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Communal Echoes in ‘Secular’ Discourse : Tropes and Themes in Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘Secular’ Rants
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January 21, 2026January 21, 2026COMMENTARY

Communal Echoes in ‘Secular’ Discourse : Tropes and Themes in Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘Secular’ Rants

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In the next essay of the series of articles on minority-progressive celebrities, Sriram Chellapilla dissects Naseeruddin Shah’s polemics to expose a familiar pattern in India’s “secular” discourse: the distortion of arguments, selective outrage, and the reflexive defense of Mughal icons like Aurangzeb. Through close textual analysis and historical context, the essay shows how misrepresentation, straw-manning, and moral asymmetry function as tools of what the author terms the Minority-Progressive Celebrity (MPC) narrative. At its core, the piece interrogates how Hinduphobia is normalized under the guise of liberalism while minority fundamentalism is minimized or denied.

Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘Shahi’ Film Censorship Code
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December 5, 2025December 5, 2025COMMENTARY

Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘Shahi’ Film Censorship Code

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Naseeruddin Shah’s public interventions reveal a pattern - a demand for self-censorship that shields minorities from critique while freely vilifying the Hindu majority. His outbursts against films like Dev and A Wednesday were not about artistic principles but about enforcing an unspoken “purge agenda” that polices how minorities may be portrayed. Shah and other minority-progressive celebrities present this as secularism, yet their selective outrage exposes a deeper communal and political bias. The result is a moral narrative that gaslights Hindus while granting ideological immunity to the groups they favour.

Minority-Progressive Celebrities: Part 2 Changing Landscape
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October 31, 2025November 5, 2025COMMENTARY

Minority-Progressive Celebrities: Part 2 Changing Landscape

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In post-Independence India, a subtle yet systematic ‘purge agenda’ took root. One that equated Hinduism with regressiveness, glorified Western ideologies, and sanctified minority identities. This framework shaped India’s cultural narrative for decades, legitimized by Nehruvian socialism, in the name of secularism, and propagated through the film industry and its so-called ‘Minority Progressive Celebrities’ (MPCs). Today, however, Hindus are awakening to this manipulation and are reclaiming their cultural voice and civilizational heritage.

Minority-Progressive Celebrities: Part 1 ‘The Reform Agenda’
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October 28, 2025October 28, 2025COMMENTARY

Minority-Progressive Celebrities: Part 1 ‘The Reform Agenda’

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Once hailed as voices of modern, inclusive thought, minority-progressive celebrities like Naseeruddin Shah and Javed Akhtar now face growing skepticism. Their politics, once seen as secular and reformist, appear increasingly selective, critiquing Hinduism while sparing other faiths. The essay traces how celebrity activism and the so-called ‘reform agenda,’ rooted in colonial biases,evolved into a quiet but persistent Hinduphobia shaping India’s cultural and political discourse.

Boorish Baaboos
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May 4, 2021May 4, 2021ESSAY

Boorish Baaboos

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The bureaucrats are just an extension of the imperial service from colonial times which treats Hindus in the same high-handed grotesque manner.