#Hindutva

[certified-yapper-guy]

Why were the Mughals (and British) able to rule over India for centuries?

The answer is the so called saviours of dharma, upper-caste hindus. A simple google search would literally list all the available historical sources that state this.

The truth is, they ruled for centuries because they didn’t disrupt the existing social structure

Upper-caste Hindus gladly submitted to the Mughal crown as long as they could keep exploiting the lower classes.

The reason so much land in northern India is still controlled by Rajputs and Jatts today is a direct result of the Mughal strategy of governance through regional alliances. The Mughals focused on securing tribute and allegiance rather than directly dismantling the existing social systems, which let these elites continue exploiting lower-caste and landless people.

Even though he was intolerant, Aurangzeb was the Mughal emperor who had the MOST Hindus serving in his court. Undeniably under him places of worship of other faiths were destroyed and he killed rebels, but guess what? Pretty much all of the well-known Hindu kings of India have all done the same throughout history.

And let’s not forget—throughout Indian history, it’s the upper castes who have betrayed the people. Even during the revolt of 1857, there was no real support from them.

This whole image of the upper castes being the "saviours" of dharma is a lie.

Even today, many of you sanghis are letting politicians use your religion to incite violence against minorities while the country falls apart. Social and economic inequality is killing people; infrastructure is crumbling; pollution is deadly; and there’s tax terrorism, but you let them justify all this in the name of faith. Just know, history will never forgive you for letting this happen, you will never be the 'heros' you claim to be.

[timetravellingkitty]

everyday i see clueless westerners (especially white people) peddle thinly veiled hindutva propaganda which they wouldn't know cause they know absolutely nothing about what goes on in india. so here are some signs that that the person you're talking to is a hindu nationalist:

they either do not acknowledge casteism or claim that caste is a western construct. my personal favourite however is dismissing anyone bringing up caste discrimination by saying that the indian constitution outlaws untouchability. they may also bring up the fact that the prime minister belongs to an other backwards class (obc) so clearly india has moved on from caste and hindutva isn't only for the upper castes. they possess a shallow understanding of caste

harping on about "islamic colonisation" : no, the mughals did not colonise india. when you point this out, they will immediately assume that you think muslim invaders were innocent beings who did nothing wrong, which is very much not what anyone is claiming here

while we're on the topic of "islamic colonisation" they will also refer to the demolishing of muslim sites of heritage and worship and then building hindu temples over them as "decolonisation" (cough cough ram mandir) the hindu right also goes around pretending that they're the indigenous people of india

along a similar vein, they will dismiss islamophobia by bringing up instances of hindu oppression in countries like pakistan and bangladesh. it is true that hindus are persecuted in these two countries, however they are used to fuel their oppression complex, that their upper caste hindu self is under attack in india of all places (think a white christian in the united states). you should be in solidarity with minorities everywhere. it is neither transactional or conditional (note: they will never bring up sri lanka. persecution of hindus exists only when the oppressors are muslim)

claiming that hindu nationalism and hindutva are not the same because hindutva means "hindu-ness". that is only the literal translation of the term. like it or not, they're the same thing

they support the indian military occupation of kashmir. they will call it an integral part of kashmir, one reason which will be "hinduism is indigenous to kashmir." they will also bring up the last maharaja of kashmir signing the instrument of accession as further proof, as if the consent of the people was taken

they're zionists. do i even need to explain this. hindutva is just zionism for hindus

they refer to buddhism and jainism (sikhism too sometimes) as branches of hinduism rather than separate, distinct religions

they condemn any resistance to the indian govt as a burden or terrorism (like calling the farmers who are currently protesting a hindrance or terrorists. funny how sikhs are the same as hindus when they support hindu causes but terrorists when they resist oppression...)

they call you a pseudo liberal or a fake leftist. i'm telling you, they don't know jackshit. they can't even tell the difference between a liberal and a leftist and call US unread lmao. bonus points if they call you a liberandu or a sickular 💀

they call india "bharat" when they talk in english. there are in fact multiple indian languages that call india bharat or bharatam, but if they say bharat while talking in english, that is absolutely a hindu nationalist no questions asked

please do your due diligence. read up on hindutva. hindu nationalists have already started making gains in the united states, thanks to rich upper caste nris. do not fall for propaganda

[kailash-se-birha]

Islamic invaders raided and burned down a Buddhist University destroying centuries of knowledge accumulation and slaughtering monks.

