sulla

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੁੱਲ (sulla), a mispronunciation of Punjabi ਮੁੱਲਾ (mullā, “mullah, Islamic religious leader”), derived from Classical Persian ملا (mullā), from Arabic مُلَّا (mullā).

der

(South Asia, religious slur, ethnic slur) A Muslim man; especially one from Pakistan.


peaceful

Derived from the derogatory term religion of peace, which is used against Islam itself for its association with violent attacks by Islamic extremists, and alleged support and lack of condemnation against them by certain Muslim communities.

They only have to use a bit of code to name those people; nowadays they call them “peacefuls”. A smirking euphemism is all it takes to sail through Twitter’s filter, and keep the hate-speech flowing.

(India, Islam, Islamophobic, Internet slang, offensive) a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.


M

en-noun

M (countable and uncountable, plural Ms)

Coordinate term: H (“Hindu”)

(India, Islam, Internet slang) Initialism of Muslim; mostly used by Hindutva netizens primarily towards Islamist supporters and Muslim militants.


RSS

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
w:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

(Indian politics, Hindutva) Initialism of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (“Indian nationalist volunteer organization”).


nationalist

en-adj

nationalist (comparative more nationalist, superlative most nationalist)

more nationalist (comparative)
most nationalist (superlative)


nationalist

You are either a globalist or a nationalist; one cannot be both.


antinational

Calling Tamil Nadu a “shelter” for anti-nationals, BJP national president J P Nadda said the state administration and the DMK were giving shelter to people working against the interests of the nation.

2020 August 25, Shanmughasundaram J, “Tamil Nadu is shelter for anti-nationals, says J P Nadda”, in Times of India:

(Indian politics, Hindutva, derogatory, accusatory) One who is opposed to India, usually suggesting pro-Pakistan or leftist associations, hostility against the Hindu religion, or opposition to Hindu nationalism.


raita

From the Hindi idiom रायता फैलाना (rāytā phailānā), which means to "spill the raita" or "make a mess".

(India, derogatory, politics, online slang) A Hindu who does not support Hindutva, a liberal Hindu, especially (highly derogatory) as considered a traitor to India or race traitor towards Indians.


Macaulayism

From Macaulay + -ism, from the name of Thomas Babington Macaulay, who was instrumental in introducing English as a medium of instruction for higher education in India.

(India, derogatory) The act of westernization of upper class Indians using educational reform.


maulana

Ultimately from Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā).
The Indian slang usage of the term for any Muslim person was derived from a stereotype, especially towards Muslims who look stereotypical (beard, robes, and skullcap).

At the end of his long and cantankerous life the maulana had gone against all his high principles. He had gone to a Boston hospital to look for health; he had at the very end entrusted himself to the skill and science of the civilization he had tried to shield his followers from.

1981, V. S. Naipaul, Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey, page 168:

(Islam) A religious scholar, especially in Central and South Asia.

(India, Islam, Internet slang, religious slur) A Muslim person in general, especially an extreme conservative.


Hindian

From Hind + -ian, or a conflation of Hindi or Hindu and Indian. The term seems to have been coined several times independently.

(Hindutva) A native Indian of whatever religion, as a person of Hindu culture


saffronization

From saffron + -ization, after the saffron robes worn by Hindu priests and monks.

Given the 'saffronization' of Congress, the 'ethnoreligious purification' of the BJP, and the parturition of the avowedly secular parties (CPI, SJP and BSP) […]

1993, Harold Alton Gould, India votes: alliance politics and minority governments in the ninth and tenth general elections, page 308:

The saffronization of the Shiv Sena, and the fusion of its Maratha-kunbi chauvinism and communalism were natrual outcomes.

1999, Rajeev Bhargava, Multiculturalism, Liberalism, and Democracy, page 241:

The “value education” directives issued in the 81st Report encouraged, in the first instance, the “saffronization” agenda of the BJPled NDA government from 1999.

