Wanted to add further important context to the small section touching on Kerala -i realize watching the video back that it comes off as painting Kerala as a utopia, that is not true, we also have issues along caste lines and deeply rooted islamophobia which present itself in different ways. For instance the love jihad conspiracy theory which is weaponized against muslims today originated from some christian leaders of Kerala, spread to Karnataka, and then it was picked up by the BJP and spread across India. So its important to note that it stemmed from an already existing islamophobia within affluent christian communities in Kerala.
Thank you for this informative video. I would like to mention that while Mahatma Gandhi did have his flaws, his views on the caste system did change with time. I would suggest that you read this: 'Documented evidence, including Gandhi’s own writings in the 1920s and ’30s, would indeed be considered casteist. But the documented fact also is that the latter-day Gandhi gradually became a social revolutionist advocating inter-caste marriage, especially between Brahmins and “Harijans” in order to dismantle the caste system “root and branch,” and publicly acknowledging that “when all become casteless, monopoly of occupations would go.” Gandhi devoted much of his last years of his life-fighting caste as well as religious prejudice. He was a reformer and most definitely not a caste revivalist within the Hindu religion. His effort was in keeping with his philosophy of nonviolence and bringing societal transformation without creating animosity or hatred between groups.' -'How Gandhi’s views on caste, race and God evolved through the years', The Federal Although the term "Harijan" isn't popular today, I think that we should keep in mind that it would have seemed almost unbelievable to most Hindus (who believed in caste-based discrimination) during those days. To say that this group of people who were supposedy inferior and deserved little respect were "children of God" would have offended many people. Remember, not only was Mahatma Gandhi born in the 19th century in a normal Hindu household, he also had to deal with people who, no too long ago, had no issues with social evils such as child marriage. Progress can be slow, but as long as we aren't rigid, it isn't impossible.
@@indicphilosopher8772 Considering the role of Mr Rao in the 90s (Mr Aiyar talked about this recently), it likely wasn't Gandhian/Nehruvian secularism. They really failed to promote harmony and ignored the worst elements on both sides. Even now, they are yet to recover their vision.
This is a fantastic video! As a westerner who has only a very limited knowledge of Indian politics, I always found it very odd that many western far-right politicians who’ve been known to make derogatory racial/ethnic/religious statements about South Asians and Hinduism always praise Hindutva. It makes a lot more sense now.
@@rohanxdavis It's hard to hide genocide behind an inherently genocidal, fascistic religion. We can support Jews as a people and as a liberation movement but we can't support their cult ideology, nor any other Abrahamic religion. This goes for supporting Palestine and the Arab world whilst rejecting Islam, etc. Secularism is the best path towards solidarity.
I think he is from kerela so can he make video on PFI, IUML (radical islamic organization) ? congress so called secular party supports them in kerela. Why secular congress made seperate Waqf board for muslims and given so much power that even they can claim any land and they are 3rd largest land owner in india. They have claimed so many hindus lands where ancient tempkes temples are present, they force hindus to convery into islam or they will claim their land. Why secular congress reformed hindus marriage act but left muslims from reform and to follow shariya law, why in a secular country there should be different laws? Why gov is funding madarsas? Why taxes only on hindu temples but not on mosque and churches? Why muslim appeasement in a secular country? Why after partition of india on the basis of religion we hindus still has to live with so many muslims? If we had to live together then what was the point of partition? Why congress didn't do full hindu & muslim population transfer between india and Pakistan ? If u ask these questions then leftist and so called intellectual will call u bhakts and they are the main reason for pushing hindus towards right. Do u kerela people also eat pork 🐖🥩 including ur secular or communist muslims ? Show ur hindu muslim strength there as well
The amount of RELIEF I get from coming across this video. I would consider myself a practicing "Hindu" and I have never felt as isolated from my practice as I have now. Progressive spiritualists need to come out of the woodwork but the intimidation factor is too real. Thank you
Hey! Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found value in the video! And I know what you mean, having any vaguely left-leaning opinions seems to be stomped out by the general Indian these days, whether its family member or friends. The self-censorship is real and more people are happy to resign to a cynical acceptance of the rss. More Indians need to speak out against it
@@rohanxdavisas an indian you lost me at Hindutva taking inspiration from Italian fascist and nazis because it was created around the same time or even before it. It came from two nation theory which is much older. It may have came as a reaction to khilafat movement and massacres of hindus in Kerala during mopplah massacre.
@@SafavidAfsharid3197Rohan relies on a lot of ahistorical bullshit to push his points I don’t fuck with hindutva but the way he handwaves Christian colonization in India it’s disgusting and genuinely right wing Christian imperialist apologia on his part
@SafavidAfsharid3197 truth hurts Hindutva leader Ramachandra Guha took cues from Mussolini’s fascism that’s why most wealthy upper caste Indian (NRIs) Hindutva supporters admire European fascists like Meloni for example.
As a leftist who lives in India, I think you are doing incredible work. I've been keenly aware of the rapid rise of fascism here, but the frenzy around the Ayodhya ceremony has showed me the scale of hindutva's spread and power. I'm sending this video to many of my friends so that atleast they wont fall into it.
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. And yes, hindutva has unfortunately become widely accepted. Even some people in my own family who were much more open minded, and left leaning have now switched their tone to "well there's no opposition", or "well we were all hindus in the past right?". It's this passive acceptance
I am also leftist. And it is really hard to make your sanghi friends watch such content. The dissonance is STRONG. We are all white collar, upper middle class/caste bunch. So very privileged. The sanghis have expanded to jordan peterson and his pseudo intellectual ilk and pride themselves for giving preference to facts over feelings. Yet when I straight up asked my sanghi friend, a devout of hybrid anti-woke peterson-ism and hindutva, that do you really believe there once was a half monkey and half man that could fly? At that moment, feelings took precedence, ironically and I was asked to keep faith out of this. Well. They would outright reject any outside thoughts by using one of the popular terms, woke, anti hindu, anti national etc. You cannot make them see it. Even if they see it, they will dismiss it as it challenges their very foundation. They fear losing their identity and their own community.
I can’t believe that you only have 5K(still more than me) this channel’s content is better than many >100K sub pages. You will most definitely grow beyond them. ❤Kudos!
You are safe because hindus are in majority otherwise you would have killed if there is muslim majority, don't be ungrateful, otherwise leave, we hindus are fighting for our rights
This was a fascinating analysis to watch as an (anti Zionist) jew! I’ve been curious about the current support of Zionism by Hindu right wing people, it’s shocking just how similar their ethno nationalist claims to the land are. Thank you so much for making this video.
I was going to comment the same thing Although I am not Jewish but i found similarities between the zionist and the hidutva fascinating especially in the way they try to discredit other Jews/Hindus people from their religion if they don't want to participate in their ethno nationalism Also the Indian flag was spotted in Gaza multiple times Although we don't have 100% confirmation if there are Indian troops on the ground
same thing said my boss a left wing muslim to a right wing hindu that h-a-m-a-s did right and i was like wtf frick they also told me not support israel defending themselves. and if you think i am lying i swear on my LORD "RAMA" my tounge will fell.
@@SenpaiMusick Your comparison is part of the problem Equating h.m.a... with Israel isn't a fair comparison or an honest one Some Indian killed British non soldiers (civilians) in the fight for independence While that is bad it isn't equal to the British army colonial brutality While h.a.m.... have issues it's not the same thing as Israel Also Israel doesn't have a right to defend an apartheid or an occupation Did the English empire have a right to defend the colonies they created? Don't Equate an occupation with resistance
Fantastic analysis, you've done a great job. Fascism is so repetitive I want to break my skull over a wall. I'm from Russia and the difference is just in names. Same ideas, same organisations, though tragectory of russian fascism is a bit different in a way that it at the same time settle itself as anti-fascist, so it adds extra mental gymntastics to be fasc, but to distance itself from german-italian aesthetics. They use eurasianism, less race and blood oriented, more imperial in a sense of a great russian nation taking lesser peoples under its kind and protective wing (with bombs and assassinations, of course). And, dispite a wartime, it still works more towards depolitisizing and pacifying people: what concerns me, even frightens, is how pro-political and proactive is Hindutva. Man, this is grim. I hope - when there is no hope, hope is the only thing left - that the Hauge will miraclously rule against Israel. It might, but only by a little, tip the scales agaisnt rightwingers. The Pope made an interesting statement, the old man is based, in regards to a dialogue between marxists and catholics. Thank you for providing an info on India. No pasaran, friends!
I’d say eurasianism is a nice word to hide usual things : despite the self proclaimed multiculturalism of the russian state, it’s pretty much absent materially, and there are pretty clear social hierarchies based on nationality/ethnicity/race.
yeah the Russian reactionary/fascist optics seem a little more complicated on the surface, but I think it's internally consistent with fascism in the end; they can't not hypocritically claim to be dedicated anti-fascists when their "mythic past" (Soviet Union) was itself actually fundamentally antithetical to fascism and very anti-fascist, at one point anyway - and they can't not use the Soviet era as their mythic past because the sheer difference in quality of life, sovereignty and power as a nation then vs now in the post-Soviet world is just ridiculous also, the anti-fascist branding was just too easy with regards to post 2014 Ukraine especially...
Fantastic 🤣🤣🤣 This video is full of misconception and lies........ I as a nationalists always look such vidoes with skepticism....... Can I learn something from this..... But its always bs 😂😂😂 The point of time he said Savarkar's Hindu definition comes from Aryans its all bullshit complete bullshit 😂😂😂
You described Turkey lmao. Our fascist government is also larping anti-imperialist third-world empowerment sentiment, being the so-called "savior of islam" and "liberator of african nations" etc etc. while in reality they're just there to bolster up their own imperialism and colonial extraction.
wow- you’re doing great work here man. i absolutely should know more about India’s geopolitics and the way it’s mirroring the US and Israel’s as a Jewish American. it’s sickening that so many people are enraptured by ethnonationalism and the violence it requires but i really hope we can achieve some sort of peace and equality within our lifetimes. keep up the effort- i’m officially subscribed :)
F.D. signifier just posted this video on his community tab, which is where I'm coming from. Great job on this video! Im glad to see discussion of indian politics in the video essay space
Brilliant video, there is truly a lack of Indian voices (in the mainstream media as well on UA-cam) challenging this toxic ideology. Voices like yours are truly needed especially in this tumultuous election year as well with the recent consecration of the Ram Mandir which has basically been reported on with no pushback from any mainstream Indian sources. I have noticed you have pointed out the similarities between Zionism and Hindutva in your responses in the comments which I have also noticed. The parallels between Savarkar and Herzl are pretty interesting with both being atheists who weaponize religion for political prospects and both sucking up to colonial powers (the British) for their own benefit. You deserve way more subscribers, please continue making this amazing content!
Thanks for watching! Yes I agree, I wish even more Indians spoke up about these issues. It sometimes feels like we have a sea of far right freaks on the Internet (along with bjp IT cell ofcourse, like the Israeli hasbara system)
Here from FD's channel and I'm so glad he shared it because this video was so interesting and informative! I'm looking forward to watching more of your content, I just suscribed!!
“The word fascism is not a word of abuse any more than the word capitalism is. It is a concept denoting a very definite kind of mass leadership and mass influence: authoritarian, one-party system, hence totalitarian, a system in which power takes priority over objective interests, and facts are distorted for political purposes. Hence, there are “fascist Jews”, just as there are “fascist Democrats”. [The Mass Psychology of Fascism, Wilhelm Reich, 1946, Ch.9]
Fascism cannot be defeated once and for all. Until other hierarchies are dismantled, they will reproduce and seek to extend themselves to other areas of society, and they always lead to f@scism, the ultimate manifestation of hierarchical structures, and a de@th cult, it will keep coming back until we replace all with horizontal structures and societal principles and restrict to only abstractions the possibility of categorizing people in orders like these
Go team FD! I'm also from FD Signifier. I'm a white Canadian from working class British ancestry, and the legacy of how the British colonial project affected the world is something I'm still trying to learn about, especially after hearing Grandma's overly glowing views of Queen & Country. I knew a little about Hindutva from Shivam Bhatt (Hanuman bless that lovely nerd!) but getting a more detailed breakdown from a guy who's read the books and summarizes them for me is a helluva boon in learning about the problems affecting international politics.
