Hindu Supremacy: Sunita Viswanath and Ram Vishwanathan
In 2024, Southern Poverty Law Center staff interviewed eight experts and advocates working in the human rights space to explore the topic of Hindu supremacism and the myriad ways this ideology shows up in the United States. Each interview touches on topics ranging from supremacist movements to overlaps with 人兽性交-designated hate and hard-right groups to class and caste. It is the hope this interview series will educate and provide perspective on how these issues impact civil society and the country at large. More information can be found at: and .
In this interview, we talk with Sunita Viswanath, Executive Director, Hindus for Human Rights, and Ram Vishwanathan, Senior Campaign Coordinator at India Civil Rights Watch International, about the foundations of Hindu supremacy, how faith and religion factor into this way of thinking and how it is showing up in civic society and progressive political circles.
Why would you not describe Hindu supremacy as an expression of faith and what would you say the key tenets are?
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How is faith used to support this racial caste and religious supremacy?
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Are you seeing white and Hindu supremacist groups show up in progressive circles?
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What does the kind of advocacy look like in responding to the challenges posed by Hindu supremacy in the United States and abroad?
For more on the series go here. For the full interview transcript go here.
