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How one atheist laid the foundation of contemporary Hindu nationalism

  • Written by Saba Sattar, PhD Student in Statecraft and National Security, The Institute of World Politics
How one atheist laid the foundation of contemporary Hindu nationalismMembers of the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh take part in a march in Ahmedabad, India.Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images

India’s position as a secular nation is under threat.

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pro-Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, the country’s 200 million Muslim minority population...

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