What's the Role of the Reformists in the Independence Movement?

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Both wings are present in the indian feral movement. After sunday comes, grandi believes that for indians to be fit for freedom, they must abolish untouchability and promote hindoo moslem harmony. But he is useis a religious idiom, so he is a hindoo reformer. At the same time, you have people associated with gandy who are conservatives, who are not so forthright in their condemnation of unpestibility. And above all, he was clear that india would be a land in which every one would have equal citizenship, regardless of religious affiliation. He and er were on the same page in thaciga neve being the first prime minister

Ramachandra Guha is an Indian historian, writer, and one of the foremost authorities on modern India. The author of India After Gandhi and Gandhi Before India, he is also a leading critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Guha is a member of the Persuasion Board of Advisors.

In this week’s conversation, Ramachandra Guha and Yascha Mounk discuss the history of Indian pluralism, the rise of Hindu nationalism, and the prospects for preserving liberal democracy in India.

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