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.
Sunita Vishwananath, Ram Vishwanath: On the foundations of Hindu supremacy, how faith and religion factor into this way of thinking and how it is showing up in civic society and progressive political circles
Listen to the full interview at SPLC.
Pranay Somayajula, Safa Ahmed: On how Hindu supremacists overlap with white supremacist power structures, how these groups are increasingly aligned with the U.S. political hard right, including SPLC-designated anti-Muslim groups and what can be done to challenge this ideology.
Listen to the full interview at SPLC.
Roja Singh, Prachi Patankar: On the ways Hindu supremacism and white supremacist culture mirror one another, Hindu supremacy as a political movement and how the Hindu supremacist movement is orienting itself to other far-right actors in the U.S.
Listen to the full interview at SPLC.
Biju Matthew, Karthikeyan Shanmugam : On class and socioeconomic divisions, legislation to prevent caste discrimination in the U.S. and how Hindu supremacist groups are responding and how civil rights activism can be more vocal about fighting caste issues.
Listen to the full interview at SPLC.
Hear some segments below, and read about the project at SPLC.