modi/RSS is also trying to create a monocultural image in order to strengthen their political power. India is a spectrum of cultures. What I also don't like is people influenced by one (Hindutva) ideology of Modi turning into fascists slowly, and anyone who criticises Modi for unrelated (eg economic) reasons is called anti-national. Being strong Hindutva ideology shouldn't give him a pass in other areas. Never mention Savarkar's "Hindu Atheist" progressive ideology shadowed by current RSS activism and them using all kind of religious sentiments to get high PR. Congress is fucked up minority appeasement party, I am not a Congress supporter. But what I am saying is BJP is not doing much better.
- naruvimama 6y ago
  Hindus are pushed to unify to withstand aggressive groups. This has been going on for centuries. The BJP is just a reflection of the sentiment of the people. For instance temple taken over by the state, what used to be run by unique communities is now run in a uniform way. There is also an attempt to Abrahamise Hinduism by the left and the educated elite/judiciary. To defend itself in an unfair battle field, Hinduism is taking on the shape of a monoculture.

higerordermap 6y ago

I agree. I mentioned it in second sentence ("expansionist philosophies"). But what I said is Modi/RSS is also trying to create a monocultural image in order to strengthen their political power. India is a spectrum of cultures. What I also don't like is people influenced by one (Hindutva) ideology of Modi turning into fascists slowly, and anyone who criticises Modi for unrelated (eg economic) reasons is called anti-national. Being strong Hindutva ideology shouldn't give him a pass in other areas. Never mention Savarkar's "Hindu Atheist" progressive ideology shadowed by current RSS activism and them using all kind of religious sentiments to get high PR. Congress is fucked up minority appeasement party, I am not a Congress supporter. But what I am saying is BJP is not doing much better.

naruvimama 6y ago
Hindus are pushed to unify to withstand aggressive groups. This has been going on for centuries. The BJP is just a reflection of the sentiment of the people. For instance temple taken over by the state, what used to be run by unique communities is now run in a uniform way. There is also an attempt to Abrahamise Hinduism by the left and the educated elite/judiciary. To defend itself in an unfair battle field, Hinduism is taking on the shape of a monoculture.