Looking at Hindutva Through The Visual Medium of Memes—Supratik Sinha

Hindutva as an ideological force has gained prominence and visibility after 2014 with the election of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the Centre. Christophe Jaffrelot, in his book Hindu Nationalism: A Reader, comments that Hindu Nationalism emerged from the “superimposition of a religion, a culture, a language, and a sacred territory-the perfect recipe for … Continue reading Looking at Hindutva Through The Visual Medium of Memes—Supratik Sinha →

More to Memes than Meets the Eye—Krishna Priya

Memes started grabbing the limelight from the mid-2000s onwards, after proving to be effective tools of satire in social and political discourse. The evolution of memes has happened in tandem with people’s surging demand for media that could inform, educate and entertain them in the shortest possible period of time. Besides making us laugh and … Continue reading More to Memes than Meets the Eye—Krishna Priya →