Pranay Somayajula
independant scholar
is a Washington, D.C.-based writer, political educator, and anti-imperialist organizer whose work focuses on politics, culture, identity, as well as other related topics. He runs the blog "Culture Shock" and is the host of "Return to Bandung" --- a podcast that explores questions of imperialism, resistance, and internationalist solidarity throughout history and into the present day. Pranay has a BA in political science and international affairs from the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, and an MSc in human rights from the London School of Economics. He currently serves as the Organizing and Advocacy Director at Hindus for Human Rights (HHR). As a writer and researcher, his interests include diaspora, (inter)nationalism, anticolonial politics, and the many lives and afterlives of empire.
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Hindu Political Theology: Beyond Hindutva’s Political Monotheism
Somayajula reads Hindutva as political theology, showing how Hindu nationalism flattens religious diversity and urging a more inclusive Hindu identity.