2015, S. Gupta, Consumable Texts in Contemporary India: Uncultured Books and Bibliographical Sociology:

(India, politics, derogatory) The politics of right-wing Hindu nationalism (Hindutva) that seek to make the Indian state adopt policies that recall and glorify Hindu cultural history and heritage of India at the expense of other religious traditions.

Dravidization

alteration in favour of Dravidian nationalism or separatism


Hindutva

Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”). Coined by Chandranath Basu in 1892 and further popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

Bharatwasi

online slang terms for Hindutva supporters, may sometimes be derogatory

swayamsevak

a member of RSS, a Hindutva paramilitary organisation

chaddi

derogatory online slang term for Hindutva supporters

In India, too, people now wish to bring that argument to a close: to replace the ruckus of politics with the moralized ideology of Hindutva.

2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, page 284:

China’s one-party meritocracy, Putin’s uncrowned czardom, the post-Arab Spring triumph of dictatorship and monarchy over religious populism in the Middle East, the Hindutva populism transforming Indian democracy — these aren’t just all indistinguishable forms of “autocracy,” but culturally distinctive developments that fit well with Huntington’s typology[…]

2022 March 30, Ross Douthat, “Yes, There Is a Clash of Civilizations”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:


congi

From Congress, short for Indian National Congress, a major political party in India.

(India, slang, politics, derogatory) A liberal or a leftist, accused of opposing India, Hinduism, or Hindu nationalism.


saffron terror

From the symbolic use of the saffron colour by Hindu nationalist organisations.

Acts of terrorism motivated by Hindu nationalism.


Porki

Blend of pork + Paki, by surface analysis, pork + -i.

(derogatory, offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A Pakistani.


sickular

en-adj

sickular (comparative more sickular, superlative most sickular)

more sickular (comparative)
most sickular (superlative)

'Sickular bigscreen operator!' screamed another, shaking his fist in the direction of the Congress dugout. Modi moved.

(India, derogatory, slang) Leftist; in Indian politics, a supposed secularist partaking in tokenism, or opposed to Hindu nationalism.


sickular

(India, derogatory, slang, politics) A leftist; in Indian politics, a secularist, either partaking in tokenism, or opposed to Hindu nationalism.


bhakt

kattar

towards strict and overtly-devout Hindus

andh bhakt

blind devotee; Indian politics; referring to a fervent supporter

Ram bhakt

devotee of Rama; politics; a worshipper of Rama or a fervent supporter of Hindutva

In commenting on these stories, Ganga Giri selects the virtues of suffering and sacrifice exhibited variously by the male bhakts as characteristic of renunciant bhakti.

2014, Antoinette Elizabeth DeNapoli, Real Sadhus Sing to God: Gender, Asceticism, and Vernacular Religion in Rajasthan, page 83:

Although Sankardeb himself may have had disciples in his close circle from different religions and castes, in Majuli the interpretation has become rigid — none of them allow Scheduled Caste or tribal people to become bhakts and live in the […]

2000, Sumita Ghose, Sanjoy's Assam: Diaries and Writings of Sanjoy Ghose:

In the case of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, everything is His energy. So wherever the bhakta goes or whatever he perceives throughout the universe, he is reminded of the Lord. Moreover, this recognition is not merely an intellectual habit but a total, overpowering state of love.

1991, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, chapter 4, in Nārada-bhakti-sūtra, The Secrets of Transcendental Love:

(Hinduism) Someone who practises bhakti; a person who is devoted to God; a devotee; a worshipper; a religious disciple.

(derogatory, slang, religious slur) A devout Hindu.

Even if Modi didn't look closely at his tweets, his team and followers certainly did. If the Gandhi family had their political chamchas, Modi had his 'Internet Hindus' (or bhakts, as I called them).

2015, Rajdeep Sardesai, 2014: The Election That Changed India:

For example, I've met Modi myself and interviewed him twice. But these Modi bhakts might pray to him every morning, yet they'll never enjoy such access.

2016, Sonali Acharjee, Look Up: Social Media and the Addiction No One Is Talking About:

Our nation is divided into Modi Bhakts and Aaptards (#SorryCongress). This is why elections are also fought on the appeal of individuals rather than on the actions of the parties (#PaanchSaalKejriwal #AbkiBaarModiSarkar).

