
Witness History
Witness History
The rise of Hindu nationalism
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April 11, 2019
10 minutes
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In 1990 the president of Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP, LK Advani, embarked on a political and religious rally called the Rath Yatra or chariot march. Championing a politics based on Hindutva or militant Hinduism. Farhana Haider has been speaking to RK Sudhaman a journalist who covered the journey and followed the rise of the BJP.
Photo LK Advani during rath yatra 15/10/1990 Credit: Getty Image