[The RSS is committed to the goal of establishing a "Hindu Rashtra" (Hindu nation-state) by overrunning and dismantling the current "secular" "democratic" edifice of the Indian state which is the final culmination of our epic freedom struggle against colonial rule.
A glimpse of the projected "Hindu Rashtra" can be had from the words of M S Golwalkar, the prime ideologue of the organisation. Quote Golwalkar has been accused of fascist beliefs because of the extreme right-wing views expressed in the 1939 book, We, or Our Nationhood Defined: To keep up the purity of the Race and its culture, Germany shocked the world by her purging the country of the Semitic Races - the Jews. Race pride at its highest has been manifested here. Germany has also shown how well nigh impossible it is for Races and cultures, having differences going to the root, to be assimilated into one united whole, ***a good lesson for us in Hindustan to learn and profit by*** (emphasis added - Sukla).[46] Ever since that evil day, when Moslems first landed in Hindustan, right up to the present moment, the Hindu Nation has been gallantly fighting on to take on these despoilers. The Race Spirit has been awakening.[47] Unquote (Source: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._S._Golwalkar>.) This "Hindu Rashtra" project is arguably the most defining marker of the BJP-RSS.] http://www.epw.in/journal/2017/19/power-and-politics/what-makes-bjp-really-different.html What Makes BJP Really Different Of Power and Politics Suhas Palshikar Vol. 52, Issue No. 19, 13 May, 2017 Suhas Palshikar ([email protected]) is a political commentator and former teacher of politics and public administration at the Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. It is not very difficult to identify features that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shares with other parties. As actors in a common political environment and institutional set-up, parties evolve many similarities. However, it would be a mistake to overemphasise these similarities. For a comprehensive understanding of the BJP and its success, it is necessary not only to remember the common features that it shares with other political parties, but also to look at what is so different about the BJP. Snipped -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
