the rise of hindu nationalism and take the political pressure group r.s.s. roy says it s not just it s brown uniforms that we call germany s fascists on whom the organization was modeled when it was founded in one nine hundred twenty five the r.s.s. is ideology is geared to implementing hindu majority rule through violence especially against muslims. we have not come to the stage where people are being liquidated in concentration camps know what you re talking about and i do you got the ology that feels very sympathetic to that kind of thing and that is not an exaggeration. but it is strong criticism of a country that is known as the world s largest democracy prime minister narendra modi is an avowed hindu nationalist but talks about modernizing the country and women s empowerment all just lip service says roy and not just from him protests
nationalists although her admirers fear for her safety she refuses to be seen as a martyr. with people. and i mean i m always invited of course to present myself as this low voice who is taking on so many people and i m so alone and i m so brave but that s not true you know i don t know any right in fact who has more arms around them than myself in this country yet roy has only written two novels twenty years after her first in twenty seventeen she published the ministry of utmost happiness a journey through modern india spanning decades critical and provocative it s no easy read. i didn t want to write oh no we didn t civilised no over the idea of what people think a normal should be you don t not to write something smooth and easily digestible
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