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Devniti: Use of Deities in Local Politics

Vol. 58, Issue No. 10, 11 Mar, 2023
Shashi K Palnata

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Media in Religion and Politics

Vol. 56, Issue No. 3, 16 Jan, 2021
The role of popular media in furthering the politics of the day cannot possibly be underestimated. Robin Jeffrey analyses the role that technology has played in Indian elections historically and explores the potential of new digital media powered by 4G enabled phones in elections today.

Building a 'Hindu Rashtra' through 'Seva'

Vol. 56, Issue No. 3, 16 Jan, 2021
With the spectacular victory of Bharatiya Janata Party in India, the notion of Hindutva and Hindu nationalism have gained support. Malini Bhattacharjee explores the cultural appeal of the category of "seva" (service), one of the foundational pillars of the Hindu nationalist movement, and demonstrates how the political construction of seva, both as an idea and in practice, has advanced the entrenchment of Hindutva in contemporary India.

Jazba, Restraint and Political Action: New Dimensions of Islamic Politics in Pakistan

Vol. 56, Issue No. 3, 16 Jan, 2021
Charting out the new dimension of politics in Pakistan, Iqbal Singh Sevea describes the rise of the new political party, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, with its leader, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, openly supportive of a fundamentalist form of Islam. He encouraged supporters to organise protests against blasphemous acts. On the other hand, Islamic intellectuals such as Javed Ahmad Ghamidi preach a more liberal form of Islam. With the recent death of Rizvi, it remains to be seen in which direction politics in Pakistan will move.

Nehru against Nehruvians

Vol. 52, Issue No. 8, 25 Feb, 2017
Rajeev Bhargava

Jawaharlal Nehru’s views on religion and secularism, indeed even his considered political practice, were very different from the Nehruvian secularism that emerged soon after his death, a handiwork of intellectuals close to his daughter, Indira Gandhi. It is an argument of this paper that Nehruvian views on secularism must give way to Nehru’s own views on the matter which have great relevance today.

Sectarian Appeal Judgment -- Interpreting Representation of the People Act to its Intended Effect

Vol. 52, Issue No. 1, 07 Jan, 2017
Alok Prasanna Kumar

​Supreme Court’s judgment on sectarian appeals during election campaigns interprets the Representation of the People Act, 1951 correctly and to its intended effect. The dissenting judgment conflated the substance of the appeal with the identity of the person who is making it, and did not address the scope of the case. The majority judgment’s regulation of election speech is not only necessary to ensure free and fair elections and uphold the secular ethos of the Constitution, but also needed to fulfil the constitutional goal of fraternity. 

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