@@dylanehooverlibrarian7026Read about islamic invasion of India Mahmood ghazni Mohammad ghori qoutuboddin aibak taimur Firoz Shah Tughlaq Aurangzeb what they had done to hindus
@@dylanehooverlibrarian7026Bangladesh hindu genocide in 1971 3 million hindu were killed by Pakistani muslim army 4 hundred thousand women were raped by Islamist
Thanks for sharing. I’m a black woman that grew up in the UK & have many Indian friends but I’ve always been afraid to ask about their caste system. (We have something very similar in Igbo culture. Oh the joys of colonialism). I see the caste system in full effect when I watch things like “Indian matchmaker” on Netflix where they are not afraid to say that they would prefer lighter people as Romantic partners. Thanks for framing this in its political context too. I love any opportunity to understand my fellow human beings from different cultures better.
Preferring lighter skin doesn't always mean caste system, colorism is pretty prevail in India regardless of the ethnicity or caste and in Nigeria also I believe
I'm glad you brought up indian match maker, because honestly that show disgusts me and my wife (shes not even indian). The show also has almost no south indian representation, I remember one guy from kerala I think who was a Christian, but mostly upper caste hindus 🤷🏾♂️ that's a really small demographic that doesn't encapsulate the indian experience
@@rohanxdavis Indian matchmaker is like Bollywood it concentrated on North Indian privileged families the target audience as well mostly north Indians and their diaspora, there's no unity among NRIs each of them stick together with their own kind and alienate rest of them, so complaining there's no South Indian representation is just stupid even though from the same country but you guys are alien to each other
Greetings from Canada! Still working through your video, but I'm glad to have come across you, especially after having learned of the opening of a new Hindu temple that Modi attended. Canada (not in all parts, but certainly in my region) has many international students and workers here from India, largely from Punjab (though I know a few people from Kerala as well!), so I've gotten to learn a bit about the Punjabi view on Indian politics. It's been a great learning experience, but admittedly, I've heard more than a fair share of anti-Muslim rhetoric as well. Understandably, India is a complex political entity, and extremely diverse, which adds to some of that complexity. I have found the rise of Hindu nationalism to be extremely troubling though. Muslims have had a difficult time in India to be sure, but so to have Sikhs, and I'm sure MANY other people. It's incredible to see a Leftist from India be able to talk about these issues, and criticize the Far-Right in India. No country on Earth (not even Canada) is free of Far-Right and Fascist movements. It will take solidarity and unity among all peoples to fight back against it. I hope you keep doing this good work, and that more Indians come together to stand against nationalism, racism, and Fascism, in all its forms.
Having finished the vid, some amazing info to have gotten from this! And it's interesting too because there's definitely a long history of White Supremacy trying to interact with cultures and histories from the Middle East and India. One guy, Arthur de Gobineau (a French Aristocrat), was one of the first people to come up with the concept of Europeans being part of an "@ryan race". More specifically, he believed that Frankish Aristocracy were part of this group, and that the French peasantry were "racially inferior Gauls". He was also big into this idea that Frankish people had roots in Iran (Persia) I believe, so he really tried to tie Orientalism into why he considered them to be so "superior". It feels similar to what the N@zis were doing in Northern India. Anyways, lots of interesting overlaps there, I appreciate the insight and perspective you bring to the subject of Fascism, and also the affects White Supremacy has had in India.
@@DinoCism Unfortunately. It goes easily overlooked on the world stage because it's hidden behind a mask of politeness. Like an Anglophone Sweden, though Canada was founded on much more suffering.
Great channel and video! Very interesting to watch as someone of Indian-Caribbean descent who currently lives in Europe, and who can see very depressing parallels between our situation and yours.
It's difficult for Americans to grasp the idea that race is a social construct, and specifically that "whiteness" and white supremacy don't really have all that much to do with skin color. I think this Indian perspective is a perfect eye opener on that front.
Indian perspective is not comparable at all. The issue is religious and not racial. Regarding American society in a way failed to assimilate different races. Some drastic measures were required to make changes but they failed. That has resulted perpetuation of anger and victimization feeing in the minorities. Liberal politics is not about solving problem but rather making rabid documentaries about it! If that helps. And conservative politics is all about making bat shit conservatives think that their ww2 American exceptionalism can be brought back! Basically American political system is dysfunctional because of two party system.
It mostly has to do with colonization and forced westernization and the idea that there is a "race" at all. If people actually look at the word: race (the idea of race) and the suffix -ism (system, doctrine, ideology), it's simply just a system of race. Anyone who believes we are all different races, like we're different species, is racist. Scientifically, we are actually of one human race. Of course, when a person creates a race based system, they can also decide who is superior and who is inferior within that system based on a number of factors which could be religion, appearance, behavior, mannerisms, customs, culture, education structures, law systems, and more.
As horrifying as Hindutva is, considering how it’s the ideology of the currently ruling party, I appreciate the lack of respect for it shown in this video. It’s good to have a laugh at the absurdity sometimes lest fascism will only succeed more in its terror. Before I only had a very superficial understanding of Modi being a „Hindu Nationalist“ and this video taught me a lot more. Looking forward to watching all the videos and following this channel, great job!
As someone who grew up in a kshatriya Hindu family, your videos have been so validating. I always felt so uneasy about the views that people in my family and community would tout and felt like I didn't have the knowledge or context to understand why I felt that way. Specially as someone who lives abroad and has very little idea of what's actually going on in India this channel is a gold mine. I cannot express how much I appreciate your work.
@@AA-nn7eh there is beautiful knowledge in the Gita and in all of the Dharmic practices. I do not consider hatred for or judgement on fellow human beings based on their last names or caste or ethnicity or skin colour part of this beauty knowing.
This earned a follow; can't believe youre under 1K with this kind of well-reaearched, well-structured essay. Hopefully the boosts you're getting will result in more attention!
Hi Rohan. Your channel have been a breath of a fresh air in my Indian-section of UA-cam feed. We need more left content, more left representation in mainland Indian political scene. And, tbh, this is not even about left or right, this is something that we all should be speaking up - the rising fascism in India. Keep making more such content, more power to you. Love ♥
As someone who lives in the "West" this was really interesting. I know very little or even better, nothing, about India's politics and this has enlightened me.
Thank you for this education, being Indian in the west I’ve always wanted to dive deeper into the castist/colourist/racist ideologies being pushed as of late, and this adds to my understanding. I appreciate you highly, you’ve got a new fan
@@rohanxdavismake a video on Ajmer rape case where thousand hindu girls were gang raped by muslim man and black mailed by nude photos many hindu girls killed or commit suiside because of same
incredible video man, thank you for the work. growing up in westcoast canada, i grew up around a lot of south asian and indian people, and it inspired a deep love and need for understanding about the nation and hundreds of cultures that make it up. watching the BJP's rise and it's effects on expat communities, including assassinations and just intercommunity agitation, has been tragic, and this video really shines a light on how it all works in actual practice and how these effects occur around the world, and how it's part of the larger picture of the global resurgence of fascism
Amazingly informative video. I am a latino who has been interested in India for years, and I have done school papers on India. Hindutvist have done an amazing job of astroturfing, and for a bit I was convinced that the current government of India was PERFECT based on what exchange students said, approval rating and favorable articles. It wasnt until I went on a deep dive on Modi that I realized the fascist qualities
I feel very isolated in being an Indian leftist because it is very common to hear inflammatory rhetoric about minorities. I wish more people would be able to apply such analysis on this shift of the political landscape towards the right.
Same here dude, I wish more Indians spoke up, because i know they're out there. There's also an unfortunate tendency to self-censor if you need to think about how your friends, family etc are going to act, and if you'll be disowned by family/not get family inheritance (I know a dude like this). But we really need to start speaking up for our brothers and sisters even if it means loss of friends
@@rohanxdavis I am a dude like that. I used to post openly on my socials against the supreme leader and his cult. but now I've stopped posting as many in my circle have turned out to be closetted bhakts.
Great video! Agreed with all your points, however I do think the diatribe at 27:56 about how Tamil and Malayalam are "older" and "more nuanced" than Hindi is a bit unfounded - even if Hindi was "older" or "more nuanced" than other Indian languages, that wouldn't make it right for it to be imposed upon the nation. So I don't think we should be using the same rhetoric that colonialists do when wiping out indigenous languages en-masse (the idea that some languages are "not as old" or "not as smart/nuanced/complex" was used to justify wiping out many languages across the world) is the move.
Just came here to post this. There is no such thing as one language being "older" than another (except in the case of artificially constructed languages such as Esperanto or Klingon). It's just a matter of nomenclature and how you decide to periodize and label different phases of a language. I think this claim that Tamil and Malayalam are "older" is based on the antiquity of inscriptions, but no speaker of modern Tamil or Malayalam would be able to speak or understand the ancient languages to any large degree (as speakers of modern English would not be able to speak or understand Old English). At the same time speakers of Old Tamil and Old Malayalam were speaking their languages, the predecessor of Hindi (Indo-Aryan prakrits) was also being spoken in the north.
@@clemmydilo actually Tamil and Malayalam, contrary to many other languagues didn't undergo large reforms during the last centuries or even millenia. You're right i probably wouldn't be able to understand perfects but mostly we would.
Watching this felt like being in that meme with the two astronauts. "Wait, so all ultranationalists in the world are copying each other? It's one big toxic circle?" [click] "Always has been." Thanks for the knowledge, you've made this ignorant European slightly less ignorant about Indian politics.😅
Wild. I didn't know I needed to find this channel, but I'm glad I did. There's this weird romanticization of Asian faith here in America that either refuses to look at this stuff, or see it as vindication of nationalistic ideas. I haven't been able to parce these things out because my understanding of Hinduism is purely academic. Hearing someone with cultural understanding talk about it was enlightening. I shall subscribe.
Thank you for subscribing! I know exactly what you mean, I had to take alot of time and reading to understand it for myself too. I feel like the blindspot here for most people is that we were a colonized population before, and people don't know how to deal with that history when critiquing the actions of a current state. Its like how zionists like to gaslight critics by calling anti-semitism, which makes people with a heart uncomfortable. The reality is, this is one of the blindspots we all develop because of the way nationalism and statehood works. Because who gets to decide the identity of the state?
when i saw 1h video on Hindutva, i thought it would be some boring video, i clicked on it thinking i'm gonna quit 2 minutes later. But to my surprise, i couldn't stop watching. Its very detailed, information packed with proper reference. covers a lot of topics that i didn't thought would included (thanks for including those). Thanks for making this video. This video needs to be seen by every indian.
Thanks for this video. I am a Westerner ( from Argentina), with a deep interest in India and for a long time I've noticed the strong similarity between Hinduvta and Zionism. I would like to highlight something that you say at the beginning that seems fundamental to me and something that should be deepened. The cold, sometimes condescending and even aggressive attitude of the left with respect to religions and religious people ends up being fatal since that field is always captured by the political right. I am leftist and a very religious person, and although in Latin America this syncretism is more accepted since the Liberation Theology of the 70s, in the rest of the world religious people feel alienated in leftist spaces. The majority of the people in the world are religious and if the left does not change its attitude toward it, all those people will always feel more comfortable with the political right that is always willing to use religion to its advantage and manipulate the religious by supplying the lack of understanding of the left. With this I'm saying that the political right, like Hinduvta and Zionism or any fascist movement will always have the upper hand if the left does not abandon its old fashioned anti-religious prejudices.
@@ingridjfyfjffjjh9217 it's definitely a worthwhile conversation. When I think religious, the first person who actually comes to my mind is my grandma who wouldn't hurt a fly and was a beautiful person. I don't think these fascists are religious, they're using it as a tool for political gain and power, in fact i can pretty much guarantee that I've spent more time reading texts they might consider sacred than many of them have. I have a mini copy of the Gita in my guitar case too. We are inherently spiritual creatures, seeking meaning in whatever we do, and even though I personally am not that religious in the traditional sense, I can understand that it is an important part of people's lives, that provides meaning and comfort in dark times and helps us cope with our realities. So I agree with you
The problem with Indian leftists are a good majority of them are Indian muslims larping as the Indian left and the other parts are Marxists and socialist elitists like the Gandhis who the common people of Indians do not identify with. Many Indians support the right over the hypocrisy of the left when it comes to hindu and other religions while appeasing conservative muslims with some very bigoted views. The socialists straight out carried a genocide against the Sikhs in the 80s so it's not just the Hindus they are against. You ask this youtuber what he means when he says "free Palestine" and he refuses to elaborate, I asked him if he supports the destruction of Israel and the Jews living there and he just replies back with "free Palestine" again in my chat to him. I don't believe the Indian left has any redeemable qualities at all.
