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A misguided solution to the communal divide

Mr Suroor's unifocal concentration on the Hindu-Muslim divide has prevented him from analysing the reality of the caste divide that undermines the projection of a monolithic 'Hindu' community

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Unmasking Indian Secularism: Why we need a new Hindu-Muslim deal; Author: Hasan Suroor; Publisher: Rupa Publications; Pages: 192; Price: Rs 295

Talmiz Ahmad

5 min read Last Updated : Jun 06 2022 | 10:55 PM IST

As the communal divide has increasingly come to define the Indian political order, the London-based journalist, Hasan Suroor, has rushed into the arena with a radical solution — declaration of India as a “Hindu Rashtra”, albeit one that is founded on democratic principles.

Mr Suroor sets out his case with some clear propositions: India’s experiment with secularism, never particularly robust or widely accepted, has now broken down. The “national mood” has shifted irrevocably towards a “pro-majoritarian tilt”. Indeed, almost all Indian political parties have become anxious to exhibit their own affiliation with the Hindu faith.

Clearly, this situation calls for “exploring a

Topics : Communalism in India Hindu rashtra Mohan Bhagwat RSS

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