Maharashtra Civic Polls 2026: Secularism and the Rise of Minority-Centric Parties  https://www.youtube.com/live/6rh98HCam-A?si=JvGzTw_eheEOFIEo 
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RSS at 100 stands tall but is shadowed by a fraught past and fractious present https://thefederal.com/category/opinion/rss-centenary-mohan-bhagwat-najeev-jung-opinion-219376  Najeeb Jung &Amogh Dev Rai 6 Dec 2025 The Federal

Founded in 1925 by KB Hedgewar in Nagpur, the RSS emerged from a sense of Hindu social vulnerability in the light of the Khilafat movement. Hedgewar’s diagnosis was less political than civilisational:

Under MS Golwalkar, who led the Sangh from 1940 to 1973, the movement acquired a more defined ideological frame. He articulated the concept of a Hindu Rashtra

Madhukar ‘Balasaheb’ Deoras, who succeeded Golwalkar in 1973  understood that to remain socially relevant, the RSS needed to expand beyond its insular, caste-homogeneous roots and engage with the institutions of a democratic polity.

Under Mohan Bhagwat, who became Sarsanghchalak in 2009, the RSS has adopted a more reflective tone, He has engaged in dialogue with Muslim groups, distanced the RSS from earlier exclusionary theories, , and  encouraged debates on caste inequality.

Today, in the BJP-governed states, there is repeated bulldozing of Muslim homes, ill-treatment of Christians, calls of lynchings and hate speeches or boycotting minority businesses.

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What Happened to Gujarat’s Grand Projects? The Untold Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LfAMtk7Dww What Does This Data Say

Databite Weekend examines Gujarat’s most ambitious projects —

Dholera Smart City – India’s first “futuristic” city that still lies empty.
GIFT City – the billion-dollar financial hub struggling to attract real business.
Statue of Unity – a ₹3,000 crore monument that failed to generate promised revenue.
Seaplane Project – Modi’s grand inaugural flight that never took off again.
GSPC Gas Fields – Gujarat’s biggest fiscal disaster, losing ₹19,000+ crore in public money.

political optics have overshadowed the public good, and Gujarat’s debt has skyrocketed from ₹45,000 crore to ₹3.4 lakh crore.