Yo dude! Someone in my comments mentioned that you did! Thanks for sharing it and for recommending it to so many people, that's awesome haha. And I accept that I was Kerala simping hahaha 😂 the point was supposed to be like comparative to casteism in another hindu majority state like UP but came off wrong. I didn't mean to deny casteism in kerala or anything anything, I've literally had some casteist shit pulled on me, like when I worked at a coffee roastery, helping the team unload coffee bags. Another malayalee dude called me a labourer etc. Not to mention the castesim within the cpi itself or the casual colourism among family members. Oh and I had no idea about the Mahua Moitra situation 😂😂 I just used her quote on caste because it was pretty spot on, so thanks for pointing out her trans phobia and adivasi hate. One of the disadvantages of not being on twitter. And sure man, I'd be happy to come on, not sure how we'd link up. Discord I guess?
Amazing, urgent and detailed essay! Not pretending to know much of or lived through Indian politics (solely via academia or family who lives or has lived in the country), but I recently came to write a poem on Hindutva, connected to the Gujurat riots and fascist parallels in Europe, of which I am actually familiar with on a daily base. Not even a state as small as Belgium is devoid of fascist upsurge, sadly, as we are approaching a new voting season under the grey cloud of Flemish, islamophobic and anti-migrant nationalism. Since I teach plenty of minority-group pupils at school, that hurts. And essays like your own, representing wildly different locations (I appreciated the comparison to Turkic fascism, too), enhance my insight on these uncanny movements. So thanks for the research!
There are no minorities What are minorities? People who move from A to B where they end up as minorities Sooner or later you will become the minority What a joke
You're welcome! It's my pleasure 🙏🏾 I've been to Belgium, to Antwerp btw! Still remember the mad triple de anvers beer I had 😂 One of my aunts is basically Belgian, but lives in Freiburg Germany. But yes, I've been following what's happening in Europe as well, and it is saddening indeed. Is your poem somewhere online to read by the way? (If it's private its totally cool, just curious!)
Read about islamic invasion of India Bangladesh hindu genocide in 1971 3 million hindu were killed by Pakistani muslim army 4 hundred thousand women were raped by Islamist
Thank you! 🙏🏾 and when it's represented in the media there's no prior context usually, or there are massive gaps in information because not enough time is devoted to it
As someone who is a human rights activist in the West, this was super educational. I hope there will be a surgence of youth groups opposing Hindutva like there is in the Filipino community.
what a gripping, in depth video essay! this is a topic that i've been curious about for a while and it feels like this video is exactly what i've been looking for. i'm surprised to see that you have so few subscribers for such high quality! you have a new one here, keep up the great work 🙏📿
Thank you for helping me understand this complex issue. I’m from Northern BC in Canada and we have a growing Sihk community. I try to ask about India when possible out of curiosity but I’m usually met with very little enthusiasm at discussing their former home. These people are so nice and fill professions that are usually lower pay and/or hard labor all while radiating positivity.
Hey, yeah the Sikh community are great. They have a long history in BC too, some of the only Indian immigrants to be allowed to live in Canada initially were a small contingent of Sikh soldiers who were serving in the Colonial British army in the early 1900s. They set up trading communities there way back. There is a section of the Sikh community that harbour very understandable resentment towards the Indian government though because of a program that happened in 1984 during operation blue star. You should check out that history. The Prime minister at the time was quite authoritarian and allowed thousands of Sikh people to be massacred because they weren't falling in line. Other communities with ill-intent also joined in and carried out their own local pograms. That event is the root of alot of resentment from Canadian Sikhs, and is understandable. Many Sikhs who live in India still see themselves as Indian though, and prefer to hold that identity
I literally just started the video but I want to thank you for making this! As an Indian American it’s hard to get to the origins of the current issues in India politics (especially with how it varies by state), and even harder to find other Hindus who actually are against Hindutva.
As a Canadian of Indian decent (and a "leftist") I find this video very informative and prescient. Thank you kindly! Keep up the good work. You've earned yourself at least one more subscriber. 👏🏾🎯🧠💯👍🏾
@@cassiusdhami9215 hey! Thanks for subbing and I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏾 yeah I had to take a day to digest the boost FD and Leftist Cooks gave my channel that day 😂 I'm less overwhelmed now
The worst thing about all this is that I used to think that such narrow minded and archaic thinking was only spread amongst the so called, "WhatsApp Uncles", on the contrary, this ideology of hate is common currency amongst the youth of our country. With Indian masses gaining easy access to the internet quite recently, it seems like BJP and the cult of Modi have successfully able to present Hindutva more or less as a politically charged version of Hinduism. Young minds of our country can be seen actively flaunting with ideas like genocide of a minority community, labeling any form of genuine protest as an anti-national scheme. If one belong to a minority religion, there is very clear society pressure on them to show their love and patriotism towards the country. Forget about being from a minority religion and try to criticize the ruling government's policies or actions, you would instantly be labelled as an anti-national, that's the level of public discourse our country has stooped to. What saddens me even more is the failure of the opposition parties to provide the masses a legitimate alternative on a national stage. The ideological damage which has been done to our country's political landscape is something which is irreversible and has a potential to have long term ramifications.
Nicely summarised. In fact I kinda agree with the hindutva ideology but I DO NOT support harassment of minorities and people who do not agree with the government. Unfortunately the so called opposition parties are not any better as they are ready to compromise on national security if it means that they get power. No opposition leader from any other country would ask backstabbing hypocrites like the USA and UK who are known to undermine sovereignty of nations in the name of freedom and meddle in their internal politics. The opposition also has a history of doing muslim appeasement in the name of minority rights which is a violation of the fundamental right of equality irrespective of caste, creed and religion of the Indian constitution. While I do like the current government’s stance on the international stage there are many policies which I don’t like as well and hindutva is not one of them. Minorities have the right to practice their religion but they don’t have the right to disrespect the cultural identity of the nation or the nation itself.
I was noticing many Hindus at my old job were sympathetic to Right Wing politics here in the USA. I am so glad you shed some light on this subject in such an easily consumable manner @rohanxdavis !! Good stuff
I am originally from Bangladesh. This is really insightful and detailed thank you. And, btw our systems are exactly like that as well :/ also send here from LegalKimchi.
Yes, it really shows how similar we all are besides the despite the superficial elements of "race". The bones of all these movements come from uncannily similar thought processes
Great video. Glad F.D. mentioned you. I work together with a dozen Indian colleagues (as well as many people from other countries). I caught glimpses of politics in India taking a turn for the worse. Glad this video provides so much information. I wasn't aware it is, once again, facism rearing its ugly head.
I was recently down a rabbithole in American conservative and progressive channels and was wondering how these ideas were applicable in hindu society. Dear God this video relates to me on a core level. Thanks man.
Yooo, yknow I was wondering the same because I couldn't find alot of similar content from Indian youtubers. Usually the caste element or colourism is not really talked about or ignored. Once you realize it's links to European white supremacy, it's connects alot of dots. I hope more young Indians start using their voices to call these things out
while I agree with most, if not all the points you've noted. I do think there should have been a bit more about the economic aspects of fascism: the privatization, the suppression of workers' rights, and of course the hand in hand, collaboration of the state and the capitalist class. great video in any case
I have a question, though: you are trans, but you have a Palestinian flag on Twitter. Doesn't the majority of Palestinians/Islamists hate all of you? I mean, Hindus do that too, but Hinduism has no texts written where they reject queers, so why this discrimination or hypocrisy? I have noticed this with feminists too. Is it inherently built into the majority of Western leftists that Islamists are seen as victims everywhere?
@@peak_911 no, kid. it just means that she doesn't support an ongoing GENOCIDE (y'know the thing that is bad and killing literal BABIES) regardless of her identity and understands that there are queer & trans palestinians as well who are getting killed by an apartheid state. hope that helps!
Thank the lord that I'm finding more Indian lefties. As a Pakistani woman who's faced extreme harassment from hinduvtas online and who's seen nothing but glee from them extended towards mulim genocide, it's heart-warming to come across this. You're doing god's work, honestly; and it doesn't come as any surprise that this fascist ideology is extremely similar to zionism: the erroneous conflation of religion and fascism. No wonder they get along so well. You've earned a fan! Subscribed!
@@rohanxdavis Perhaps this ask is a tall order, but I would love for you the cover the child torture and rape of the Kashmiri girl-child Asifa by hindu right-wing fascists and how the neighborhood was complicit in that torture. Again, you don't have to do it as it's a very tough topic, but I want people to be educated just how far fascists can go. With what's happening in palestine, my hatred for fascism knows no bounds.
@@coolshah1662 lol can't believe your audacity, far worse things happening in your country why don't you concentrate on that, and online Pakistani trolls are equally worse as the hindutvas there are thousands of channels run by Pakistanis just to make propaganda and hate content on India, not just that even your public figures and celebs are famous for publically spewing hate against us, Do you have any idea about the condition of minorities in your country? Do you know how many minor Hindu girls are abducted in sindh every year, or the disappearing children of Balochistan do you know every year hundreds of minorities from your country seek asylum in India because of religious prosecution, Atleast what happening in my country comes to light while there's a secret genocide of minorities happening in your country and unlike you we still have a democracy, your country literally run by a fascist army regime
@@coolshah1662 can't believe your audacity lol, far worse things happening in your country why don't you concentrate on that, and online Pakistani trolls are equally worse as the hindutvas, not just that even your public figures and celebs are famous for publically spewing hate against us, Do you have any idea about the condition of minorities in your country? Do you know how many minor Hindu girls are abducted in sindh every year, or the disappearing children of Balochistan Atleast what happening in our country comes to light while there's secret genocide of minorities happening in your country and unlike you we still have a democracy, your literally run by a fascist army regime
@@coolshah1662 can't believe your audacity lol, far worse things happening in your country why don't you concentrate on that, and online Pakistani trolls are equally worse as the hindutvas not just that even your public figures and celebs are famous for publically spewing hate against us, Do you have any idea about the condition of minorities in your country? Do you know how many minor Hindu girls are abducted in sindh every year, Atleast what happening in our country comes to light while there's secret genocide of minorities happening in your country and unlike you we still have a democracy, your literally run by a fascist army regime
As you hinted to in the first part of this video, I would be totally in for a video where you explain Hinduism and especially its different branches. As an Austrian I am hardly ever exposed to India and its culture but after this video you really sparked my interest! :D
I'm happy this sparked your interest! Yes, it's an interesting string of philosophies, you should definitely read more into it. Theology is not my forte but if I were to do a video on it, it would be after a few months of research, definitely
@@endxofxeternity he didn't react to this video. They were talking about Indian politics and the elections in general and Arun recommended watching this video
this is such good analysis . I learned so much. Something that just clicked for me was why my German mother (she is incredibly racist and deeply into conspiracy theories) is so obsessed with india. When you brought up the nazis researching atlantis in india it finally clicked. conspiracies serving these illusions of greatness through spiritual (and by extension racial) supremacy was the missing link between her xenophobia and her obsession with being Indian somehow
Wow I'm happy you were able to take something away and make that connection! 🙏🏾 yeah racial supremacy conspiracy theories are insidious because they are also powerful. They tend to instill pride and confidence at the expense of others. That's why it's dangerous
I'm from Moldova, living in Canada and as someone from a country of the former USSR I follow what happens in Eastern Europe and Russia. A lot of what you described can be also seen in Russia with ideologues like Dugin and the much liked by Putin philosopher Ivan Ilyin who both mithologise the Russian Empire with its division of the population into Russian (by which they understand not just Russians but Ukrainians and Bielorussians who are denied an independent narional identity) and "inorodtsy" (of different descent/nation or of alien origin). They also revere the social structure of Tsarist times that was basically a rigid system of medieval estates. There is such irony that the new Russian upper class that appeared after the dismantling of the USSR is largely of low origin if they would trace their lineage to the Tsarist times and they are the ones glorifying this mythical past and demonizing the revolution whithout which they and their ancestors would probably never get out from their subservient status. Dugin in his writing also likes to alude to a hierarchy dominated by Kshatriyas and Brahmins certainly in an allusion to some white supremacist idea of Aryan superiority. He of course sees someone like Putin as a powerful Kshatriya leader and he would like to be the Brahman by his side, but the halls of power don't feel a big need in Dugin. They are capable themselves of elaborating their own right wing ideas.
