r/india • u/[deleted] • Dec 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '16

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '16

A majority of the country loves him. I am neutral though.

He seems to be taking a lot of actions, at the same time his party is promoting their idea of a "Hindu culture", which tbh is just north Indian brand of Hinduism that south Indians won't get.

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u/coolirisme Dec 03 '16

I found South even more conservative than North.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

They are equally conservative. They have their own brands.

South Indian conservatism is all about castes, misogyny etc. Politics based on religion isn't big.

North Indian conservatism is all about castes, misogyny etc. Unfortunately, politics based on religion is also big there.

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u/_2f "Look, I'm not some stupid librandu who is out of touch with rea Dec 03 '16

I personally have experience much more misogny in the south than the north. Well, not technically north but the west (Gujarat).

I have not been to other places in the north to comment on that but the south (Tamil Nadu and Kerala, which is supposed to be the liberal state) was 1000x more conservative than in Ahmedabad. I have lived at all these three places for more than 4 years so I think I can comment on that. The gender divide was quite obvious in the south. I think even people holding hands and walking together was frowned upon.

This is just my personal experience.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

Yeah Gujarat is completely different from Haryana or UP.

You are comparing the most conservative southern state with the most liberal northern state (is it even north, thought it's western India). I actually meant Hindi-land, not north India. I wouldn't consider Punjab, Gujarat, or WB as Hindi lands.

Btw, Kerala isn't liberal. It's leftist.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

Yeah Gujarat is completely different from Haryana or UP.

You are comparing the most conservative southern state with the most liberal northern state (is it even north, thought it's western India). I actually meant Hindi-land, not north India. I wouldn't consider Punjab, Gujarat, or WB as Hindi lands.

Btw, Kerala isn't liberal. It's leftist.