2017, Revant Himatsingka, Selfienomics: A Seriously Funny Guide to Living the Good Life:

(India, derogatory, politics, slang) An ardent right-wing Hindu nationalist netizen.

(India, derogatory, politics, slang) An ardent supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party or its leader Narendra Modi.


हिंदुत्व

hi-noun

हिंदुत्व • (hindutva) m (Urdu spelling ہندوتوا)

hindutva (romanization)
ہندوتوا (Urdu)
हिंदुत्व (direct singular)
हिंदुत्व (direct plural)
हिंदुत्व (oblique singular)
हिंदुत्वों (oblique plural)
हिंदुत्व (singular vocative)
हिंदुत्वो (plural vocative)

/ɦɪn.d̪ʊt̪.ʋᵊ/

[ɦɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊt̪.wᵊ]

Borrowed from Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto /hindutto/). Coined by Chandranath Basu in his 1892 work হিন্দুত্ব-হিন্দুর প্রকৃত ইতিহাস (hindutbô-hindur prôkŕtô itihas /hindutto-hindur prokrito itihaś/) and then further popularised by Veer Savarkar. Equivalent to हिन्दू (hindū) + -त्व (-tva).


BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party
w:Bharatiya Janata Party

(Indian politics) Initialism of Bharatiya Janata Party, a major political party.


Love Jihad

(India) An alleged campaign by which Muslim men target women of non-Muslim communities for conversion to Islam by feigning romantic love.

land jihad

alleged purchase of land owned by Hindus


swayamsevak

From Hindi स्वयंसेवक (svayansevak), from Sanskrit स्वयम् (svayam, “self”) and सेवक (sevaka, “servant”).

(India, politics) A member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an Indian nationalist paramilitary volunteer organization.


cow belt

From the widespread practices venerating cattle in that region in northern India. Influenced by the English term Bible Belt.

(India) A rural region of Northern India, extending over the BIMARU states.


Hinduphobic

en-adj

Hinduphobic (comparative more Hinduphobic, superlative most Hinduphobic)

more Hinduphobic (comparative)
most Hinduphobic (superlative)

(India, politics) Opposed to Hindutva or Hindu nationalism.


katwa

Borrowed from Hindi कटवा (kaṭvā), derived from Hindi काटना (kāṭnā, “to cut”), referring to the Muslim practice of circumcision.

(India, offensive, derogatory, religious slur) a Muslim man.

sulla

other insulting terms directed at Indian or Pakistani Muslims


VHP

Vishwa Hindu Parishad
w:Vishwa Hindu Parishad

(Indian politics, Hindutva) Initialism of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, a Hindu nationalist organization.


Hindutvist

A supporter of Hindutva, or Hindu nationalism.


moral police

A special police force in some conservative countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Malaysia that enforces religious laws by punishing sinners.


rice bag

Ricebag Poperverts who sip blood of Jessus should be the last one to mock bhakts :)))

(India, religious slur, ethnic slur) A Christian, especially one who has just embraced Christianity.


Porkistan

Blend of pork + Pakistan. Consumption of pork is forbidden in Islam, Pakistan’s predominant and official religion. By surface analysis, pork + -i- + -stan.

Coordinate term: Endia

(derogatory, offensive, slang) Pakistan.


librandu

(India, derogatory, politics, slang) An ardent supporter of the Indian National Congress or its leader Rahul Gandhi.


rashtravadi

Borrowed from Hindi राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī).

bor+

The Hindu rashtravadis should take lessons from the fate of Pakistan which due to the stupidity of its leaders lost its eastern wing and remains united with great difficulty and repression.

1991, Islamic Perspective: Volume 7, Issue 2, Bombay: Institute of Islamic Studies, page 440:

Attempts to ‘unify’ the Hindus into being Indian rashtravadis are bound to produce similarly disastrous results, as we can see from the continuous ethnic strife in Pakistan.

