Why a controversial Hindu temple in India could prove pivotal to Narendra Modi's party in upcoming elections
- Written by Aviroop Gupta, PhD Candidate, Curtin University
Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, famously opposed government interference in the rebuilding of the Somnath temple, a popular religious site for the Hindus in Gujarat, because he saw the project as a form of “Hindu revivalism”.
In line with his idea of a secular India, Nehru wanted complete separation of state and...
