Audrey Truschke

India Abroad's story about the widespread unrest in India, featuring a cameo by yours truly. indiaabroad.com/indian-america

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To me, this is a real question, which the people of India will answer in the coming weeks, months, and years:

Has Narendra Modi Finally Gone Too Far?

newyorker.com/news/daily-comme

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Violent clashes continue in India over new citizenship bill theguardian.com/world/2019/dec

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‪They couldn’t possibly permit critical analysis of a verdict that eschews precisely that. hindustantimes.com/india-news/ ‬

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India's is (1) totally expected and (2) totally devastating.

This isn't the magical moment when India embraced discrimination and hate. That's been a process. But something here seems to mark a new future where anything is possible, in all the worst ways.

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We hear a lot about where Ram is believed to have been born, but what about when? I comment on that disjuncture, how the singularity of Ram's birthplace is relatively new phenomenon, and more here: caravanmagazine.in/religion/ay

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Prof. Firoze Khan: "Sanskrit belongs to us all." frontline.thehindu.com/the-nat

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27 years ago, to the day, a Hindu mob destroyed the Babri Masjid, thereby robbing all Indians of a priceless piece of their cultural heritage.

This year, what the mob began extrajudicially, the Supreme Court finished through judicial opinion. My latest -- caravanmagazine.in/religion/ay

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The Ayodhya verdict is a cornerstone of the Hindu Rashtra caravanmagazine.in/religion/ay

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India: woman set on fire on way to testify against alleged rapists theguardian.com/world/2019/dec

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Aurangzeb: The Man and The Myth is now available as an audiobook! play.google.com/store/audioboo

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‪Supriya Gandhi on Hindutva’s contradictions: “At once it promotes Sanskrit as a pan-Indian ideal for all, but then punishes Muslims for advancing too far in it. It seeks the prestige of science and learning while hollowing out stellar public universities.” indianexpress.com/article/opin

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‪ abandons India and founds his own nation. That is incredible given that a standard Indian right-wing tactic is to call liberals anti-national. news18.com/news/india/on-the-r

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A must read -- This is an incredible story of an amazing woman, determined to document her nation's terrifying turn under Modi's leadership. newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12

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We're done for now. Q and A below.

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I'm looking at maps of the Hindu Rashtra this morning, in connection with an article I have coming out later this week. So, let's take some questions. Ask about anything you want to know, from a historian's viewpoint, about the and . I'll take the first five questions.

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"I didn't just appear for the Muslims. I appeared for a large section of Hindus who believed in liberal secularism." indiatoday.in/india/story/abus

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Indian government officials are saying what they intend to do in Kashmir. It's terrifying, especially for those who live there. caravandaily.com/diplomats-isr

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India's modern Sanskrit tradition, such as it is, choking to death on its own bigotry. newindianexpress.com/nation/20

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Ananya Vajpeyi on lynching and more in modern India. scroll.in/article/943885/the-a

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