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Is there such a thing as anti-national in India?
The above-mentioned instances are just the headlines and flash points in the recent grand discourse of being anti-national in India. If one tunes in to or subscribes to Indian social or mass media, the word anti-national has infiltrated the entire country. Innumerable open letters have been written.
What organizations were made during the Indian national movements?
There were several organizations that were made during the Indian National Movements, let’s read about them: The Indian National Congress was founded on 28 December 1885. It was founded in the premises of Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit School at Bombay. Presided by W.C. Banerjee, it was attended by 72 delegates.
How did the Anti-Partition Movement start in India?
Led by moderates like Surendranath Benerjee, K.K.Mitra and Dada Bhai Naraoji, the initial stage of this Indian National Movement took place from 1903-1905. The Anti-partition movement was carried out through public meetings, memoranda, petitions etc.
Is India’s political discourse becoming anti-national?
In short, the last three years of public political discourse in India has been dominated by the term anti-national. The discourse is split into binaries of accusations and ownership of ideological identities particularly with regard to being nationalists or (anti)nationalists.
What do we mean by ‘anti-India elements’?
Its key phrases – ‘anti-India elements’, ‘anti-India propaganda’, ‘external enemies’ – are words we are hearing once again, still used to make critics of the government look like enemies of the country. The Emergency was a watershed for trans-national activism, especially for the Hindu right.
Is there such a thing as anti-nationalism?
‘Anti-national’ and ‘anti-India’ were the vocabulary of the Emergency regime. Today, a new party in power is using the same language to make critics of the government look like enemies of the country. Anti-nationals are everywhere, and every day, a Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson or commercial TV host identifies more of them at large in India.