Why Hindutva = R^pedutva: The Case of Rakshasa Marriage
Traditional Hindu religious texts permit warriors to kidnap females (including young female children) from political enemies - then forcefully marry & have sex w/ them. This is referred to as "rakshasa marriage."
The...
Traditional Hindu religious texts permit warriors to kidnap females (including young female children) from political enemies - then forcefully marry & have sex w/ them. This is referred to as "rakshasa marriage."
The...
The British outlawed rakshasa marriage. Nevertheless, proponents of Hindutva (like VD Savarkar) have continued to champion it, especially against Muslims. This has led to the mass kidnapping and rape of Muslim women. Such actions were particularly widespread at the...
time of partition, but have continued up until this day (e.g., r^pe and sexual abuse of Indian Muslim women during Holi).
Proponents of Hindutva justify such actions not only with reference to their religious texts, but with reference to past events. They note that...
Proponents of Hindutva justify such actions not only with reference to their religious texts, but with reference to past events. They note that...
in the past only Muslims were powerful enough to win wars, take slaves, and have sex with them. Every time Hindus sought to make war on Muslims, and kidnap Muslim women - they were defeated and humiliated. This meant that Hindu women were taken by Muslims, but Muslim women...
were not taken by Hindus.
Proponents of Hindutva hold that Hindus must accumulate power so that they can take Muslim women.
For more information on rakshasa marriage, see this article from @BheriaMS:
muslimskeptic.com/2022/02/02/ind…
Proponents of Hindutva hold that Hindus must accumulate power so that they can take Muslim women.
For more information on rakshasa marriage, see this article from @BheriaMS:
muslimskeptic.com/2022/02/02/ind…
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