Sunita vishwanath

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Sunita Viswanath, cofounder of Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR). Sunita Viswanath, cofounder of Hindus for Human Rights, speaks about the rise of Hindutva and its consequences. Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR) is a US-based advocacy organization that provides a platform for progressive Hindu voices. Founded in 2019, the group’s mission is to promote multi-religious pluralism in the United States and South Asia, among other regions. The organization says it speaks from a Hindu perspective for shanti (peace), nyaya (justice) and the manavtha (human rights) of all communities. It supports an egalitarian and inclusive Hinduism, committed to the right to equality for Dalits, Bahujans, and Adivasis. In the past two years, HfHR has participated in peaceful protests against religious violence in India, organized conferences on the issue and attended congressional hearings. It has been very vocal in opposing a controversial Citizens Amendment Act and in advocating for Farmers’ Rights in India. In a recent interview, Sunita Viswanath, cofounder of A human rights activist and a progressive leader, Viswanath has also cofounded two other organizations: A recipient of the White House Champion of Change Award (2015), she is the Hindu Religious Life Advisor at Columbia University. Here are the excerpts from the interview: Tell us about your organization, Hindus for Human Rights. Why do you think it was important to form one, especially in the current climate? We formed Hindus for Human Rights...

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Earlier this month, the two-part BBC documentary “The Modi Question” was screened at Columbia University's Journalism School and Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, among others. In its most recent attempts at stifling dissent, the Indian government banned the documentary. At Columbia University, the screening was followed by a panel discussion led by progressive academics, Indian activists and journalists. Read More

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