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Hindutva is increasingly influencing the Hindu diaspora – and extending Indian politics overseas

Hindutva organisations, influential diaspora members and social media have played a role in spreading Hindutva among the Hindus diaspora.

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Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State of Ban Caste Discrimination

The California state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based discrimination is receiving Islamophobic threats from the U.S. and abroad. State sen. Aisha Wahab says her office was flooded with dozens of hateful calls, hundreds of emails, and individuals yelling at staff in her district office after she introduced the legislation last week.

time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-i

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Who Is Afraid of Caste Equity in Canada?

Anyone familiar with caste stigma and the violence endured by caste-oppressed Dalits and other minorities should have welcomed the Toronto school board's move. So why are some Indian-origin groups protesting?

thewire.in/caste/who-is-afraid

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Seattle city council in the US introduces legislation to ban caste discrimination

The proposed legislation would prohibit businesses in Seattle from discriminating based on caste with respect to hiring, tenure, promotion, workplace conditions, or wages.

thenewsminute.com/article/seat

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