In the first episode, Greeshma Kuthar explores the roots of the ongoing bloody conflict in India's north-eastern State of Manipur, which has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands since May 3, 2023. Kuthar underlines the role of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the violence, and how the BJP's ideological lodestar, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), helped sow the seeds of division that permeate Manipur's sociopolitical atmosphere today. Setting the context for the situation in the north-eastern region, Kuthar also delves into the RSS' Hindu nationalist project in different parts of India and draws stark parallels with the ethnic majoritarianism happening across the region under the garb of social and cultural initiatives.

Credits:

Reported and Narrated by: Greeshma Kuthar

Edited by: Abhijeet Parimi

Team Frontline

Abhinav Chakraborty

Saatvika Radhakrishna

Mridula Vijayarangakumar

Kavya Pradeep M.

Produced by: Frontline