India 2015: Magic, Modi, and Arundhati Roy

This article looks at the debate about Dr B. R. Ambedkar and (Mahatma) M. K. Gandhi, as launched in a recent essay by Arundhati Roy, in the light of the rise of the Hindu rightist/revivalist party, BJP, under the current Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi.

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Published inJournal of Commonwealth literature Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 398 - 406
Main Author Khair, Tabish
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.09.2015
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Human rights
Modi, Narendra
Political parties
Politics
India
Gandhi
Modi
RSS
Arundhati Roy
BJP
Ambedkar
India
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Summary:This article looks at the debate about Dr B. R. Ambedkar and (Mahatma) M. K. Gandhi, as launched in a recent essay by Arundhati Roy, in the light of the rise of the Hindu rightist/revivalist party, BJP, under the current Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi.
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ISSN:0021-9894
1741-6442
DOI:10.1177/0021989415579298