---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: csss1 <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 2:54 PM Subject: [Secular Perspective] Fascism in India - Debating RSS-BJP Politics, A new book edited by Ram Puniyani To: [email protected]
*FASCISM IN INDIA* *DEBATING RSS-BJP POLITICS* [image: fascism.jpg]Fascism in Europe came as a horrific phenomenon where ultra nationalist political ideology accompanied by targeting of minorities, rise of a supreme leader and smashing of popular movements led to the torture and massacre of large section of population. Democratic rights stood suspended in these regimes. The authoritarian political ideology and its rulers had a mass base, which gloried the ‘constructed past’. The situation developing in India from last decade, more so from last couple of years has many features which give semblance of these regimes. The nature of this phenomenon is under debate from quite some time. Some like Prakash Karat of CPI (Marxist) characterize it as ‘mere authoritarian’ while many others argue that it is fascist. The characterization of RSS-BJP has lot of implications on the type of political alliances to be forged by secular democratic forces. This compilation aims to put together different articles, which unravel the politics of RSS-BJP-Modi No. of Pages: 224 *Price: Rs.240/-* ISBN: 978-93-7495-678-6 *For copies contact* MEDIA HOUSE 375-A, Pocket 2, Mayur Vihar Phasse-1, Delhi – 110 091. Mob. +91-9555642600, +91-7599485900 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] www.mediahouseonline.in *Contents* *Acknowledgement* *Preface* *Definitions* *Introduction* *S**ECTION – I* *KARAT ON BJP-RSS CHARACTERIZATION* 1. Fight against BJP cannot be conducted in alliance with the other major party of the ruling classes *Prakash Karat* *S**ECTION – II* *BACKGROUND OF HINDUTVA: HINDU NATIONALISM* 2. “Hindutva” – “Hindu Nationalism”, Nazism, Narendra Modi and the RSSS *Via The Independent* *S**ECTION – III* *NATURE OF POLITICS OF RSS COMBINE* 3. The Fascism of the Sangh Parivar *Sumit Sarkar* 4. Prakash Karat Unable to Locate Fascism in Hindutva *Shamsul Islam* 5. Stalin’s Ghost Won’t Save Us from the Specter of Fascism: A Response to Prakash Karat *Jairus Banaji* 6. To Shake Hands or Not? CPI (M)’s Congress Dilemma *Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta* *S**ECTION – IV* *MODI AS THE LEADER OF RSS COMBINE* 7. India’s Sawdust Caesar *A.G. Noorani* 8. Nazism and Narendra Modi: The ideological influence on India’s Next Prime Minister *Jai Singh* 9. Can Modi be compared to Hitler? *Ram Puniyani* 10. The Ghostly Power of the RSS is Haunting the Indian State *Hiren Gohain* *S**ECTION – V* *LEFT AND ELECTORAL ALLIANCES* 11. Looming Saffron Threat and Electoral Choices *Ram Puniyani* 12. To fight communalism, Left has to think of electoral alliances *Ram Puniyani* 13. Does Narendra Modi and the BJP represent the rise of fascism in India? Why or why not? *Anonymous* *S**ECTION – VI* *REVIEW ARTICLE* 14. Hindutva and Fascism *Radhika Desai* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Secular Perspective" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/secularperspective. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