I'm thoroughly impressed, thank you for sharing your knowledge comrade, I had read a few articles about the topic, but this was incomparably more informative!
I agree dude, that's one of the reasons for writing this essay and making the video. I just couldn't find something similar that encapsulates all the elements, especially that of caste and white supremacy. I wanted something I could share with family members in an attempt to get them thinking a little deeper and connecting with their empathy for their fellow Indians instead of resigning to a cynical acceptance of islamophobia, racism, and casteism. I'm glad you found value in it 🙏🏾
One of the only few indian youtubers i have seen post sources in discription . Really impressed by your work , keep it up u will get many subscribers. 👍👍
As an American with South Indian ancestry, I really appreciate this. It feels good to getting understand just a little more about the politics of my people, through a leftist lens.
I would remind you it's highly biased. These socialists have lost their power on india so they brand BJP as fascist and undemocratic while the BJP represents the values of its people and has most of its members from humble origins. The left is filled with fancy rich people who were born to the right parents like the Gandhis.
@@Scientist1351 I like how you didn't even *try* to justify your ideology. You know it's evil. You know it's wrong, yet you do it. That's is pathetic.
Loved the vid The drought of left media in India is a huge problem And I would love to share a name who hated the social norms and led a path closer to truth A person famous for his dohas ,poems but underneath a social worker and a philosopher from 15th century ,sant or saint kabir das ( who believed in the idea of the oneness of God ).
Can’t help but seeing the parallels between this and what’s currently happening in the Jewish community with Zionism although it’s been present for a lot longer. Other then that though, great video.
My algorithm for Unc fd, love this video and ty for bring this to light. As an American, I've kept my eye on Modi bc he's concerning as a leader as well as his rhetoric.
Thank you for the video. I am from Europe and had very little knowledge on the fascist threat in India despite knowing of Hindutva attitudes towards Muslim minorities. It’s very interesting seeing how fascism never really seems to change no matter where it is; racial discrimination, female disempowerment, physically increasing the nation state, hatred for leftists, etc etc.. but it is good to still know more in depth about how fascism looks in different countries despite this!
First search about muslim grooming gangs of Britain's Read about islamic invasion of India Read about Mahmood ghazni Mohammad ghori qoutuboddin aibak taimur Firoz Shah Tughlaq Aurangzeb They killed 400 million hindu
This was a great breakdown. I'd love to hear more about the internal politics and everyday life, especially related to Kerala. It's easy enough to find a sort of general overview of these things online, but the language barrier makes a lot of the details kind of opaque to us westoids.
Very refreshing to get an Indian perspective on this issue. Your whole channel is a treasure trove for a progressive perspective on Indian history, culture, and politics, even with how young your channel is. I really look forward to more of what you create. Keep up the good work! Also, I might be going to Kerala for my senior capstone research. It'll be on the CPI (M) and their influence, operation, and governance in the region. It'll definitely be interesting to research how they interact with the ruling fascist BJP.
I think that research would be interesting indeed. The way the communist identified cpim has to also maneuver and curry favour with caste groups and capitalists within the framework of an electoral system is worth study. The SFI, their student wing would also be interesting to look into
Here from FD's channel. Great video, dude! Even though I knew about some of the older history (being from Bangladesh), some of the more recent things you discussed were really eye-opening for me.
I am glad I ran into this, been thinking alot how bizarre the recent hindu branded political nationalism is and well, what little I know about hinduism don’t mix
Rohan you have done a fantastic job with this video! It was very eye- opening. I see alot of my family wholeheartedly supporting BJP without knowing nothing about any of this. Thanks!
Had no introduction to India any most respects, ever. But this video had me like glued to the screen and I’ll dive into this further. I’d love The Deprogram to invite you. I’m sure there is a lot of lefties out there who - just like me - would love and benefit greatly from learning about these developments. Thank you for this work!
Man, always crazy seeing parallels between other countries and the one I live in. Seems like the fascist playbook is very similar regardless of where you live. This vid is fuckin sick dawg.
Yup. Its a dog whistle for North indians. Christianity isn't as common in the North and the assumption is that you're a dalit convert to christianity. And because they like caste based descrimination, they hate on random christians. This isn't as common in Kerala where im from, where christianity and Islam is much more common and accepted by many hindus
You don't even understand why north Indians hates muslim it's because of Islamism is highest in North india and we also know pakistani language urdu similar to Hindi as you know Islamism is highest in subcontinent specially in pakistan and afganistan so hindutva is response to Islamism prevalent at that time and even now although I am atheist I hate all religions but islam is dangerous@@rohanxdavis
This video is much needed in native languages. Can you kindly try to hire translators of top 5 languages spoken in India and make the same video so that it gets more reach in India.
Thank you for making this video! My family are from India and they were almost killed by Hindu extremists (they were Muslim). Luckily they were able to get to Pakistan, but Hindu extremism is something that’s not talked about enough (or understood) in the West.
During the partition most of the killings and violence occurred against Hindus and Sikhs in present day Pakistani Punjab by Muslim extremists, and I'm pretty sure Hindu extremism is talked enough in the west and always used as a justification to be racist against Indians also Pakistani diaspora use this to propagate hate and demonise Indians in the west while pak has a far serious problem of extremism
Holy Shit man, this is amazing work, must have taken ages to edit and put out this in a clear concise manner. I am going through so many books trying to find out what makes human beings worship ancient cultures and claim that their culture is best. when in fact we barely have anything in common with a person who lived thousands of years ago.
Incredibly well researched and informative video! And shout out to F.D. Signifier who shared this video in a community post that sent me here. Very refreshing to hear about Hindutva and Modi from an Indian perspective, something that I feel is generally missing in US or western voices in general.
I don't know how you popped on my recommended list but i am thankfull for it. I am half indian and german, living in germany and i always felt i wanted to connect to india more. I was put off by what i now see as hindutva style thinking. Its good to have someone like you to explain things lile this to someone like me who feels very much like an outsider.
This is such a good video. I'm sure it took months to make but it couldn't be more well timed especially with the recent rise of right wing Hindus online after Modi inaugurated a new temple over land that used to have a mosque.
Yup! It took a while alright 😂 and funnily enough with being sucked into my day job I didn't even realize that I scheduled the video right before the inauguration. It was just coincidence!
This a great video. I hope it'll get more attention. Fascism is complicated and different for every culture, it hides and attaches itself to religions and other philosophies, and I wish we talked about it more.
Yup! I wish we talked about it more as well, so it doesn't leave people wondering how we got here. I suppose our societies have this tendency to imagine that fascism and racism are things of the past, and then it "blind sides us" even though the signs were always there
Wanted to add further important context to the small section touching on Kerala -i realize watching the video back that it comes off as painting Kerala as a utopia, that is not true, we also have issues along caste lines and deeply rooted islamophobia which present itself in different ways. For instance the love jihad conspiracy theory which is weaponized against muslims today originated from some christian leaders of Kerala, spread to Karnataka, and then it was picked up by the BJP and spread across India. So its important to note that it stemmed from an already existing islamophobia within affluent christian communities in Kerala.
Thank you for this informative video. I would like to mention that while Mahatma Gandhi did have his flaws, his views on the caste system did change with time. I would suggest that you read this:
'Documented evidence, including Gandhi’s own writings in the 1920s and ’30s, would indeed be considered casteist. But the documented fact also is that the latter-day Gandhi gradually became a social revolutionist advocating inter-caste marriage, especially between Brahmins and “Harijans” in order to dismantle the caste system “root and branch,” and publicly acknowledging that “when all become casteless, monopoly of occupations would go.”
Gandhi devoted much of his last years of his life-fighting caste as well as religious prejudice. He was a reformer and most definitely not a caste revivalist within the Hindu religion. His effort was in keeping with his philosophy of nonviolence and bringing societal transformation without creating animosity or hatred between groups.'
-'How Gandhi’s views on caste, race and God evolved through the years', The Federal
Although the term "Harijan" isn't popular today, I think that we should keep in mind that it would have seemed almost unbelievable to most Hindus (who believed in caste-based discrimination) during those days. To say that this group of people who were supposedy inferior and deserved little respect were "children of God" would have offended many people. Remember, not only was Mahatma Gandhi born in the 19th century in a normal Hindu household, he also had to deal with people who, no too long ago, had no issues with social evils such as child marriage. Progress can be slow, but as long as we aren't rigid, it isn't impossible.
Sometimes stereotypes are true.
Even though the love jihad was a conspiracy in other parts of India and weaponized against Muslims, it was real in Kerala
Do you think that what happened under congress secular rule in kashmir in 90s was an example of secular Fascism.. Or what is your take on that
@@indicphilosopher8772 Considering the role of Mr Rao in the 90s (Mr Aiyar talked about this recently), it likely wasn't Gandhian/Nehruvian secularism. They really failed to promote harmony and ignored the worst elements on both sides. Even now, they are yet to recover their vision.
Evangelical Christianity≠Christianity
Zionism≠Judaism
Hindutva≠Hinduism
You said it!❤
@@pradipamahadeva8051oh I see you forgot to mention one major religion. I wonder why
@@Workshop_fer0x Cause of trolls like you ofc, you'll have problem when he says it and still have when he doesn't. Get a life.
@@saadat7226 trolls you say? 😂
that would be true if you could actually say anything about Mohammad. Say a word about him and see what happens to you
@@Workshop_fer0xDid he say anything about Jesus, Ram or Moses? Then why are you so keen on people making fun of religious figures?
So glad F D gave you a shout out! Thank you for making this! 💜
FD Signifier?? Damn, which video?
This is a fantastic video! As a westerner who has only a very limited knowledge of Indian politics, I always found it very odd that many western far-right politicians who’ve been known to make derogatory racial/ethnic/religious statements about South Asians and Hinduism always praise Hindutva. It makes a lot more sense now.
Thanks! And yes, this is also why the zionist x hindutva nexus makes sense. Both hide behind religion and use people's faith as a mobilising force
@@rohanxdavis It's hard to hide genocide behind an inherently genocidal, fascistic religion. We can support Jews as a people and as a liberation movement but we can't support their cult ideology, nor any other Abrahamic religion. This goes for supporting Palestine and the Arab world whilst rejecting Islam, etc. Secularism is the best path towards solidarity.
Still better than materialist serpents
@@ArnavSharma-bj4ctlol noooooo
I think he is from kerela so can he make video on PFI, IUML (radical islamic organization) ? congress so called secular party supports them in kerela. Why secular congress made seperate Waqf board for muslims and given so much power that even they can claim any land and they are 3rd largest land owner in india. They have claimed so many hindus lands where ancient tempkes temples are present, they force hindus to convery into islam or they will claim their land. Why secular congress reformed hindus marriage act but left muslims from reform and to follow shariya law, why in a secular country there should be different laws? Why gov is funding madarsas? Why taxes only on hindu temples but not on mosque and churches? Why muslim appeasement in a secular country? Why after partition of india on the basis of religion we hindus still has to live with so many muslims? If we had to live together then what was the point of partition? Why congress didn't do full hindu & muslim population transfer between india and Pakistan ? If u ask these questions then leftist and so called intellectual will call u bhakts and they are the main reason for pushing hindus towards right. Do u kerela people also eat pork 🐖🥩 including ur secular or communist muslims ? Show ur hindu muslim strength there as well
The amount of RELIEF I get from coming across this video. I would consider myself a practicing "Hindu" and I have never felt as isolated from my practice as I have now. Progressive spiritualists need to come out of the woodwork but the intimidation factor is too real. Thank you
Hey! Thanks for watching, I'm glad you found value in the video! And I know what you mean, having any vaguely left-leaning opinions seems to be stomped out by the general Indian these days, whether its family member or friends. The self-censorship is real and more people are happy to resign to a cynical acceptance of the rss. More Indians need to speak out against it
@@rohanxdavisas an indian you lost me at Hindutva taking inspiration from Italian fascist and nazis because it was created around the same time or even before it. It came from two nation theory which is much older. It may have came as a reaction to khilafat movement and massacres of hindus in Kerala during mopplah massacre.
