Political scientists Tariq Thachil and Kamal Nayan Choubey speak to Harsh Mander about how the RSS and its offshoots have made inroads into and are influencing tribal and Adivasi society. They discuss the role of the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram and Ekal Vidyalayas in co-opting tribal communities into broader Hindu society and their stated goals of countering Christian missionaries and alleged conversion.
Adivasis, Harsh Mander, Himal Southasian Podcast, Hindu Supremacism, Hindutva, India, Kamal Nayan Choubey, RSS, South Asia, Tariq Thachil, The Far Right, The Far Right in South Asia
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