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Protests break out after shocking video of sexual assault emerges (youtu.be)

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A graphic video showing two women forced by a baying mob to walk naked in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur has sparked outrage after it emerged on so...

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's interesting to speculate what the relationship between Muslims and Hindus would have been if partition never occurred, but given that Hindus have been terrorising other Hindus along ethnic and state lines, as well as other religious minorities altogether, I don't think it would have been too different.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Hindu nationalism developed as a response to British Colonialism, and, Hindutva was first elaborated in 1923, as tensions were rising within the colonial British Raj.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

British colonialism bad. Get that out of the way first.

But conflict along ethnic and regional lines has been occurring in India, between Hindus, for a LONG time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Let's list the effects of British Colonalism

High taxation on local products and agriculture leading to indentured servitude.
Ending royal patronage of artisans causing mass unemployment.
Artificial famines as foodgrains exported to Europe during European wars.
Labelling of particular tribes or ethnicity criminals for perpetuity.
Forcing puritism on ethnic populations.

For more read: -This -This -This

And yes. Religious and ethnic problems were already here but Brits exacerbated it.