@@SafavidAfsharid3197Rohan relies on a lot of ahistorical bullshit to push his points
I don’t fuck with hindutva but the way he handwaves Christian colonization in India it’s disgusting and genuinely right wing Christian imperialist apologia on his part
@SafavidAfsharid3197 truth hurts Hindutva leader Ramachandra Guha took cues from Mussolini’s fascism that’s why most wealthy upper caste Indian (NRIs) Hindutva supporters admire European fascists like Meloni for example.
@@AMPA33 I think I worded wrong I meant to say that Ramachandra Guna found that many rss leaders tools cues from Mussolini’s facism my bad.
As a leftist who lives in India, I think you are doing incredible work. I've been keenly aware of the rapid rise of fascism here, but the frenzy around the Ayodhya ceremony has showed me the scale of hindutva's spread and power.
I'm sending this video to many of my friends so that atleast they wont fall into it.
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words. And yes, hindutva has unfortunately become widely accepted. Even some people in my own family who were much more open minded, and left leaning have now switched their tone to "well there's no opposition", or "well we were all hindus in the past right?". It's this passive acceptance
I am also leftist. And it is really hard to make your sanghi friends watch such content. The dissonance is STRONG. We are all white collar, upper middle class/caste bunch. So very privileged. The sanghis have expanded to jordan peterson and his pseudo intellectual ilk and pride themselves for giving preference to facts over feelings. Yet when I straight up asked my sanghi friend, a devout of hybrid anti-woke peterson-ism and hindutva, that do you really believe there once was a half monkey and half man that could fly? At that moment, feelings took precedence, ironically and I was asked to keep faith out of this. Well.
They would outright reject any outside thoughts by using one of the popular terms, woke, anti hindu, anti national etc.
You cannot make them see it. Even if they see it, they will dismiss it as it challenges their very foundation. They fear losing their identity and their own community.
I can’t believe that you only have 5K(still more than me) this channel’s content is better than many >100K sub pages. You will most definitely grow beyond them. ❤Kudos!
You are safe because hindus are in majority otherwise you would have killed if there is muslim majority, don't be ungrateful, otherwise leave, we hindus are fighting for our rights
@@JagatDrame man you guys love to play the victim while simultaneously lynching folk on the street. Hypocritical much
This was a fascinating analysis to watch as an (anti Zionist) jew! I’ve been curious about the current support of Zionism by Hindu right wing people, it’s shocking just how similar their ethno nationalist claims to the land are. Thank you so much for making this video.
Thank you for watching! And yes, this is why hindutva fascists simp hard for zionists unfortunately
I was going to comment the same thing
Although I am not Jewish but i found similarities between the zionist and the hidutva fascinating especially in the way they try to discredit other Jews/Hindus people
from their religion if they don't want to participate in their ethno nationalism
Also the Indian flag was spotted in Gaza multiple times
Although we don't have 100% confirmation if there are Indian troops on the ground
same thing said my boss a left wing muslim to a right wing hindu that h-a-m-a-s did right and i was like wtf frick they also told me not support israel defending themselves. and if you think i am lying i swear on my LORD "RAMA" my tounge will fell.
@@SenpaiMusick
Your comparison is part of the problem
Equating h.m.a... with Israel isn't a fair comparison or an honest one
Some Indian killed British non soldiers (civilians) in the fight for independence
While that is bad it isn't equal to the British army colonial brutality
While h.a.m.... have issues it's not the same thing as Israel
Also Israel doesn't have a right to defend an apartheid or an occupation
Did the English empire have a right to defend the colonies they created?
Don't Equate an occupation with resistance
@@ahmedalshabrawy202 A theocratic nationalist is a fascist , so Hamas=Likud Likud=Hamas
Fantastic analysis, you've done a great job. Fascism is so repetitive I want to break my skull over a wall. I'm from Russia and the difference is just in names. Same ideas, same organisations, though tragectory of russian fascism is a bit different in a way that it at the same time settle itself as anti-fascist, so it adds extra mental gymntastics to be fasc, but to distance itself from german-italian aesthetics. They use eurasianism, less race and blood oriented, more imperial in a sense of a great russian nation taking lesser peoples under its kind and protective wing (with bombs and assassinations, of course). And, dispite a wartime, it still works more towards depolitisizing and pacifying people: what concerns me, even frightens, is how pro-political and proactive is Hindutva.
Man, this is grim. I hope - when there is no hope, hope is the only thing left - that the Hauge will miraclously rule against Israel. It might, but only by a little, tip the scales agaisnt rightwingers. The Pope made an interesting statement, the old man is based, in regards to a dialogue between marxists and catholics.
Thank you for providing an info on India. No pasaran, friends!
I’d say eurasianism is a nice word to hide usual things : despite the self proclaimed multiculturalism of the russian state, it’s pretty much absent materially, and there are pretty clear social hierarchies based on nationality/ethnicity/race.
yeah the Russian reactionary/fascist optics seem a little more complicated on the surface, but I think it's internally consistent with fascism in the end; they can't not hypocritically claim to be dedicated anti-fascists when their "mythic past" (Soviet Union) was itself actually fundamentally antithetical to fascism and very anti-fascist, at one point anyway - and they can't not use the Soviet era as their mythic past because the sheer difference in quality of life, sovereignty and power as a nation then vs now in the post-Soviet world is just ridiculous
also, the anti-fascist branding was just too easy with regards to post 2014 Ukraine especially...
Fantastic 🤣🤣🤣
This video is full of misconception and lies........
I as a nationalists always look such vidoes with skepticism.......
Can I learn something from this.....
But its always bs 😂😂😂
The point of time he said Savarkar's Hindu definition comes from Aryans its all bullshit complete bullshit 😂😂😂
You described Turkey lmao. Our fascist government is also larping anti-imperialist third-world empowerment sentiment, being the so-called "savior of islam" and "liberator of african nations" etc etc. while in reality they're just there to bolster up their own imperialism and colonial extraction.
wow- you’re doing great work here man. i absolutely should know more about India’s geopolitics and the way it’s mirroring the US and Israel’s as a Jewish American. it’s sickening that so many people are enraptured by ethnonationalism and the violence it requires but i really hope we can achieve some sort of peace and equality within our lifetimes. keep up the effort- i’m officially subscribed :)
As a Jewish Brit I was thinking the exact same thing!
I'm really hoping for the same! And thanks for watching and subscribing :) 🙏🏾
That's a big mood, right there. Also subscribed.
F.D. signifier just posted this video on his community tab, which is where I'm coming from.
Great job on this video! Im glad to see discussion of indian politics in the video essay space
Same
Brilliant video, there is truly a lack of Indian voices (in the mainstream media as well on UA-cam) challenging this toxic ideology. Voices like yours are truly needed especially in this tumultuous election year as well with the recent consecration of the Ram Mandir which has basically been reported on with no pushback from any mainstream Indian sources.
I have noticed you have pointed out the similarities between Zionism and Hindutva in your responses in the comments which I have also noticed. The parallels between Savarkar and Herzl are pretty interesting with both being atheists who weaponize religion for political prospects and both sucking up to colonial powers (the British) for their own benefit.
You deserve way more subscribers, please continue making this amazing content!
Thanks for watching! Yes I agree, I wish even more Indians spoke up about these issues. It sometimes feels like we have a sea of far right freaks on the Internet (along with bjp IT cell ofcourse, like the Israeli hasbara system)
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True there is no difference here b/w construction of ram mandir and what happened with hagia sophia.
@@peak_911 You thinking that is absolutely insane. Although I don't know anything about hagia Sophia.
then be quiet@@rexr9781
Here from FD's channel and I'm so glad he shared it because this video was so interesting and informative! I'm looking forward to watching more of your content, I just suscribed!!
Thanks for watching and subscribing! 🙏🏾 I'm glad you found it interesting!
FD RECOMMENDED ROHAN??? DAMN
good luck to all of us in defeating fascism once and for all
“The word fascism is not a word of abuse any more than the word capitalism is. It is a concept denoting a very definite kind of mass leadership and mass influence: authoritarian, one-party system, hence totalitarian, a system in which power takes priority over objective interests, and facts are distorted for political purposes. Hence, there are “fascist Jews”, just as there are “fascist Democrats”.
[The Mass Psychology of Fascism, Wilhelm Reich, 1946, Ch.9]
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Unfortunately, I don't think fascism can be defeated once and for all. It keeps on creeping back every couple of generations.
Fascism cannot be defeated once and for all. Until other hierarchies are dismantled, they will reproduce and seek to extend themselves to other areas of society, and they always lead to f@scism, the ultimate manifestation of hierarchical structures, and a de@th cult, it will keep coming back until we replace all with horizontal structures and societal principles and restrict to only abstractions the possibility of categorizing people in orders like these
@@Catlily5 of course it does, it is only natural for a people to want to live with their own and expel foreigners
I'm here because of F.D. I have subscribed. Thanks so much for this. I'm listening from Kenya. I love this work and staying.
Jambo! Thanks for watching and subscribing! I learned some Kenyan greetings and trivia from my co-workers when i worked in Dubai! 🙏🏾
Go team FD! I'm also from FD Signifier.
I'm a white Canadian from working class British ancestry, and the legacy of how the British colonial project affected the world is something I'm still trying to learn about, especially after hearing Grandma's overly glowing views of Queen & Country.
I knew a little about Hindutva from Shivam Bhatt (Hanuman bless that lovely nerd!) but getting a more detailed breakdown from a guy who's read the books and summarizes them for me is a helluva boon in learning about the problems affecting international politics.
@@dylanehooverlibrarian7026Read about islamic invasion of India
Mahmood ghazni Mohammad ghori qoutuboddin aibak taimur Firoz Shah Tughlaq Aurangzeb what they had done to hindus
@@dylanehooverlibrarian7026Bangladesh hindu genocide in 1971
3 million hindu were killed by Pakistani muslim army
4 hundred thousand women were raped by Islamist
Thanks for sharing.
I’m a black woman that grew up in the UK & have many Indian friends but I’ve always been afraid to ask about their caste system. (We have something very similar in Igbo culture. Oh the joys of colonialism). I see the caste system in full effect when I watch things like “Indian matchmaker” on Netflix where they are not afraid to say that they would prefer lighter people as Romantic partners. Thanks for framing this in its political context too. I love any opportunity to understand my fellow human beings from different cultures better.
Preferring lighter skin doesn't always mean caste system, colorism is pretty prevail in India regardless of the ethnicity or caste and in Nigeria also I believe
I'm glad you brought up indian match maker, because honestly that show disgusts me and my wife (shes not even indian). The show also has almost no south indian representation, I remember one guy from kerala I think who was a Christian, but mostly upper caste hindus 🤷🏾♂️ that's a really small demographic that doesn't encapsulate the indian experience
@@rohanxdavis Indian matchmaker is like Bollywood it concentrated on North Indian privileged families the target audience as well mostly north Indians and their diaspora, there's no unity among NRIs each of them stick together with their own kind and alienate rest of them, so complaining there's no South Indian representation is just stupid even though from the same country but you guys are alien to each other
@@anaesthete5592 yes but caste & colourism are often intertwined.
@@anaesthete5592even arab would commit suicide for whites i guess
They are also that much obssessed
Greetings from Canada! Still working through your video, but I'm glad to have come across you, especially after having learned of the opening of a new Hindu temple that Modi attended.
Canada (not in all parts, but certainly in my region) has many international students and workers here from India, largely from Punjab (though I know a few people from Kerala as well!), so I've gotten to learn a bit about the Punjabi view on Indian politics.
