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\nGlobal Hindutva: A three day\nonline conferenceThis rise of\nmilitant Hindu groups in India and the corresponding escalation o f violence\nagainst religious minorities and other marginalized communitie s is well\ndocumented\, including by global media. International attention has also been\ndirected at the exclusionary Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 pushed through\nby the ruling Hindutva-aligned Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)\, the aggressive\ncrackdown on all forms of democratic dissent\, an d the intimidation and\nimprisonment of journalists\, human rights groups and activists working to\nempower marginalized caste and tribal communitie s. This overall erosion of\ndemocratic practices and freedoms in India has been noted by global research\nnetworks. There has also been some useful scholarship\, journalism and\ncommunity-based activism on the links betwee n Hindutva and racism and\ncaste-ism. We need now to develop a comprehensi ve understanding of Hindutva and\nits global implications through its diff erent iterations in the large Indian\nDiaspora and its potential for build ing links with other supremacist\nideologies\, especially as Hindutva grou ps expand their influence well beyond\nIndia.\n\n \;\n\nThe BJP and\ni ts various affiliate groups have been adept at building connections with t he\nvast Hindu diaspora\, particularly in the United States\, the United K ingdom\, and\nCanada. This reach has contributed materially and ideologica lly to the\nstrengthening of Hindutva in India. Moreover even as such grou ps have leveraged\nracialized minority protections in\, for instance\, the US\, they have continued\nto support caste-discriminatory practices and h ave found common cause with far\nright and white supremacist groups in Eur ope and the US.\n\n \;\n\nIt is also\nimportant to recognize the econo mic turmoil unleashed by the authoritarian\neconomic policies and policy-m aking framework of the BJP government\, including\nthe failed demonetizati on policies and the ill-conceived agricultural reform\npolicies. Such erra tic and draconian policy making has led to stalled economic\ngrowth\, dang erous declines in basic living standards\, and loss of protections\nfor th e most vulnerable labor and agricultural communities in India.\n\n \;\ n\nThis\nconference will convene panels on a variety of interlinked topics that address\nthe threat and power of Hindutva. Scholars\, journalists\, and activists will\nexamine the historical development of Hindutva\, the f ascist dimensions of the\nideology\, its alignment with other supremacist movements and define all that is\nat stake across a range of political\, s ocio-cultural\, and economic issues. We\nalso aim for the conference to be a space for examining the history of dissent\nand resistance against Hind utva. Dalit and Feminist traditions have long\nresisted the singular narra tive of Hinduism adopted by Hindu Supremacists. A\nbroader coalition of ac tivists from progressive communities have mobilized to\nenable both materi al and ideological divestment from Hindutva. Drawing\ninspiration from suc h collectivities\, we expect to develop resources for\nanti-Hindutva pedag ogy and organizing in educational and cultural institutions\neverywhere.\n \n \;\n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/dismantling-global-hindutva-conf erence-tickets-166698737411?fbclid=IwAR0u0fL5zkh3U2dPqhh551iVtL9L6gKKpBd8A e7HUCY3EJUnyEZR-euCyCk\nFor more information or to request additional acco mmodation arrangements\, please contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@sy r.edu. DTEND:20210910T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260511T223455Z DTSTART:20210910T133000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Dismantling Global Hindutva UID:RFCALITEM639141212954339654 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs \;

South Asia Center Co-Sponsors


Dismantling\nGlobal Hindutva: A three day\nonline conference


This rise of\nmilitant Hindu groups in India and the corres ponding escalation of violence\nagainst religious minorities and other mar ginalized communities is well\ndocumented\, including by global media. Int ernational attention has also been\ndirected at the exclusionary Citizensh ip Amendment Act of 2019 pushed through\nby the ruling Hindutva-aligned Bh aratiya Janata Party (BJP)\, the aggressive\ncrackdown on all forms of dem ocratic dissent\, and the intimidation and\nimprisonment of journalists\, human rights groups and activists working to\nempower marginalized caste a nd tribal communities. This overall erosion of\ndemocratic practices and f reedoms in India has been noted by global research\nnetworks. There has al so been some useful scholarship\, journalism and\ncommunity-based activism on the links between Hindutva and racism and\ncaste-ism. We need now to d evelop a comprehensive understanding of Hindutva and\nits global implicati ons through its different iterations in the large Indian\nDiaspora and its potential for building links with other supremacist\nideologies\, especia lly as Hindutva groups expand their influence well beyond\nIndia.

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The BJP and\nits various affiliate groups have been ad ept at building connections with the\nvast Hindu diaspora\, particularly i n the United States\, the United Kingdom\, and\nCanada. This reach has con tributed materially and ideologically to the\nstrengthening of Hindutva in India. Moreover even as such groups have leveraged\nracialized minority p rotections in\, for instance\, the US\, they have continued\nto support ca ste-discriminatory practices and have found common cause with far\nright a nd white supremacist groups in Europe and the US.

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It is also\nimportant to recognize the economic turmoil unleashed by t he authoritarian\neconomic policies and policy-making framework of the BJP government\, including\nthe failed demonetization policies and the ill-co nceived agricultural reform\npolicies. Such erratic and draconian policy m aking has led to stalled economic\ngrowth\, dangerous declines in basic li ving standards\, and loss of protections\nfor the most vulnerable labor an d agricultural communities in India.

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This\ncon ference will convene panels on a variety of interlinked topics that addres s\nthe threat and power of Hindutva. Scholars\, journalists\, and activist s will\nexamine the historical development of Hindutva\, the fascist dimen sions of the\nideology\, its alignment with other supremacist movements an d define all that is\nat stake across a range of political\, socio-cultura l\, and economic issues. We\nalso aim for the conference to be a space for examining the history of dissent\nand resistance against Hindutva. Dalit and Feminist traditions have long\nresisted the singular narrative of Hind uism adopted by Hindu Supremacists. A\nbroader coalition of activists from progressive communities have mobilized to\nenable both material and ideol ogical divestment from Hindutva. Drawing\ninspiration from such collectivi ties\, we expect to develop resources for\nanti-Hindutva pedagogy and orga nizing in educational and cultural institutions\neverywhere.

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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dismant ling-global-hindutva-conference-tickets-166698737411?fbclid=IwAR0u0fL5zkh3 U2dPqhh551iVtL9L6gKKpBd8Ae7HUCY3EJUnyEZR-euCyCk\n


For more information or to request additional accommodation arrangements\, pl ease contact Emera Bridger Wilson\, elbridge@syr.edu.

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