Why 'Hindutva pop' will affect India well beyond 2024 polls
- Arun GeorgeJairaj Singh
- TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Dec 21, 2023, 21:48 IST IST
Can what sounds like a pop song actually end up normalising radical behaviour? Or is Hindutva pop just an opportunistic sub-culture that gives its stars political growth?
Kunal Purohit, author of H-pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars (published by Harper Collins India), has been documenting hate crimes in India for almost a decade. While reporting on an assignment a few years ago, he stumbled upon three personalities who have taken the world of Hindutva pop by storm.
Kunal Purohit, author of H-pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars (published by Harper Collins India), has been documenting hate crimes in India for almost a decade. While reporting on an assignment a few years ago, he stumbled upon three personalities who have taken the world of Hindutva pop by storm.
