![]() ![]() ![]() This temple is to be constructed on the same land where, in 1992, a Hindu mob demolished the Babri Masjid, a 16th century mosque. This can be seen in the highly controversial ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram Mandir (Ram Temple) in Ayodhya on 5th August 2020. A major part of this is the co-option of the Hindu god Rama, and the myth of Ramayana. As with all such ideologies, Hindutva derives its power from a sort of essentialist claim of cultural and societal purity and ‘authenticity’. Recently, it has come to be associated with right-wing extremism and increasing fascist tendencies in the country. The Hindutva movement is a militant form of Hinduism that calls for cultural and religious homogeneity to create a ‘Hindu nation’. With the 2014 election of BJP’s Narendra Modi as Prime Minister, the Hindutva ideology was mainstreamed into the socio-political landscape of India. ![]() Sharayu Shejale writes about the Indian myth of the Ramayana and how its feminist retellings are challenging its narrative ![]()
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