NL Interviews: Dhirendra K Jha on his book Shadow Armies: Fringe Organisations and Foot Soldiers of Hindutva

The book explores 8 Hindutva Rightwing organisations connected to RSS

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Dhirendra K Jha, veteran political journalist, speaks to Atul Chaurasia about his new book, Shadow Armies: Fringe Organisations and Foot Soldiers of Hindutva. Jha discusses how he chose these 8 organisations [four within the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)], how they function on ground and the difficulties he had to face while reporting for this book.

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