BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs \;South Asia Center Co -SponsorsDismantling Global Hindutva: A three day online conferenceThis ri se of militant Hindu groups in India and the corresponding escalation of v iolence against religious minorities and other marginalized communities is well documented\, including by global media. International attention has also been directed at the exclusionary Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 p ushed through by the ruling Hindutva-aligned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)\ , the aggressive crackdown on all forms of democratic dissent\, and the in timidation and imprisonment of journalists\, human rights groups and activ ists working to empower marginalized caste and tribal communities. This ov erall erosion of democratic practices and freedoms in India has been noted by global research networks. There has also been some useful scholarship\ , journalism and community-based activism on the links between Hindutva an d racism and caste-ism. We need now to develop a comprehensive understandi ng of Hindutva and its global implications through its different iteration s in the large Indian Diaspora and its potential for building links with o ther supremacist ideologies\, especially as Hindutva groups expand their i nfluence well beyond India. \;The BJP and its various affiliate groups have been adept at building connections with the vast Hindu diaspora\, pa rticularly in the United States\, the United Kingdom\, and Canada. This re ach has contributed materially and ideologically to the strengthening of H indutva in India. Moreover even as such groups have leveraged racialized m inority protections in\, for instance\, the US\, they have continued to su pport caste-discriminatory practices and have found common cause with far right and white supremacist groups in Europe and the US. \;It is also important to recognize the economic turmoil unleashed by the authoritarian economic policies and policy-making framework of the BJP government\, inc luding the failed demonetization policies and the ill-conceived agricultur al reform policies. Such erratic and draconian policy making has led to st alled economic growth\, dangerous declines in basic living standards\, and loss of protections for the most vulnerable labor and agricultural commun ities in India. \;This conference will convene panels on a variety of interlinked topics that address the threat and power of Hindutva. Scholars \, journalists\, and activists will examine the historical development of Hindutva\, the fascist dimensions of the ideology\, its alignment with oth er supremacist movements and define all that is at stake across a range of political\, socio-cultural\, and economic issues. We also aim for the con ference to be a space for examining the history of dissent and resistance against Hindutva. Dalit and Feminist traditions have long resisted the sin gular narrative of Hinduism adopted by Hindu Supremacists. A broader coali tion of activists from progressive communities have mobilized to enable bo th material and ideological divestment from Hindutva. Drawing inspiration from such collectivities\, we expect to develop resources for anti-Hindutv a pedagogy and organizing in educational and cultural institutions everywh ere. \;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dismantling-global-hindutva-confer ence-tickets-166698737411?fbclid=IwAR0u0fL5zkh3U2dPqhh551iVtL9L6gKKpBd8Ae7 HUCY3EJUnyEZR-euCyCkFor more information or to request additional accommod ation arrangements\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.ed u. DTEND:20210911T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260411T113656Z DTSTART:20210911T133000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Dismantling Global Hindutva UID:RFCALITEM639114898162953978 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs \;

South Asia Center Co-Sponsors


Dismantling Global Hindutva: A three day online conference


This rise of mi litant Hindu groups in India and the corresponding escalation of violence against religious minorities and other marginalized communities is well do cumented\, including by global media. International attention has also bee n directed at the exclusionary Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 pushed th rough by the ruling Hindutva-aligned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)\, the ag gressive crackdown on all forms of democratic dissent\, and the intimidati on and imprisonment of journalists\, human rights groups and activists wor king to empower marginalized caste and tribal communities. This overall er osion of democratic practices and freedoms in India has been noted by glob al research networks. There has also been some useful scholarship\, journa lism and community-based activism on the links between Hindutva and racism and caste-ism. We need now to develop a comprehensive understanding of Hi ndutva and its global implications through its different iterations in the large Indian Diaspora and its potential for building links with other sup remacist ideologies\, especially as Hindutva groups expand their influence well beyond India.

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The BJP and its various affili ate groups have been adept at building connections with the vast Hindu dia spora\, particularly in the United States\, the United Kingdom\, and Canad a. This reach has contributed materially and ideologically to the strength ening of Hindutva in India. Moreover even as such groups have leveraged ra cialized minority protections in\, for instance\, the US\, they have conti nued to support caste-discriminatory practices and have found common cause with far right and white supremacist groups in Europe and the US.

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It is also important to recognize the economic turmoil unleas hed by the authoritarian economic policies and policy-making framework of the BJP government\, including the failed demonetization policies and the ill-conceived agricultural reform policies. Such erratic and draconian pol icy making has led to stalled economic growth\, dangerous declines in basi c living standards\, and loss of protections for the most vulnerable labor and agricultural communities in India.

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This conferenc e will convene panels on a variety of interlinked topics that address the threat and power of Hindutva. Scholars\, journalists\, and activists will examine the historical development of Hindutva\, the fascist dimensions of the ideology\, its alignment with other supremacist movements and define all that is at stake across a range of political\, socio-cultural\, and ec onomic issues. We also aim for the conference to be a space for examining the history of dissent and resistance against Hindutva. Dalit and Feminist traditions have long resisted the singular narrative of Hinduism adopted by Hindu Supremacists. A broader coalition of activists from progressive c ommunities have mobilized to enable both material and ideological divestme nt from Hindutva. Drawing inspiration from such collectivities\, we expect to develop resources for anti-Hindutva pedagogy and organizing in educati onal and cultural institutions everywhere.

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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dismantling-global-hindutva-confe rence-tickets-166698737411?fbclid=IwAR0u0fL5zkh3U2dPqhh551iVtL9L6gKKpBd8Ae 7HUCY3EJUnyEZR-euCyCk


For more information or to request add itional accommodation arrangements\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.edu.

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