Union Minister George Kurian emphasized the centrality of Bharat Mata amid a controversy over its portrayal with a saffron ...

Bharat Mata has been interpreted by many according to their own concepts of nation, nationality, and world view. Over the course of time, the RSS, for its own purposes, may have come up with its ...

Bharat Mata Portrait At Kerala Raj Bhavan Sparks Row, Minister Skips Event The Raj Bhavan said the Governor pointed out that from times immemorial, India has a tradition of worshipping and ...

The concept of Bharat Mata predates modern political organisations, including the RSS. During the freedom struggle it was a powerful embodiment of the nation — its land, its people, and its spirit.

The Left government in Kerala on Friday made it clear that it was not in agreement with the use of the Bharat Mata portrait at the Environment Day event at the Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram as ...

Bharat Mata is a personification of India as a mother goddess. The iconography is widely used by Hindu nationalists, and is frequently criticised for propagating a Hindu-centric image of nationhood.

We don’t oppose Bharat Mata, but the one placed on the dais is typically used by RSS and even features a non-official Indian map,” Prasad said. He said the portrait appeared recently, ...

But the portrait has a Bharat Mata carrying the saffron flag of the RSS. This is unacceptable, the country does not belong to a particular ideology or an organisation,” he said.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The concept of Bharat Mata should not be turned into a controversy, Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar said on Sunday. “All Bharatiyas grew up taking a pledge that they are ...

He says the Bharat Mata portrait used at World Environment Day event at Raj Bhavan is that of a political organisation and, therefore, it could not be honoured during a government event June 19 ...

The Left government in Kerala on Friday made it clear that it was not in agreement with the use of the Bharat Mata portrait at the Environment Day event at the Raj Bhavan here as the picture was ...

Prasad requested Raj Bhavan officials to remove the image. “The specific depiction of Bharat Mata that was displayed is commonly used at RSS shakhas. I suggested placing an alternative image, but the ...