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Celebrating Revolutions: Notes on Queer of Colour Critique and Queerness in India

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, the Hindu-nationalist government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) revoked article 370 of the Indian constitution that secured a special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the Union of India. 1 The accession of Muslim-majority Kashmir to India, partially achieved since the Indian independence of 1947, became complete as the presidential order terminating the privileged status of Kashmir received quasi-total support across all political parties and public in India. The colonial aggrandisement of the territory of Kashmir and its peoples, through an indefinite curfew and lockdown of media and internet in the region emblematised the integration of Kashmir to India, becoming fertile ground for euphoric celebrations of India's military prowess, political clout and, more significantly, political uniformity of all its states. In addition to the nationwide celebrations of Indian unity and proposals for large-scale economic investment projects in the region, calls for marrying Kashmiri women multiplied in a protracted period of time. 2 In this exultant moment of national pride, certain queer Hindufundamentalist organisations and activists either remained silent on the condemnation of hyper Hindu-nationalism or actively endorsed the colonial occupation of Kashmir. The queer Hindu alliance group on social media, for instance, welcomed the decision for a unified country and its members celebrated variously the inclusion of Kashmiri queers in India suggesting that due to special provisions in the state the queer community could not partake of the freedom of other queer citizens in India. Such
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Sandeep Bakshi. Celebrating Revolutions: Notes on Queer of Colour Critique and Queerness in India. GRAAT On-Line, 2022. ⟨hal-03986423⟩
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