RSS MARKETING FASCISM aS HINDU NATIONALISM

RSS: MARKETING FASCISM AS HINDU NATIONALISM Indian democratic-secular polity is passing through the most critical phase since its birth on August 15, 1 947. It has been lately taken over by the RSS/BJP leaders committed to the Hindutva politics. This politics of Hindu separatism was neither part of modern India's anti-colonial heritage nor has been faithful to the principles enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution of India. The protagonists of Hindutva politics decried and continue to decry democracy, secularism, egalitarianism and an all-inclusive India. This book provides an insight into the philosophical moorings of the followers of Hindutva and their action plans to convert India into a theocratic Hindu State. This Hindutva project led by RSS is in full steam with the BJP victory in the last parliamentary elections held in 2014. It is no more a hidden agenda as the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi identifies himself as Hindu nationalist. This study is based solely on the internal documents of the RSS/BJP and other fraternal Hindutva organizations. It is hoped that this RSS Reader will help researchers and common readers in getting acquainted with an ideology and its perpetrators who present the most lethal challenge to democratic-secular India. Shamsul Islam taught political science at the University of Delhi (1973-2013). As an author, columnist and dramatist he has been writing against religious bigotry, dehumanization, totalitarianism, persecution of minorities, Dalits and women. He is known for his work on the rise of nationalism, specially religion based nationalism and its development in India and the world. He writes in English, Hindi and Urdu. CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 Surreptitious change of course: Converting democratic-secular polity into Hindu state PM Modi's favourite minister declares war on Indian Constitution CHAPTER 2 Manufacturing holiness of cow: A weapon of cleansing of Muslims and Dalits CHAPTER 3 Hitler and Mussolini as Gurus Love for dictators and Neo-Nazis RSS building a deadly alliance against Muslims and Christians in India's neighbourhood Neo-Nazi mass murderer of Norway Breivik's linkages with Hindu nationalists Genocide of Rohingyas in Myanmar The Hindutva imprints CHAPTER 4 Cleansing of Minorities as Priority RSS facilitating the job of anti-national forces 8 I RSS: Marketing Fascism as Hindu Nationalism Cleansing of minorities: Golwalkar's direct involvement Everyday a trial by fire (agnipriksha) of madrasaas to prove patriotism Madrasaas played great heroic role in India's freedom struggle Will Taj Mahal meet the fate of the mosque at Ayodhya? Som's hilarious sense of 'History' Three ways Taj Mahal can be harmed Inflaming hatred against Muslims for votes A Hindu girl forced to commit suicide for writing 'she liked Muslims' 1984 Sikh massacre: RSS/BJP rulers continue the facade of searching for perpetrators Two kinds of justice History of the farcical justice in the 1984 massacre case RSS ideologue Nana Deshmukh justified the massacre of Sikhs in 1984 RSS against former PM Manmohan Singh's apology for 1984 massacre 'Moments of Soul Searching' CHAPTER 5 Indian freedom struggle and RSS: A story of betrayal RSS denigrated tradition of the martyrdom Syama Prasad Mookerji: Hindutva icon who allied with the Muslim League and the British rulers Backstabbing Netaji Subhash Chander Bose Eternal belief in the Two-Nation Theory CHAPTER 6 Denigrating Dalits and Women History of continuous delay in presenting reports of National Commission for SC/ST Laws of Manu concerning Sudras/Dalits Laws of Manu concerning women RSS book shops market anti-women literature which propagates Sati and wife-beating Modi: Manual scavenging by Sudras is their "experience in spirituality" Return of Untouchability: Courtesy RSS/BJP Last Words of Dalit Martyr Rohith Vemula Anti-Sudra Guru Dronacharya honoured on Dr. Ambedkar's birthday Golwalkar on Crossbreeding in Kerala: Denigrating Kerala Hindus specially Women RSS Rolls out Racist Project of Producing Aryan' Babies in India CHAPTER 7 Hatred for democratic-secular-federal India Denigration of the Tricolour: the National Flag When Indian Nation celebrated adoption of the Constitution RSS mourned it Love For dictatorship Against Federalism Against secular India RSS Oath: RSS Prayer: CHAPTER 8 RSS and conspiracies: Made for each other Murder of MK Gandhi and Hindutva organizations The military connection CHAPTER 9 Celebrating 'vadh' (killing) of opponents is embedded in the Hindutva politics CHAPTER 10 Resurrecting Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya: A staunch believer in Hindutva, Hindu rashtra and Casteism who died a mysterious death Hindutva, Hindu nationalism and Hindu State as core beliefs 10 j RSS: Marketing Fascism as Hindu Nationalism Militarist ambitions of the Hindu nation to rule over the world Finding fault with the composite nationalism and freedom struggle Staunch defender of Casteism Inimical attitude towards minorities Upadhyaya as a perennial Muslim basher For unitary form of government Linkages with CIA Mysterious death of Upadhyaya CHAPTER 11 The Operation Take-Over Supreme Court. Full text of the letter to the Chief Justice of India Dipak M'isra by top Supreme Court Justices Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan Lokur and Kurian Joseph CONCLUSION ANNEXURE What is RSS? By Madhu Limaye INDEX