ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Vrinda Narain

Vrinda Narain is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, McGill University, Canada and Research Fellow, Research Directorate, University of the Free State, South Africa.

POSTS BY Vrinda Narain

23 April 2024

Vrinda Narain

The End of a Dream?

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have officially declared war on the hijab in 2022, but the Hindu right’s battle strategy has been set in place since at least 2014 when the BJP rose to power under the leadership of Narendra Modi. A tenacious master of populism, the BJP has successfully altered the mainstream Hindu perception of the Muslim as a threat to secularism. Within this imaginary, Muslims are believed to constantly seek exemptions from the secular regulations constraining the Hindu community. Continue reading >>