Arundhati Roy in NYC, Friday, Sept. 13

[Jeet Heer]

"Hindu fascism" is a fairly common short-hand reference to the
religous/nationalist BJP party. While I myself don't like throwing the
f-word around, I have to say that the BJP, some of whose leaders have openly
praised Hitler, does fit the bill nicely. My father spent 6 months in India
last year, knows Punjabi and Hindi, and he definately thinks the BJP has
fascist tendencies.


> >Finally, watch this space for information on an upcoming Nation story by
> >Roy on Gujarat, a major state in India, which has been a petri dish in
> >which Hindu fascism has been fomenting an elaborate political experiment.
> >Coming soon.
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> Hindu fascism?
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> Peter
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