It's been a great learning experience, but admittedly, I've heard more than a fair share of anti-Muslim rhetoric as well. Understandably, India is a complex political entity, and extremely diverse, which adds to some of that complexity.
I have found the rise of Hindu nationalism to be extremely troubling though. Muslims have had a difficult time in India to be sure, but so to have Sikhs, and I'm sure MANY other people. It's incredible to see a Leftist from India be able to talk about these issues, and criticize the Far-Right in India.
No country on Earth (not even Canada) is free of Far-Right and Fascist movements. It will take solidarity and unity among all peoples to fight back against it. I hope you keep doing this good work, and that more Indians come together to stand against nationalism, racism, and Fascism, in all its forms.
Having finished the vid, some amazing info to have gotten from this! And it's interesting too because there's definitely a long history of White Supremacy trying to interact with cultures and histories from the Middle East and India.
One guy, Arthur de Gobineau (a French Aristocrat), was one of the first people to come up with the concept of Europeans being part of an "@ryan race". More specifically, he believed that Frankish Aristocracy were part of this group, and that the French peasantry were "racially inferior Gauls".
He was also big into this idea that Frankish people had roots in Iran (Persia) I believe, so he really tried to tie Orientalism into why he considered them to be so "superior".
It feels similar to what the N@zis were doing in Northern India.
Anyways, lots of interesting overlaps there, I appreciate the insight and perspective you bring to the subject of Fascism, and also the affects White Supremacy has had in India.
Bangladesh hindu genocide in 1971
3 million hindu were killed by Pakistani muslim army 😢
I hate Canada
Well okey I hope leftist treudue not trying ruin or destroying the canada
Especially not Canada...
@@DinoCism Unfortunately. It goes easily overlooked on the world stage because it's hidden behind a mask of politeness. Like an Anglophone Sweden, though Canada was founded on much more suffering.
Great channel and video! Very interesting to watch as someone of Indian-Caribbean descent who currently lives in Europe, and who can see very depressing parallels between our situation and yours.
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏾
It's difficult for Americans to grasp the idea that race is a social construct, and specifically that "whiteness" and white supremacy don't really have all that much to do with skin color. I think this Indian perspective is a perfect eye opener on that front.
Indian perspective is not comparable at all. The issue is religious and not racial. Regarding American society in a way failed to assimilate different races. Some drastic measures were required to make changes but they failed. That has resulted perpetuation of anger and victimization feeing in the minorities. Liberal politics is not about solving problem but rather making rabid documentaries about it! If that helps. And conservative politics is all about making bat shit conservatives think that their ww2 American exceptionalism can be brought back! Basically American political system is dysfunctional because of two party system.
Read about islamic invasion of India
@@bennelong8451 Everything I don't like is a social construct
It mostly has to do with colonization and forced westernization and the idea that there is a "race" at all. If people actually look at the word: race (the idea of race) and the suffix -ism (system, doctrine, ideology), it's simply just a system of race. Anyone who believes we are all different races, like we're different species, is racist. Scientifically, we are actually of one human race. Of course, when a person creates a race based system, they can also decide who is superior and who is inferior within that system based on a number of factors which could be religion, appearance, behavior, mannerisms, customs, culture, education structures, law systems, and more.
@@初日の出_初日の入りI mean. Probably a good portion of them.
As horrifying as Hindutva is, considering how it’s the ideology of the currently ruling party, I appreciate the lack of respect for it shown in this video. It’s good to have a laugh at the absurdity sometimes lest fascism will only succeed more in its terror.
Before I only had a very superficial understanding of Modi being a „Hindu Nationalist“ and this video taught me a lot more. Looking forward to watching all the videos and following this channel, great job!
Hey thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it :)
Modi is a mere pawn, he would be easily replaced if he is inefficient But hindutva will not stop, till we make this nation clean
As someone who grew up in a kshatriya Hindu family, your videos have been so validating. I always felt so uneasy about the views that people in my family and community would tout and felt like I didn't have the knowledge or context to understand why I felt that way. Specially as someone who lives abroad and has very little idea of what's actually going on in India this channel is a gold mine. I cannot express how much I appreciate your work.
This is not goldmine it's a narrative based channel which suits your ideology and agenda vice e versa, cheers!
@@userindiansyedhamza if that's the case then your comment and judgement is even more subjective, enjoy!
If you feel like you don't have the knowledge to explain your viewpoint, then read the Bhagavad gita, the greatest exponent of equality
@@AA-nn7eh there is beautiful knowledge in the Gita and in all of the Dharmic practices. I do not consider hatred for or judgement on fellow human beings based on their last names or caste or ethnicity or skin colour part of this beauty knowing.
Just manipulation and misinformation at its beest
This earned a follow; can't believe youre under 1K with this kind of well-reaearched, well-structured essay. Hopefully the boosts you're getting will result in more attention!
Thank you so much for watching! I really appreciate it, and yes hopefully it helps haha! 🙏🏾
You hit over 1K subs, so I'd say it worked, lol
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Hi Rohan. Your channel have been a breath of a fresh air in my Indian-section of UA-cam feed. We need more left content, more left representation in mainland Indian political scene. And, tbh, this is not even about left or right, this is something that we all should be speaking up - the rising fascism in India.
Keep making more such content, more power to you. Love ♥
As someone who lives in the "West" this was really interesting. I know very little or even better, nothing, about India's politics and this has enlightened me.
I'm happy you found some value in the video! 🙏🏾
Sorry to tell you but this video is full of bs......
Ugh, I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm like 7 minutes in and I can tell this will be a banger
Haha thanks alot! I hoped you were able to take something away from it
Thank you for this education, being Indian in the west I’ve always wanted to dive deeper into the castist/colourist/racist ideologies being pushed as of late, and this adds to my understanding. I appreciate you highly, you’ve got a new fan
Hey! I'm glad you felt this added to your understanding 🙏🏾 and thank you for subscribing!
@@rohanxdavismake a video on Ajmer rape case where thousand hindu girls were gang raped by muslim man and black mailed by nude photos many hindu girls killed or commit suiside because of same
incredible video man, thank you for the work.
growing up in westcoast canada, i grew up around a lot of south asian and indian people, and it inspired a deep love and need for understanding about the nation
and hundreds of cultures that make it up.
watching the BJP's rise and it's effects on expat communities, including assassinations and just intercommunity agitation, has been tragic,
and this video really shines a light on how it all works in actual practice and how these effects occur around the world, and how it's part of the larger picture of the global resurgence of fascism
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏾
Amazingly informative video. I am a latino who has been interested in India for years, and I have done school papers on India. Hindutvist have done an amazing job of astroturfing, and for a bit I was convinced that the current government of India was PERFECT based on what exchange students said, approval rating and favorable articles. It wasnt until I went on a deep dive on Modi that I realized the fascist qualities
I feel very isolated in being an Indian leftist because it is very common to hear inflammatory rhetoric about minorities. I wish more people would be able to apply such analysis on this shift of the political landscape towards the right.
Same here dude, I wish more Indians spoke up, because i know they're out there. There's also an unfortunate tendency to self-censor if you need to think about how your friends, family etc are going to act, and if you'll be disowned by family/not get family inheritance (I know a dude like this). But we really need to start speaking up for our brothers and sisters even if it means loss of friends
And I'm sure you'll find the community you were always meant to find!
@@rohanxdavis I am a dude like that. I used to post openly on my socials against the supreme leader and his cult. but now I've stopped posting as many in my circle have turned out to be closetted bhakts.
Indian leftist= anti national
@@TheNeo349 ever thought that whom you call closetted bhakta have a point?
Great video! Agreed with all your points, however I do think the diatribe at 27:56 about how Tamil and Malayalam are "older" and "more nuanced" than Hindi is a bit unfounded - even if Hindi was "older" or "more nuanced" than other Indian languages, that wouldn't make it right for it to be imposed upon the nation. So I don't think we should be using the same rhetoric that colonialists do when wiping out indigenous languages en-masse (the idea that some languages are "not as old" or "not as smart/nuanced/complex" was used to justify wiping out many languages across the world) is the move.
That's a good point, didn't mean for it to come off as such 🙏🏾
Just came here to post this. There is no such thing as one language being "older" than another (except in the case of artificially constructed languages such as Esperanto or Klingon). It's just a matter of nomenclature and how you decide to periodize and label different phases of a language. I think this claim that Tamil and Malayalam are "older" is based on the antiquity of inscriptions, but no speaker of modern Tamil or Malayalam would be able to speak or understand the ancient languages to any large degree (as speakers of modern English would not be able to speak or understand Old English). At the same time speakers of Old Tamil and Old Malayalam were speaking their languages, the predecessor of Hindi (Indo-Aryan prakrits) was also being spoken in the north.
@@clemmydilo actually Tamil and Malayalam, contrary to many other languagues didn't undergo large reforms during the last centuries or even millenia. You're right i probably wouldn't be able to understand perfects but mostly we would.
Watching this felt like being in that meme with the two astronauts.
"Wait, so all ultranationalists in the world are copying each other? It's one big toxic circle?"
[click]
"Always has been."
Thanks for the knowledge, you've made this ignorant European slightly less ignorant about Indian politics.😅
Same with communist and leftist doing it
@@MeeesterBond17 Ignotum pro Magnifico!
Wild. I didn't know I needed to find this channel, but I'm glad I did. There's this weird romanticization of Asian faith here in America that either refuses to look at this stuff, or see it as vindication of nationalistic ideas. I haven't been able to parce these things out because my understanding of Hinduism is purely academic. Hearing someone with cultural understanding talk about it was enlightening. I shall subscribe.
Thank you for subscribing! I know exactly what you mean, I had to take alot of time and reading to understand it for myself too. I feel like the blindspot here for most people is that we were a colonized population before, and people don't know how to deal with that history when critiquing the actions of a current state. Its like how zionists like to gaslight critics by calling anti-semitism, which makes people with a heart uncomfortable. The reality is, this is one of the blindspots we all develop because of the way nationalism and statehood works. Because who gets to decide the identity of the state?
when i saw 1h video on Hindutva, i thought it would be some boring video, i clicked on it thinking i'm gonna quit 2 minutes later.
But to my surprise, i couldn't stop watching. Its very detailed, information packed with proper reference. covers a lot of topics that i didn't thought would included (thanks for including those).
Thanks for making this video. This video needs to be seen by every indian.
Im glad to find this channels. The Ayodhya celebration is disgusting
Man you sure do have some fuckin balls uploading this right now lmao keep up the good work
I know right 😭😭😭
Thanks for this video. I am a Westerner ( from Argentina), with a deep interest in India and for a long time I've noticed the strong similarity between Hinduvta and Zionism. I would like to highlight something that you say at the beginning that seems fundamental to me and something that should be deepened. The cold, sometimes condescending and even aggressive attitude of the left with respect to religions and religious people ends up being fatal since that field is always captured by the political right. I am leftist and a very religious person, and although in Latin America this syncretism is more accepted since the Liberation Theology of the 70s, in the rest of the world religious people feel alienated in leftist spaces. The majority of the people in the world are religious and if the left does not change its attitude toward it, all those people will always feel more comfortable with the political right that is always willing to use religion to its advantage and manipulate the religious by supplying the lack of understanding of the left. With this I'm saying that the political right, like Hinduvta and Zionism or any fascist movement will always have the upper hand if the left does not abandon its old fashioned anti-religious prejudices.
@@ingridjfyfjffjjh9217 it's definitely a worthwhile conversation. When I think religious, the first person who actually comes to my mind is my grandma who wouldn't hurt a fly and was a beautiful person. I don't think these fascists are religious, they're using it as a tool for political gain and power, in fact i can pretty much guarantee that I've spent more time reading texts they might consider sacred than many of them have. I have a mini copy of the Gita in my guitar case too. We are inherently spiritual creatures, seeking meaning in whatever we do, and even though I personally am not that religious in the traditional sense, I can understand that it is an important part of people's lives, that provides meaning and comfort in dark times and helps us cope with our realities. So I agree with you
The problem with Indian leftists are a good majority of them are Indian muslims larping as the Indian left and the other parts are Marxists and socialist elitists like the Gandhis who the common people of Indians do not identify with. Many Indians support the right over the hypocrisy of the left when it comes to hindu and other religions while appeasing conservative muslims with some very bigoted views. The socialists straight out carried a genocide against the Sikhs in the 80s so it's not just the Hindus they are against. You ask this youtuber what he means when he says "free Palestine" and he refuses to elaborate, I asked him if he supports the destruction of Israel and the Jews living there and he just replies back with "free Palestine" again in my chat to him. I don't believe the Indian left has any redeemable qualities at all.