1998, Madhu Kishwar, Religion at the service of nationalism and other essays, Delhi: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 274, →ISBN:

The Congress-led UPA government has interpreted the electoral verdict of Lok Sabha elections of May 2004 as a defeat of religion-based politics of Hindu Rashtravadis and the victory of the secular political formations.

2006, Chandra Prakash Bhambhri, Sonia in Power: UPA Government, 2004-2006, Delhi: Shipra, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 187, →ISBN:

(chiefly India) A nationalist, especially a Hindutvist or supporter of Hindutva.


namazi

From Urdu نماز (namāz), Urdu نمازی (namāzī), and their source, Persian نماز (namâz).

(India, Pakistan, Islam) A devout Muslim.

(India, Pakistan, Islam, Internet slang, derogatory) A Muslim, especially a bigot or a religious extremist.


Jaichand

From Jaichand, Hindi variant of Sanskrit Jayachandra, a Gahadavala king whose rule immediately preceded the Ghurid Muslim conquest of much of India, and who was unfairly accused in the poem Prithviraj Raso of conspiring with the Ghurids against India in order to defeat his rival Prithviraj. From Hindi जयचन्द (jaycand), from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”) + चन्द्र (candra, “moon”).

2021, Devdutt Patanaik, MumbaiMirrorhttps://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/someone-who-subscribed-to-a-larger-idea-one-that-went-beyond-the-self/articleshow/78467866.cms
But in Hindutva mythology, Jaichand is the archetypal traitor because of whom Muslims are able to invade and conquer India, overpowering the valiant Rajputs.

(India, politics, slang, derogatory) One who opposes Hindutva and supports its enemies, a traitor, especially a race traitor.


bhagwa

Transliteration of Hindi भगवा (bhagvā, “saffron”). Saffron is a sacred colour in Hinduism, and it is also associated with ultra-nationalist Hindtuva groups.

translit

(Indian politics, Hindutva, slang, derogatory) a Hindutvavadi, a supporter of Hindutva or Hindu nationalism.


sanghi

From Hindi संघी (saṅghī), from Hindi राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ (rāṣṭrīya svayansevak saṅgh), a Hindu nationalist right-wing group in India. Ultimately from Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha, “heap, multitude, crowd”).

der

राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ

sanghification

making something more closer to Hindu nationalism

BJP leaders including H Raja posted clips of old newspapers and posters to support Rajini’s [Rajinikanth, an Indian film actor] claim about the Salem rally, while the DMK and its allies mocked the actor for "superficial" comments and aligning with right-wingers even before launching his political party formally. Hashtags like "Can't apologise" and "Sanghi Rajini" were trending through the day.

(India) a Hindutvavadi or a Hindu nationalist or patriotismic.


Ramrajya

Borrowed from Hindi रामराज्य (rāmrājya).

(India, Hinduism) The reign of Rama's rule in the kingdom of Ayodhya, in the Hindu epic Ramayana.

"The VHP will now focus more on establishing ' Ram Rajya ', a harmonious society based on equality, where every person will be treated with dignity." - Alok Kumar

(India, Hinduism, Hindutva) a government or society ruled under Hindutva.


Akhand Bharat

Transliteration of Hindi अखंड भारत (akhaṇḍ bhārat).

translit

(Hindutva) A state proposed by Hindutva supporters that claims several other nearby countries and regions as former Hindu or Indianised cultures such as Myanmar, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia. This superstate also includes the rest of South Asia and sometimes Tibet and Yunnan.


Sanatani

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सनातनी (sanātanī, “of the eternal [way], Hindu”).

lbor

(India, Hinduism, religious slur, politics) a traditionalist Hindu


libbu

(India, politics, derogatory, vulgar, Internet slang) A liberal, a leftist.

raita

a conservative Hindu who does not support Hindutva


Ghar Wapsi

Transliteration of Hindi घर वापसी (ghar vāpsī, literally “to return home”), from घर (ghar, “home”) and वापसी (vāpsī, “return, coming back”). The term owes to the Hindu nationalist ideology that all people of India in ancient times were Hindus, so by converting to Hinduism they were returning to the religion of their ancestors.

translit

(India, Hinduism, Hindutva) Conversion of non-Hindu people to Hinduism.


