Hindutva Current Affairs, GK & News
Haryana Anti-conversion Bill
The bill is being brought in the state of Haryana to prevent unlawful religious conversions. Haryana is a BJP ruled state. The other BJP ruled states that brought in the bill were UP, HP, MP and Karnataka. Need for the bill Several “Love Jihad” incidents were reported in the state. Love Jihad is a term ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: anti-conversion law • Conversion • Forced conversion • Hindu-Muslim • Hindutva • Love Jihad • Muslim • Religious conversion • Unlawful conversion
World Press Freedom Index, 2021
The Reporters Without Borders, a not-for-profit body recently published the World Press Freedom Index, 2021. It ranked 180 countries. India ranked 142 in the index. India was at the same position in 2020 as well. Key Highlights Norway topped the index followed by Finland and Denmark. The index was topped by Norway in 2020 as ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: BJP • Hindutva • Journalism • Press Freedom • World Press Freedom Index
November 16: National Press Day
Every year the National Press Day is celebrated on November 16. This is because the Press Council of India was established on November 16, 1966. The Press Council of India acts as a moral Watchdog for media. Also, the Press Council of India makes sure that the freedom of press is not controlled by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Article 19 • Constitution of India • Freedom of speech • Global Press Freedom Index • Hindutva • Journalism • National Press Day • Press Council • Press Council of India • UNESCO • United Nations
Sunil Ambekar authors book ‘The RSS: Roadmaps for 21st Century’
The book titled ‘The RSS: Roadmaps for the 21st Century’ has been authored by Sunil Ambekar of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) student wing. The book represents RSS roadmap and vision for every sector in the country.
Topics: Hindu nationalism • Hindutva • M. S. Golwalkar • Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh • Sangh Parivar • Swayamsevak • Walter K. Andersen
Vikram Sampath authors ‘Savarkar: Echoes from a forgotten past’
The book ‘Savarkar: Echoes from a forgotten past 1883-1924’ has been authored by Bengaluru-based historian Vikram Sampath. It describes the life of freedom fighter and Philosopher Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) from his birth in 1883 to his conditional release to Ratnagiri in 1924.
Topics: Chitpavan • Ganesh Damodar Savarkar • Hindutva • India • India House • Indian Hindus • Maharashtra • Marathi people • States and union territories of India • Veer Savarkar • Veer Savarkar International Airport • Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
P Chidambaram authors book ‘Undaunted: Saving Idea of India’
The book titled ‘Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India’ has been authored by former finance minister P Chidambaram, which was recently released by former vice president Hamid Ansari. The book claimed that fear rules the country today and there is a danger that the Constitution will be replaced by a document inspired by Hindutva. According ..
Topics: Bharatiya Janata Party • Constitution • Hindu nationalism • Hindutva • Individualism • Liberalism • Political philosophy • Politics • Sangh Parivar • Secularism in India