Awesome video dude, I showed this to my Twitch stream, if you're ever interested in coming on the show let me know!
Yo dude! Someone in my comments mentioned that you did! Thanks for sharing it and for recommending it to so many people, that's awesome haha. And I accept that I was Kerala simping hahaha 😂 the point was supposed to be like comparative to casteism in another hindu majority state like UP but came off wrong. I didn't mean to deny casteism in kerala or anything anything, I've literally had some casteist shit pulled on me, like when I worked at a coffee roastery, helping the team unload coffee bags. Another malayalee dude called me a labourer etc. Not to mention the castesim within the cpi itself or the casual colourism among family members. Oh and I had no idea about the Mahua Moitra situation 😂😂 I just used her quote on caste because it was pretty spot on, so thanks for pointing out her trans phobia and adivasi hate. One of the disadvantages of not being on twitter. And sure man, I'd be happy to come on, not sure how we'd link up. Discord I guess?
Amazing, urgent and detailed essay! Not pretending to know much of or lived through Indian politics (solely via academia or family who lives or has lived in the country), but I recently came to write a poem on Hindutva, connected to the Gujurat riots and fascist parallels in Europe, of which I am actually familiar with on a daily base. Not even a state as small as Belgium is devoid of fascist upsurge, sadly, as we are approaching a new voting season under the grey cloud of Flemish, islamophobic and anti-migrant nationalism. Since I teach plenty of minority-group pupils at school, that hurts. And essays like your own, representing wildly different locations (I appreciated the comparison to Turkic fascism, too), enhance my insight on these uncanny movements. So thanks for the research!
There are no minorities
What are minorities?
People who move from A to B where they end up as minorities
Sooner or later you will become the minority
What a joke
You're welcome! It's my pleasure 🙏🏾 I've been to Belgium, to Antwerp btw! Still remember the mad triple de anvers beer I had 😂 One of my aunts is basically Belgian, but lives in Freiburg Germany. But yes, I've been following what's happening in Europe as well, and it is saddening indeed. Is your poem somewhere online to read by the way? (If it's private its totally cool, just curious!)
Hindu had 800 years of persecution because of islamic invasion
Millions of Hindus were killed by islamic invaders
Read about Bangladesh genocide
@@sarojchaudhary3803 Then why continue the cycle of violence when we can end it now?
@@ej28it's not ending your muslims are still persecuting hindus in pakistan, Bangladesh and some parts of India like west bengal, kashmir and kerala
Brother you got a new subscriber. I am a westerner and this is a great primer on hindutva
Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏾 and thank you for subscribing!
Read about islamic invasion of India
Bangladesh hindu genocide in 1971
3 million hindu were killed by Pakistani muslim army
4 hundred thousand women were raped by Islamist
Thank you for shedding light on this topic, it is wildly underrepresented in the media, keep up the good work!
Thank you! 🙏🏾 and when it's represented in the media there's no prior context usually, or there are massive gaps in information because not enough time is devoted to it
As someone who is a human rights activist in the West, this was super educational. I hope there will be a surgence of youth groups opposing Hindutva like there is in the Filipino community.
What are you opposing in the Philippines?
Genuine question.
What about human rights of hindu in pakistan and bangladesh
Read about islamic invasion of India
Read about Mohammad ghori Mahmood ghazni
you are a frickin christian country already you have lost your own culture and religion
what a gripping, in depth video essay! this is a topic that i've been curious about for a while and it feels like this video is exactly what i've been looking for. i'm surprised to see that you have so few subscribers for such high quality! you have a new one here, keep up the great work 🙏📿
Thank you so much for watching! 🙏🏾 I'm happy you were able to take something away
Thank you for helping me understand this complex issue. I’m from Northern BC in Canada and we have a growing Sihk community. I try to ask about India when possible out of curiosity but I’m usually met with very little enthusiasm at discussing their former home. These people are so nice and fill professions that are usually lower pay and/or hard labor all while radiating positivity.
Hey, yeah the Sikh community are great. They have a long history in BC too, some of the only Indian immigrants to be allowed to live in Canada initially were a small contingent of Sikh soldiers who were serving in the Colonial British army in the early 1900s. They set up trading communities there way back. There is a section of the Sikh community that harbour very understandable resentment towards the Indian government though because of a program that happened in 1984 during operation blue star. You should check out that history. The Prime minister at the time was quite authoritarian and allowed thousands of Sikh people to be massacred because they weren't falling in line. Other communities with ill-intent also joined in and carried out their own local pograms. That event is the root of alot of resentment from Canadian Sikhs, and is understandable. Many Sikhs who live in India still see themselves as Indian though, and prefer to hold that identity
I literally just started the video but I want to thank you for making this! As an Indian American it’s hard to get to the origins of the current issues in India politics (especially with how it varies by state), and even harder to find other Hindus who actually are against Hindutva.
This is great stuff. I've been wanting information on this issue for a while, and it's been hard to find. Thanks for this.
Thanks for watching!
Great work Rohan. This was much needed. Thank you!
Thanks for watching duuude! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
As a Canadian of Indian decent (and a "leftist") I find this video very informative and prescient.
Thank you kindly! Keep up the good work. You've earned yourself at least one more subscriber.
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P.S. I found you through a recommendation from FD Signifier. 😊
@@cassiusdhami9215 hey! Thanks for subbing and I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏾 yeah I had to take a day to digest the boost FD and Leftist Cooks gave my channel that day 😂 I'm less overwhelmed now
Best break down of Hindutva I've seen. Bravo.
Thanks alot! 🙏🏾
The worst thing about all this is that I used to think that such narrow minded and archaic thinking was only spread amongst the so called, "WhatsApp Uncles", on the contrary, this ideology of hate is common currency amongst the youth of our country.
With Indian masses gaining easy access to the internet quite recently, it seems like BJP and the cult of Modi have successfully able to present Hindutva more or less as a politically charged version of Hinduism.
Young minds of our country can be seen actively flaunting with ideas like genocide of a minority community, labeling any form of genuine protest as an anti-national scheme. If one belong to a minority religion, there is very clear society pressure on them to show their love and patriotism towards the country.
Forget about being from a minority religion and try to criticize the ruling government's policies or actions, you would instantly be labelled as an anti-national, that's the level of public discourse our country has stooped to.
What saddens me even more is the failure of the opposition parties to provide the masses a legitimate alternative on a national stage. The ideological damage which has been done to our country's political landscape is something which is irreversible and has a potential to have long term ramifications.
You're spot on
Nicely summarised. In fact I kinda agree with the hindutva ideology but I DO NOT support harassment of minorities and people who do not agree with the government. Unfortunately the so called opposition parties are not any better as they are ready to compromise on national security if it means that they get power. No opposition leader from any other country would ask backstabbing hypocrites like the USA and UK who are known to undermine sovereignty of nations in the name of freedom and meddle in their internal politics. The opposition also has a history of doing muslim appeasement in the name of minority rights which is a violation of the fundamental right of equality irrespective of caste, creed and religion of the Indian constitution. While I do like the current government’s stance on the international stage there are many policies which I don’t like as well and hindutva is not one of them. Minorities have the right to practice their religion but they don’t have the right to disrespect the cultural identity of the nation or the nation itself.
I was noticing many Hindus at my old job were sympathetic to Right Wing politics here in the USA. I am so glad you shed some light on this subject in such an easily consumable manner @rohanxdavis !! Good stuff
This video is amazing!! Would like to see the longer reference if it's possible, regardless thanks for making this video! ❤
Hey! Thanks for watching, I'll post the longer reference list on a community post later so you can check it out there. Thank you for your attention!
I am originally from Bangladesh. This is really insightful and detailed thank you. And, btw our systems are exactly like that as well :/ also send here from LegalKimchi.
Welcome! And thanks for watching yo! Legalkimchi is awesome
As Hasinas AL distanced itself from secular nationalism we devoloped new religious nationalism very simillar to India which is very scary😢
Interesting that so many right wing political movements around the world have this same mentality currently
Great video, I’m a new subscriber ❤
Yes, it really shows how similar we all are besides the despite the superficial elements of "race". The bones of all these movements come from uncannily similar thought processes
Great video. Glad F.D. mentioned you. I work together with a dozen Indian colleagues (as well as many people from other countries). I caught glimpses of politics in India taking a turn for the worse. Glad this video provides so much information. I wasn't aware it is, once again, facism rearing its ugly head.
Thanks for watching!
worry about your own affairs.
I was recently down a rabbithole in American conservative and progressive channels and was wondering how these ideas were applicable in hindu society. Dear God this video relates to me on a core level. Thanks man.
Yooo, yknow I was wondering the same because I couldn't find alot of similar content from Indian youtubers. Usually the caste element or colourism is not really talked about or ignored. Once you realize it's links to European white supremacy, it's connects alot of dots. I hope more young Indians start using their voices to call these things out
mone poli 🤩keep up the good work, full support👏
Haha thanks for watching brother!
haha malayali aarnu alle ? 😹❤️
while I agree with most, if not all the points you've noted. I do think there should have been a bit more about the economic aspects of fascism: the privatization, the suppression of workers' rights, and of course the hand in hand, collaboration of the state and the capitalist class.
great video in any case
Valid points, I'll probably have to make a separate video on that
thanks for this Rohan, was so helpful!
I have a question, though: you are trans, but you have a Palestinian flag on Twitter. Doesn't the majority of Palestinians/Islamists hate all of you?
I mean, Hindus do that too, but Hinduism has no texts written where they reject queers, so why this discrimination or hypocrisy? I have noticed this with feminists too. Is it inherently built into the majority of Western leftists that Islamists are seen as victims everywhere?
It's my pleasure! Glad you found value in it 🙏🏾
@@peak_911 no, kid. it just means that she doesn't support an ongoing GENOCIDE (y'know the thing that is bad and killing literal BABIES) regardless of her identity and understands that there are queer & trans palestinians as well who are getting killed by an apartheid state. hope that helps!
Thank the lord that I'm finding more Indian lefties. As a Pakistani woman who's faced extreme harassment from hinduvtas online and who's seen nothing but glee from them extended towards mulim genocide, it's heart-warming to come across this. You're doing god's work, honestly; and it doesn't come as any surprise that this fascist ideology is extremely similar to zionism: the erroneous conflation of religion and fascism. No wonder they get along so well.
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Thanks for watching and subscribing! 🙏🏾 and yes, hypernationalism mixed with the guise of religion for control is clearly not working, and never has
@@rohanxdavis Perhaps this ask is a tall order, but I would love for you the cover the child torture and rape of the Kashmiri girl-child Asifa by hindu right-wing fascists and how the neighborhood was complicit in that torture. Again, you don't have to do it as it's a very tough topic, but I want people to be educated just how far fascists can go. With what's happening in palestine, my hatred for fascism knows no bounds.
