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I take no position on the broader issue of the article, but I was shocked to see that Isaac Chotiner (a repeat India-related article writer at New Yorker) faile

by vsr_pg 4y ago

I take no position on the broader issue of the article, but I was shocked to see that Isaac Chotiner (a repeat India-related article writer at New Yorker) failed to mention that Narendra Modi is an OBC in the context of describing the BJP's caste base. Truly, an egregious oversight and one that misleads readers.

metadaemon 4y ago
What do OBC and BJP stand for?
- mtalantikite 4y ago
  OBC: "Other backward class" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party, which is the right wing Hindu nationalist party that is in power in India (of which Modi is a part of) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party
- seventyheads 4y ago
  OBC - Other Backward Class [1] BJP - Bharatiya Janata Party (the current ruling political party of India) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class
- adharmad 4y ago
  OBC stands for "Other backward classes". It is a caste classification created by the Indian government based on certain criteria of people who are economically/educationally backward but who do not fall under the main backward class group (Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes - SC/ST).
1sembiyan 4y ago
He also says > “The right-wing Hindu movement in India has historically not been associated with people from underprivileged castes, and those people have generally been less supportive of the movement“ My understanding is that BJP has come to power under an OBC wave, both in UP in 2022, and in the North 2019.
- fireflash38 4y ago
  Both your quote and your response can be true, depending on "historically". For example in the US -- the rust belt used to be solidly democratic. Politics & groups can frequently realign.
andsoitis 4y ago
I reread that piece but fail to see why you think it misleads readers, given the focus of the article?

by vsr_pg 4y ago

metadaemon 4y ago

What do OBC and BJP stand for?

mtalantikite 4y ago
OBC: "Other backward class" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party, which is the right wing Hindu nationalist party that is in power in India (of which Modi is a part of) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party
seventyheads 4y ago
OBC - Other Backward Class [1] BJP - Bharatiya Janata Party (the current ruling political party of India) [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class
adharmad 4y ago
OBC stands for "Other backward classes". It is a caste classification created by the Indian government based on certain criteria of people who are economically/educationally backward but who do not fall under the main backward class group (Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes - SC/ST).

1sembiyan 4y ago

He also says > “The right-wing Hindu movement in India has historically not been associated with people from underprivileged castes, and those people have generally been less supportive of the movement“ My understanding is that BJP has come to power under an OBC wave, both in UP in 2022, and in the North 2019.

fireflash38 4y ago
Both your quote and your response can be true, depending on "historically". For example in the US -- the rust belt used to be solidly democratic. Politics & groups can frequently realign.

andsoitis 4y ago

I reread that piece but fail to see why you think it misleads readers, given the focus of the article?