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Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva: Book Review

The substantial work is a studied reference from a multitude of sources in the Marathi language as well as a study on the surveillance by colonial powers

The Taj Mahal will soon be known as ‘Tej Mandir’: Vinay Katiyar

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Gandhi’s Teachings Not Been Imbibed Sufficiently: Hamid Ansari

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Temples, Politics and Leaders: From Jawaharlal Nehru to Rahul Gandhi

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Nehru, Ambedkar and Challenge of Majoritarianism

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Anatomy of a Hate Crime – The Bombay Riots Story

The narrative of mass violence targeted against India’s religious...

SAHMAT’s Jashn-e-Daura: Remembering Safdar and the Babri Masjid

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Revisiting Golwalkar on Koregaon with Raosaheb Kasbe

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A dagger in the heart of casteist Hindus

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Redefining Peshwai in Contemporary India: Elgaar Parishad, Shanivarwada, Pune

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Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva: Book Review

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