Savera in the Press!

Asia Pacific Forum: Asian American politics in the Trump Era
In this podcast episode, Savera coalition members and organizers Karthikeyan Shanmugam and Ram Vishwanathan speak about the Hindu supremacist movements embedding themselves in the political landscape of South Asian American communities.

APEX Express: Hindutva & The Far Right
In this podcast episode, the hosts of APEX Express on KPFA radio speak with Savera coalition members Safa Ahmed and Roja Suganthy-Singh about the coalition that Savera is building in the face of the multiracial far right and Hindu supremacy in the USA.

Southern Poverty Law Center: Hindu Supremacy in the United States
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) carried out a series of interviews on the topic of Hindu nationalism, and the kinds of presence it takes in the United States. Eight members and coalition partners of Savera took part in these, contributing to a four-part series.

Bridge Initiative: Unpacking Hindu Nationalism
In this podcast episode of Unpacking Islamophobia, Savera coaltion partners Safa Ahmed and Pranay Somayajula speak on the topic of Hindu nationalism in the United States,

Inform Your Resistance: HAF Way to Supremacy – Rebranding Hindu Supremacy as Minority Rights
This podcast episode features a conversation with Safa Ahmed and Pranay Somayajula, partners of the Savera coalition, to examine the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and its efforts to reframe Hindu supremacy as a struggle for minority rights.

On the Nose: The Other ADLs
In this episode of Jewish Current’s podcast, Savera Coalition activist Prachi Patankar examines how organizations like the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) and the Asian American Foundation (TAAF) adopt strategies modeled on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

Convergence Mag: US Civil Society Speaks Out Against Hindu Supremacy
Savera’s Pranay Somayajula writes: Hindu supremacists are joining forces with the MAGA bloc in this pivotal election year. US movement groups are recognizing that they threaten our common interests in building multiracial democracy.

Religion News Service: The Fight Against Hindu Supremacy in the United States is Multifaith
Richa Karmakar of Religion News Service writes: A declaration from the newly formed coalition Savera: United Against Supremacy expressed the group’s ‘acute concern’ of Hindu nationalism, which they say now ‘finds itself in a deepening alliance with various facets of the American far-right.’

The Wire: VHP-America Has Deep Ties to Indian Arm, Sends Material Support
The Wire reports on the second Savera report. It says: Despite claiming to be an “independent” organisation, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad-America has deep ties – both political and material – with the right-wing Hindutva group in India.

South Asian American Advocates: 100+ Advocates Speak Out Against Hindu Supremacy, White Supremacy, and Zionism
South Asian American Advocates are “over 100 South Asian American advocates living in the United States who believe in an inclusive, multi-faith, and multiracial democracy.

The Wire: 100+ US Organizations Describe Hindu Supremacy as Matter of Acute Concern
The Wire reports that more than 100 civil society organisations have issued a declaration standing expressing “acute concern about the alarming rise of Hindu supremacy, also known as Hindutva or Hindu nationalism, in the United States”.

Inform Your Resistance: Hindu Nationalism and the U.S. Right
This podcast episode interviews Prachi Patankar, an anti-caste and feminist writer and organizer, to discuss Hindu Nationalism, or Hindutva, a little understood but large and well-resourced movement that has transnational influence on U.S. politics and culture. Prachi explores the connections between Hindu nationalism, White supremacy, and other supremacist ideologies.

Convergence: We Haven’t Seen the Last Vivek Ramaswamy
Usha Kumar writes in Convergence that “The Hindu supremacist movement is becoming a key ally of the US far Right. This heightens the urgency of understanding how ethnonationalism crosses borders—and of building a united front.”

The Progressive: Why White Nationalists Are Working with Hindu Supremacists
A new article in Progressive Magazine explores the collaboration between white nationalists and Hindu supremacists in the U.S., highlighting a shared agenda that threatens global democracy.

KFPA Radio: Hindu Nationalism and Its White Supremacist Ties
A brand new report on the state of Hindu nationalism calls out the violence of the Hindu supremacist political movement both within India, but also with a stronghold among conservative Hindus in the US who have built close allied relationships with famed white supremacists like, for example, Steve Bannon, who is an honorary chairman of the Republican Hindu Coalition.

Truthout: Here’s How the Hindu Supremacist Movement Is Infiltrating US Politics
Savera was covered in a February 2, 2024 article from Truthout. The piece discusses the infiltration of Hindu supremacist movements into US politics, highlighting their alignment with the American far right.