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Hindu Nationalism and White Supremacy — One and the Same
Ab ki baar, fascism ki sarkar. This time, it’s the government of fascism.
As an Indian-American who was born in India but has spent her entire life in the United States, it’s fair to say I’ve been far removed (by about 11,700 km) from the ever increasingly disturbing realities of race, caste, and religious identity politics in India. What I am intimately familiar with, however, is the deep scars woven into the fabric of American institutions and culture by the mantle of white supremacy. Through this vantage point, it’s easier for me to draw salient parallels between two deeply oppressive ideologies that are currently enjoying a great resurgence — but these parallels go much further back in history than what’s immediately observable today. I feel it imperative to speak my peace on this as a Hindu by origin — I’ve been appalled at the complicity of my fellow Indian peers, who decry racist American policies while remaining conveniently silent on the rising fascism back home. The following passages are my account of some of the disturbing intersections between Hindu nationalism and white supremacy.
Ultranationalism through Racial & Religious Uniformity
