Gods In The Classroom
Khaki-clad Hindu extremists have hung at the margins of India’s political culture for more than half a century. Until recently, though, the sangh parivar–the constellation of Hindu groups that includes the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, or World Hindu Council; its militant youth wing, the Bajrang Dal, and the RSS, an umbrella group of 32 social, cultural and political organizations including the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)–has been a strident voice in the wilderness, causing scenes rather than substantive changes in Indian society....