Urduwood

Four, although Baahubali is not a Bollywood film, Baahubali trolls resent the success of Bollywood’s three Khans, because they are non-Hindus – hence the “Urduwood” taunt.

(India, Hindutva, informal, Internet slang) Bollywood.


sickularism

(India, Indian politics, derogatory) Secularism, viewed as being anti-Hindu.


Tukde Tukde Gang

Borrowed from Hindi टुकड़े टुकड़े गैंग (ṭukṛe ṭukṛe gaiṅg), from Hindi टुकड़ा (ṭukṛā, “fragment”). Coined by the journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, later popularised after an alleged video of Jawaharlal Nehru University students calling for India to be divided during a protest.

bor+

टुकड़े टुकड़े गैंग

(India, Indian politics, Hindutva) Leftist mass-media groups and companies that oppose Narendra Modi's administration and Hindutva.


Godi media

en-noun

Godi media (countable and uncountable, plural Godi medias)

From Hindi गोदी (godī, “lap”) + media, referring to the mentioned media as “lap dogs” of Narendra Modi. Coined by journalist Ravish Kumar.

(uncountable, India, Indian politics, derogatory) Mass media that supports Narendra Modi and Hindutva.


Jai Shri Ram

Borrowed from Hindi जय श्री राम (jay śrī rām).

(Hinduism) "Victory to Lord Rama"; a salute or invocation towards the Hindu god Rama.

ജയ് ശ്രീ റാം

jayŭ śrī ṟāṁ


Macaulay's children

Sanatani

a devout Hindu who values traditionalist Hinduism

From Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British politician who made English the language used by higher levels of formal education in India. The term refers to his views towards traditional Indian culture and the Hindu religion, which he described as stagnant and unfit for the modern world.

(India, derogatory, slang, politics, ethnic slur) Indian people who reject their native culture in favour of westernization.


Hindumisia

From Hindu + -misia (as in misogyny or misotheism). Sometimes used as an alternative to the word Hinduphobia, to point out hatred towards Hindus or Hinduism as opposed to being afraid of Hindus or Hinduism.

(India, neologism, rare) Hatred of Hinduism and Hindu people.


Lutyens' media

From Edwin Lutyens, a British architect who designed the city of New Delhi, which was also known as "Lutyens' Delhi".
Because it contained the Parliament building, it was also known as "Lutyens' zone", and the name "Lutyens" became associated with leftist politicians.

(India, derogatory, slang, Hindutva) Leftist-aligned mass media.


Hindumisic

en-adj

Hindumisic (comparative more Hindumisic, superlative most Hindumisic)

more Hindumisic (comparative)
most Hindumisic (superlative)

(India, politics) Opposed to Hindutva or Hindu nationalism.


ہندوتوا

ur-noun

ہِنْدُوتوا • (hindūtvā) m (Hindi spelling हिंदुत्व)

ہِنْدُوتوا (canonical)
hindūtvā (romanization)
हिंदुत्व (Hindi)
ہندوتوا (direct singular)
ہندوتوے (direct plural)
ہندوتوے (oblique singular)
ہندوتووں (oblique plural)
ہندوتوے (singular vocative)
ہندوتوو (plural vocative)

/ɦɪn.d̪uːt̪.ʋɑː/

From Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva), itself a literal transliteration of Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto).


urban Naxal

Coined by Indian filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri in Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam, a 2018 book about his 2014 film Buddha in a Traffic Jam. Referring to the group's alleged ties with communist militants for left-wing beliefs, support for socialism, and hostility to Hindu nationalism.

(Indian politics, derogatory, slang, chiefly Hindutva, politics) a liberal or a leftist.

