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Hindutva 101
7.6.04
Lise McKean—Director, Center for Impact Research
We kick off Voices from Hyderabad with an overview of the Hindu nationalist movement known as Hindutva. Lise McKean has followed the rise of the Hindu right for two decades. |
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A Teacher's Perspective
7.6.04
Sonali Kutrikar—Teacher, Vaidik Dharma Prakashika Education Society
Schoolteachers in India are both credited and blamed for influencing youth as they begin to think about religious identity. They often try to teach tolerance, but assumptions and complexities in their own thinking can make it a challenge. Guest Sonali Kutrikar teaches at a primarily Hindu school. |
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Pehalwani Culture
7.6.04
Sadiq—Pehalwan
In much of India, wrestling has a long tradition as a martial art. Wrestlers, or pehalwans, run their own gyms. But people calling themselves pehalwans are also notorious for organizing political violence and executing land-grabs. |
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Election Results a Victory for Secularism?
7.6.04
Justice Mohammed Sardar Ali Khan—Former Chairman, National Commission for Minorities
Some say the Congress Party won India's May 2004 elections because it takes a more secular approach than the traditionally Hindu nationalist BJP. We discuss this with retired Hyderabadi judge, Mohammed Sardar Ali Khan. Justice Khan retired as chief justice of the High Court of Andra Pradesh. He's a member of the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
This segment is excerpted from our May 24, 2004, conversation with Justice Khan.
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originally broadcast 5.24.04
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Combating Communalism
7.7.04
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer—Director, Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism
We revisit an interview with a longtime advocate of Indian secularism, Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer. Dr. Engineer is also director of the Institute of Islamic Studies in Mumbai.
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originally broadcast 1.30.04
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Hindu Nationalist Organization RSS
7.7.04
Padamakar Dikshit—Chapter Leader, RSS, Hyderabad
Also known as the National Volunteers Association, RSS looks on the surface to be a cross between a scout troop and a social club. But when it started in 1925, the RSS used Italian fascism and Nazism as its structural models. |
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Residents' Thoughts on Funding Communalism
7.7.04
Producer Andrea Wenzel played our story, “Hindu Nationalist Organization RSS,” at a community event in Hyderabad. The participants talked about how Hindu and Muslim nationalism is often funded by Indians living in the United States. |
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Working for Good Governance
7.8.04
Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan—National Coordinator, Lok Satta
We bring you an excerpt from our interview with Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan. The Hyderabad resident is with the NGO Lok Sotta, which works for good governance and against corruption in India.
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originally broadcast 6.30.04
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Thoughts on the Origin of Communal Tensions
7.8.04
Hyderabad residents share their thoughts on the origin of communal tensions. They participated in a public event in Hyderabad co-sponsored by Worldview and attended by producer Andrea Wenzel. |
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Playing for Peace
7.8.04
Swati—Representative, Play for Peace; Hyderabad, India
Agyat—Representative, Play for Peace; Hyderabad, India
The group Play for Peace tries to bring divided communities together through cooperative games and other activities. We hear from a Hindu couple that trains teenagers to run play sessions with younger children in Hindu and Muslim schools in Hyderabad. |
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Intercommunal Dating
7.8.04
“Rajun”—Chicago Resident
“Shaila”—Chicago Resident
A Chicago couple, one member Hindu and one member Muslim, reflects on the challenges of dating across religious lines. |
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Youth Militancy in India
7.9.04
originally broadcast 5.4.04
M. A. Adil—Youth Coordinator, Play for Peace; Hyderabad, India
Once a member of an Islamic extremist group, M.A. Adil became a peace activist and community leader. Anoop Atre provides the voice-over. |
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Imroz
7.9.04
Shazia Maimoona Imroz—Youth Coordinator, Play for Peace; Hyderabad, India
A young Muslim woman breaks out of the boundaries of her conservative community and works to bring Hindus and Muslims together. Leena Sukumar provides the voice-over. |
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Communalism in Chicago—What’s in a Name?
7.9.04
Asim Mishra—Chicago Resident
Sometimes people's names can be windows into their backgrounds, but some names have more complicated stories. Indo-American Asim Mishra tells us why his name has been a source of confusion for much of his life. |
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Communalism in Chicago—Bringing Communities Together
7.9.04
Harinder Lamba—Coordinator, Building Bridges Coalition and South Asian Group for Action and Reflection (SAGAR)
Chicago's South Asian community has been growing rapidly. Youth coordinator Harinder Lamba reflects on what communalism means to young South Asians in the area. |
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Voices from Hyderabad: A Cross-Communal Dialogue
7.24.04
This special broadcast explores relations between diverse religious and cultural communities in India and here in Chicago. It features excerpts from radio stories gathered in India, Chicago, and a public event at Unity in Chicago on July 11, 2004. |
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