Shadow Armies
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s steady advance over the last three decades has been accompanied by the mushrooming of organizations that polarize communities, incite violence and even kill – all in the name of Hindutva. Dhirendra K. Jha investigates and profiles eight such organizations across India, from Sanatan Sanstha, whose members have been charged with the brutal murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, to Yogi Adityanath’s Hindu Yuva Vahini.
