The Guardian: Death threats sent to participants of US conference on Hindu nationalism

Threats force several scholars to withdraw as ‘far-right fringe groups’ accuse event of being ‘anti-Hindu’ An academic conference in the US addressing Hindu nationalism is being targeted by rightwing Hindu groups, which have sent death threats to participants and forced several scholars to withdraw. The conference, titled Dismantling Global Hindutva, which is co-sponsored by more […]
The Wire: What VHP America’s Invitation to a Hatemonger, Now Rescinded, Tells Us About Sangh Parivar

The event was called off due to public outrage but we should never forget that a group linked through common parentage with India’s ruling party actually offered its platform to a man who says “all Muslims should be eliminated”. As a Hindu who stands firmly opposed to caste, I celebrate April 14 as Ambedkar Jayanti, […]