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How Hindutva influences the wellness to alt-right pipeline

Wellness trends in the west have created an increasing appetite for Hindu mysticism, which is working in favour of India’s far right

By Simran Thapliyal

January 28, 2025

Yoga has become a soft-power tool for Modi’s far-right government. Image: Xinhua / Alamy

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Simran Thapliyal is a freelance journalist and writer

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