Terminating Embryo, Extinguishing Sanātana Hindutva?
Terminating Embryo, Extinguishing Sanātana Hindutva? Terminating Embryo, Extinguishing Sanātana Hindutva? Posted on 5th September, 2024 (GMT 17: 30 hrs) DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18016.08967 License CC BY 4.0 ABSTRACT The paper-letter critically examines the Hindutva ideology’s stance on abortion, using satire and sarcasm to highlight the contradictions in its rigid, “pro-life” views. The authors argue that Hindutva selectively interprets Hindu scriptures to enforce anti-abortion and anti-women policies, undermining women’s autonomy and agency. Through references to ancient texts, the paper critiques the ideological imposition of Hindutva, showing how it manipulates religious doctrines to control women’s reproductive rights while exposing its broader patriarchal and theocratic agenda. DISCLAIMER: Our incessant struggle for being “ Hindutvavadins ”⤡ according to the projected Sangh Parivār’s ideology has cut a sorry figure due to the inescapably heterogeneous variations within the “Hind