Indian politics; chiefly Hindutva; Indian politics; chiefly Hindutva


Hindu Rashtra

Compound of Hindu + Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “state, nation”); possibly an unadapted borrowing from Hindi or another Indian language.

com+

The RSS has been in existence since 1925. It considered the whole of India to be Hindu Rashtra. The way India was partitioned only confirmed the RSS view about Hindu Rashtra which is in keeping with the modern concept of nationalism.

1982, Balraj Madhok, Rationale of Hindu State, page 99:

Even as Pakistan had been declared an Islamic state, India should be declared a Hindu Rashtra, they argued.[…]A nation is a nation but when everyone starts calling it Hindu Rashtra or a Sikh nation or a Muslim nation then it becomes a theocratic State.

1998, The Muse and the Minorities: Social Concerns and Creative Cohesion : International Seminar, Papers and Proceedings, Steering Committee the Muse and Minorities, pages 172, 384:

The end game is the establishment of a Hindu Rashtra, an ethnic democracy predicated on their ideology of Hindutva, an ethno-religious nationalism holding that the cultural values of Hinduism (as interpreted by the Hindu Right) are indistinguishable from the national identity of India.

2021 December 11, Antara Chakraborthy, Pravin Prakash, “Uttar Pradesh 2022: A Blueprint for the Yogi’s Hindu Rashtra”, in The Diplomat:

He said the country is facing “a moment of crisis” with the RSS aiming to turn it into a Hindu Rashtra if it manages to win the next elections.

2022 September 20, “Kerala Governor has mindset of an RSS worker, says CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan”, in The Hindu:

(Hindutva, Hinduism) the (idealised) administration of India under a theocratic government as a Hindu state as sought by Hindu nationalists


Bangabhumi

Borrowed from Bengali বঙ্গভূমি (boṅgobhumi, “Land of Vanga”).

bor

(now) A sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for Bengali Hindus.


হিন্দুকরণ

head

হিন্দুকরণ • (hindukôrôṇ) (objective হিন্দুকরণ (hindukron) or হিন্দুকরণকে (hindukornoke), genitive হিন্দুকরণের (hindukroner), locative হিন্দুকরণে (hindukrone))

hindukôrôṇ (romanization)
হিন্দুকরণ (objective)
হিন্দুকরণকে (objective)
হিন্দুকরণের (genitive)
হিন্দুকরণে (locative)

Calque of English Hinduization, from হিন্দু (hindu) + -করণ (-kôrôṇ).


বঙ্গভূমি

→ English: Bangabhumi

(Bangladesh, politics) Bangabhumi (A sovereign state proposed by separatists as a homeland for Bengali Hindus)


टुकड़े टुकड़े गैंग

hi-proper noun

टुकड़े टुकड़े गैंग • (ṭukṛe ṭukṛe gaiṅg) ?

→ English: Tukde Tukde Gang

/ʈʊk.ɽeː ʈʊk.ɽeː ɡɛːŋɡ/

[ʈʊk.ɽeː‿ʈʊk.ɽeː‿ɡɛ̃ːŋɡ]

From टुकड़ा (ṭukṛā, “fragment”) and English gang. Coined by the journalist Sudhir Chaudhary, later popularised after an alleged video of Jawaharlal Nehru University students calling for India to be divided during a protest.

(politics, Hindutva) Tukde Tukde Gang (leftist groups and companies that oppose Narendra Modi's administration and Hindutva)


Sangh

(India, Indian politics, Hindutva) Ellipsis of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.


Porkistani

Blend of pork + Pakistani, or from Porkistan + -i.

(India, derogatory, offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A Pakistani.


હિંદુત્વ

Borrowed from Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto), coined by Chandranath Basu. By surface analysis, હિંદુ (hindu) + -ત્વ (-tva).


H-pop

From H (“Hindutva”) + pop, by analogy with J-pop.

On another occasion, H-pop singer Kanhiya Mittal sang a duet with a BJP lawmaker whose lyrics read “the saffron is getting deeper”, a reference to the colour of Hinduism and the BJP's own party colours, […]

2024 May 4, John Reed, “How to interpret India?”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 9:

(music) Hindutva pop music; Indian nationalist pop music.