The Dalit Voice: How do I indict Brahmins for this and twist it into Hindu v/s Buddhist

The twitter user in the attached tweet quoted some primary sources from Tibetan Buddhist texts and historical records:

Her sources: A Note on the Antiquity of Chittagong, Tibetan works Pagsam Jon-Zañ of Sumpa Khan-po and Kahbab Dun-dan of Lama Tara Natha.— By Sarat Chandra Das, C.I.E., Rai Bahadur.

The cultural continuum between Trika Shaivism and Tibetan Buddhism resembles two rivers converging, sharing their currents and wisdom. These traditions echo a parallelism of non-dualism, inner realization, and the path to transcendence, weaving a tapestry of spiritual resonance across time and space.

[guldaastan]

you can't sell beef anywhere in the country because hindus believe that cows are their mother. you can randomly demolish a mosque saying that there was a temple under it centuries ago. you can't pray in public as a muslim because you'll trigger sanghis and probably get lynched to death. you cannot play the ajan in mosques because the court believes that it causes a disturbance. you could be killed if some guy believes that what you are eating is beef. you could be arrested if you accidentally deliver chicken to someone.

now you can't sell fish next to a temple because it's disrespectful to the gods. no one will look at the fact that it was you who made the temple and it doesn't matter that the shops have been there for 60 years.

[curtwilde]

West bengal: Hindutva goons disrupt a prayer meeting hosted by a Christian family, forcibly plant a tulsi tree in their compound

Chattisgarh: Hindutva goons sing bhajans in front of a Christian family's house during the whole duration of their prayer meeting. The police arrest members of the family on false allegations of religious conversions.

[papenathys]

In light of the recent attack upon an elderly Muslim gentleman in India, who was assaulted by Hindu extremist sanghis on a train for carrying beef, here are more essays to read, demonstrating how the concept of "pure vegetarianism" in India cannot be separated from ideas of caste hierarchy, oppression of marginalized groups and how foods and diets of different groups are shaped as much by economic disparities as by belief and spirituality:

Note: I know this shall breach containment soon but yeah, white vegans, "pure" vegetarians, and sanghis don't touch this post.

[selenocentric]

being an indian old enough to remember how attitudes were pre-modi era is so scary. my first best friend was a muslim which would not happen if i were to go to school today because of the widespread propaganda against minorities. casteism and caste based violence is rampant in all parts of the country, be it rural or urban. meanwhile, politicians are claiming it is a foreign concept. hindutva is a disease, and i hope every person who voted for modi, or supports whatever is happening in this country in the name of religion rots

[shehzadi]

the relationship between zionism, nazism, and hindutva in ‘hostile homelands’ by azad essa

[dosa-sambhar]

Why does India, which has the largest youth population, not have enough colleges, where lakhs of students give all these entrance exams and only a handful get selected and are guaranteed a better life? Isn't it sad that to be guaranteed a better life, you have to be the one struggling and filling those thousand seats, and in that, people complain about how reservations should be on merit, even if it is on merit, privileged upper caste have fewer hurdles to cross than the reserved candidates. These reservations are not just for lifting people financially but also for representation and bringing change in people's attitudes towards the reserved caste candidates, and even if a SC/ST/OBC has a better living standard than you, you are prejudiced and say that they have been literally handed things easily .

repeat after me: caste reservations are not the problem, the lack of government colleges and seats is.

[vaidehi-raghunatha]

Took 5 hrs and 2 attempts 😭💟✨

[timetravellingkitty]

https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Indian_alt-right_glossary

obviously I know the vast majority of these terms but

WHAT THE FUCK IS MARXSHALLAH 😭😭 DELHI HAS BEEN LIBERATED BY ALLIED FORCES

[ritish16]

Mahakali Maa

[churail]

damn right

[annagxx]

Aaj mere Kanha ji ka janamdin hai hehe ❤️🥺

[shehzadi]

from the introduction to the new edition of ‘the other side of silence: voices from the partition of india’, urvashi butalia

[certified-yapper-guy]

the youth of india that has submitted to facism and right wing politics very conveniently complains about reservations but not about the lack of opportunities and seats by the government.

like do you really think by removing reservation, there would still be enough seats in institutions for lakhs of students?

the entire entrance system is a symptom of govt incapability to provide basic higher education and jobs and trap the youth into giving exams and blame their failure on students/candidates/people for not cracking them.

again, what good can come from the generation that believes that the government's responsibility is to build temples rather than focus on important things like education, infrastructure, development etc. these terms are almost non existent and alien.