@@coolshah1662 lol can't believe your audacity, far worse things happening in your country why don't you concentrate on that, and online Pakistani trolls are equally worse as the hindutvas there are thousands of channels run by Pakistanis just to make propaganda and hate content on India, not just that even your public figures and celebs are famous for publically spewing hate against us,
Do you have any idea about the condition of minorities in your country? Do you know how many minor Hindu girls are abducted in sindh every year, or the disappearing children of Balochistan do you know every year hundreds of minorities from your country seek asylum in India because of religious prosecution, Atleast what happening in my country comes to light while there's a secret genocide of minorities happening in your country and unlike you we still have a democracy, your country literally run by a fascist army regime
@@coolshah1662 can't believe your audacity lol, far worse things happening in your country why don't you concentrate on that, and online Pakistani trolls are equally worse as the hindutvas, not just that even your public figures and celebs are famous for publically spewing hate against us,
Do you have any idea about the condition of minorities in your country? Do you know how many minor Hindu girls are abducted in sindh every year, or the disappearing children of Balochistan Atleast what happening in our country comes to light while there's secret genocide of minorities happening in your country and unlike you we still have a democracy, your literally run by a fascist army regime
@@coolshah1662 can't believe your audacity lol, far worse things happening in your country why don't you concentrate on that, and online Pakistani trolls are equally worse as the hindutvas not just that even your public figures and celebs are famous for publically spewing hate against us,
Do you have any idea about the condition of minorities in your country? Do you know how many minor Hindu girls are abducted in sindh every year, Atleast what happening in our country comes to light while there's secret genocide of minorities happening in your country and unlike you we still have a democracy, your literally run by a fascist army regime
As you hinted to in the first part of this video, I would be totally in for a video where you explain Hinduism and especially its different branches. As an Austrian I am hardly ever exposed to India and its culture but after this video you really sparked my interest! :D
I'm happy this sparked your interest! Yes, it's an interesting string of philosophies, you should definitely read more into it. Theology is not my forte but if I were to do a video on it, it would be after a few months of research, definitely
Thank you for teaching this important information. This is particularly important online, where Hindutva fascism is so prevalent.
It definitely confuses people online yup!
What a journey. Thank you for this video! Please make more. 🙏
I found this video on Hasanabi's stream with ArunAnnow. incredible how in-depth this video. Subbed
Wait Hasan reacted to this? Based.
@@endxofxeternity he didn't react to this video. They were talking about Indian politics and the elections in general and Arun recommended watching this video
@@endxofxeternityhasan is not it brother
You bet I'm gonna share your videos with my friends and relatives. You're doing really good work. 👍
this is such good analysis . I learned so much. Something that just clicked for me was why my German mother (she is incredibly racist and deeply into conspiracy theories) is so obsessed with india. When you brought up the nazis researching atlantis in india it finally clicked. conspiracies serving these illusions of greatness through spiritual (and by extension racial) supremacy was the missing link between her xenophobia and her obsession with being Indian somehow
Wow I'm happy you were able to take something away and make that connection! 🙏🏾 yeah racial supremacy conspiracy theories are insidious because they are also powerful. They tend to instill pride and confidence at the expense of others. That's why it's dangerous
I'm from Moldova, living in Canada and as someone from a country of the former USSR I follow what happens in Eastern Europe and Russia. A lot of what you described can be also seen in Russia with ideologues like Dugin and the much liked by Putin philosopher Ivan Ilyin who both mithologise the Russian Empire with its division of the population into Russian (by which they understand not just Russians but Ukrainians and Bielorussians who are denied an independent narional identity) and "inorodtsy" (of different descent/nation or of alien origin). They also revere the social structure of Tsarist times that was basically a rigid system of medieval estates. There is such irony that the new Russian upper class that appeared after the dismantling of the USSR is largely of low origin if they would trace their lineage to the Tsarist times and they are the ones glorifying this mythical past and demonizing the revolution whithout which they and their ancestors would probably never get out from their subservient status. Dugin in his writing also likes to alude to a hierarchy dominated by Kshatriyas and Brahmins certainly in an allusion to some white supremacist idea of Aryan superiority. He of course sees someone like Putin as a powerful Kshatriya leader and he would like to be the Brahman by his side, but the halls of power don't feel a big need in Dugin. They are capable themselves of elaborating their own right wing ideas.
Bangladesh hindu genocide 3 million hindu were killed by Pakistani muslim army
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I’m here from FD. This is so fascinating. Thanks 🙏🏾
Added to my watch later list, definitely interested in hearing and understanding more about this topic, especially as an Indian growing up in the US.
Do you experience racism ?
Wow, I haven't seen this video yet, only read a few articles on the developments. I happy that there finally is something on this topic!
I'm thoroughly impressed, thank you for sharing your knowledge comrade, I had read a few articles about the topic, but this was incomparably more informative!
@@POW_redOnion thanks for taking the time to watch it! 🙏🏾
Greetings from ArunAnnow's community. We did a react excellent video bro and collab expected soon ❤
Man good work, UA-cam is starved of sensible social and cultural coverage of India and by an Indian.
I agree dude, that's one of the reasons for writing this essay and making the video. I just couldn't find something similar that encapsulates all the elements, especially that of caste and white supremacy. I wanted something I could share with family members in an attempt to get them thinking a little deeper and connecting with their empathy for their fellow Indians instead of resigning to a cynical acceptance of islamophobia, racism, and casteism. I'm glad you found value in it 🙏🏾
@@rohanxdavis Rest assured that I am going to share this with certain members of the family and friends
This is a really well made video. You are awesome
Thank you so much! I'm glad you think so! 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Finally, someone talking about this! Thank you so much, bhai.
No problem bhai! 🙏🏾
Thank dude! @@rohanxdavis
Greetings from the USA. Great Video, Man. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching! I'm happy you enjoyed it 🙏🏾
One of the only few indian youtubers i have seen post sources in discription . Really impressed by your work , keep it up u will get many subscribers. 👍👍
As an American with South Indian ancestry, I really appreciate this. It feels good to getting understand just a little more about the politics of my people, through a leftist lens.
Hindutva will win nri guy u can cope and seethe :)
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I would remind you it's highly biased. These socialists have lost their power on india so they brand BJP as fascist and undemocratic while the BJP represents the values of its people and has most of its members from humble origins. The left is filled with fancy rich people who were born to the right parents like the Gandhis.
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I like how you didn't even *try* to justify your ideology.
You know it's evil.
You know it's wrong, yet you do it.
That's is pathetic.
@@Scientist1351sarrrr we don't worship cows sarree
Loved the vid
The drought of left media in India is a huge problem
And I would love to share a name who hated the social norms and led a path closer to truth
A person famous for his dohas ,poems but underneath a social worker and a philosopher from 15th century ,sant or saint kabir das ( who believed in the idea of the oneness of God ).
Can’t help but seeing the parallels between this and what’s currently happening in the Jewish community with Zionism although it’s been present for a lot longer. Other then that though, great video.
My algorithm for Unc fd, love this video and ty for bring this to light. As an American, I've kept my eye on Modi bc he's concerning as a leader as well as his rhetoric.
First keep an eye on grooming gangs of Britain's
Muslim are enjoying with your white European girls 😂
Thank you for the video. I am from Europe and had very little knowledge on the fascist threat in India despite knowing of Hindutva attitudes towards Muslim minorities. It’s very interesting seeing how fascism never really seems to change no matter where it is; racial discrimination, female disempowerment, physically increasing the nation state, hatred for leftists, etc etc.. but it is good to still know more in depth about how fascism looks in different countries despite this!
First search about muslim grooming gangs of Britain's
Read about islamic invasion of India
Read about Mahmood ghazni Mohammad ghori qoutuboddin aibak taimur Firoz Shah Tughlaq Aurangzeb
They killed 400 million hindu
This was a great breakdown. I'd love to hear more about the internal politics and everyday life, especially related to Kerala. It's easy enough to find a sort of general overview of these things online, but the language barrier makes a lot of the details kind of opaque to us westoids.
Very refreshing to get an Indian perspective on this issue. Your whole channel is a treasure trove for a progressive perspective on Indian history, culture, and politics, even with how young your channel is. I really look forward to more of what you create. Keep up the good work!
Also, I might be going to Kerala for my senior capstone research. It'll be on the CPI (M) and their influence, operation, and governance in the region. It'll definitely be interesting to research how they interact with the ruling fascist BJP.
I think that research would be interesting indeed. The way the communist identified cpim has to also maneuver and curry favour with caste groups and capitalists within the framework of an electoral system is worth study. The SFI, their student wing would also be interesting to look into
Here from FD's channel. Great video, dude! Even though I knew about some of the older history (being from Bangladesh), some of the more recent things you discussed were really eye-opening for me.
Thanks for watching dude! 🙏🏾
I am glad I ran into this, been thinking alot how bizarre the recent hindu branded political nationalism is and well, what little I know about hinduism don’t mix
Rohan you have done a fantastic job with this video! It was very eye- opening. I see alot of my family wholeheartedly supporting BJP without knowing nothing about any of this. Thanks!
Had no introduction to India any most respects, ever. But this video had me like glued to the screen and I’ll dive into this further.
I’d love The Deprogram to invite you. I’m sure there is a lot of lefties out there who - just like me - would love and benefit greatly from learning about these developments. Thank you for this work!
Ayyyyyyyy, the video you were telling me about is finally here! :D I've been so looking forward to this!
Yeah dude! that's the one haha. Was a painful one to write edit etc ngl
@@rohanxdavis I can only imagine. Thank you for your work to bring this to a wider audience.
This channel is criminally underrated
FUCKING FIANLLY SOME SERIOUS ACTUAL CONTENT TACKELING A REAL THING ON THE TOPIC.
thank god. Ur doing good work
Man, always crazy seeing parallels between other countries and the one I live in. Seems like the fascist playbook is very similar regardless of where you live. This vid is fuckin sick dawg.
Thanks alot dude! I'm glad you enjoyed it
I think it's very revealing all the Hindtvas in the comments are using "Christian" as an insult for you.
Yup. Its a dog whistle for North indians. Christianity isn't as common in the North and the assumption is that you're a dalit convert to christianity. And because they like caste based descrimination, they hate on random christians. This isn't as common in Kerala where im from, where christianity and Islam is much more common and accepted by many hindus
You don't even understand why north Indians hates muslim it's because of Islamism is highest in North india and we also know pakistani language urdu similar to Hindi as you know Islamism is highest in subcontinent specially in pakistan and afganistan so hindutva is response to Islamism prevalent at that time and even now although I am atheist I hate all religions but islam is dangerous@@rohanxdavis
Ricebag is insult
This video is much needed in native languages. Can you kindly try to hire translators of top 5 languages spoken in India and make the same video so that it gets more reach in India.
Subbed, this is good information backed by facts, far more information provided here than most commentary channels.
Thank you! I'm happy you feel that way! 🙏🏾
no facts just propaganda
Thank you for making this video! My family are from India and they were almost killed by Hindu extremists (they were Muslim). Luckily they were able to get to Pakistan, but Hindu extremism is something that’s not talked about enough (or understood) in the West.
During the partition most of the killings and violence occurred against Hindus and Sikhs in present day Pakistani Punjab by Muslim extremists, and I'm pretty sure Hindu extremism is talked enough in the west and always used as a justification to be racist against Indians also Pakistani diaspora use this to propagate hate and demonise Indians in the west while pak has a far serious problem of extremism
Holy Shit man, this is amazing work, must have taken ages to edit and put out this in a clear concise manner. I am going through so many books trying to find out what makes human beings worship ancient cultures and claim that their culture is best. when in fact we barely have anything in common with a person who lived thousands of years ago.
As a student of Indian politics from the west I appreciate this video!
Incredibly well researched and informative video!
And shout out to F.D. Signifier who shared this video in a community post that sent me here. Very refreshing to hear about Hindutva and Modi from an Indian perspective, something that I feel is generally missing in US or western voices in general.
Man, i love how deep you go into these topics!
Haha thanks man! 🙏🏾
I don't know how you popped on my recommended list but i am thankfull for it. I am half indian and german, living in germany and i always felt i wanted to connect to india more. I was put off by what i now see as hindutva style thinking. Its good to have someone like you to explain things lile this to someone like me who feels very much like an outsider.
Search about islamic invasion of India
Bangladesh hindu genocide in 1971
3 million hindu were killed by Pakistani muslim army
This is such a good video. I'm sure it took months to make but it couldn't be more well timed especially with the recent rise of right wing Hindus online after Modi inaugurated a new temple over land that used to have a mosque.
Yup! It took a while alright 😂 and funnily enough with being sucked into my day job I didn't even realize that I scheduled the video right before the inauguration. It was just coincidence!
This a great video. I hope it'll get more attention. Fascism is complicated and different for every culture, it hides and attaches itself to religions and other philosophies, and I wish we talked about it more.
Yup! I wish we talked about it more as well, so it doesn't leave people wondering how we got here. I suppose our societies have this tendency to imagine that fascism and racism are things of the past, and then it "blind sides us" even though the signs were always there