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Why giant statues of Hindu gods and leaders are making Muslims in India nervous

  • Written by Indulata Prasad, Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies, School of Social Transformation, Tempe Campus, Arizona State University
Why giant statues of Hindu gods and leaders are making Muslims in India nervous

Statues – big statues, the largest in the world – are being built all across India.

Like many public monuments, they attempt to convey history in a concrete form. But India’s new statues convey something else, too: the power and vision of one dominant group – and the vulnerability of others.

That’s because...

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