Once the hotbed of farmers’ and Dalit movements, the Vokkaliga caste-dominated Mandya district in southern Karnataka is beginning to see the impact of a consistent Hindutva push. The recent communal violence in Nagamangala during the immersion of Ganesh is symptomatic of this trend. Sharath S. Srivatsa reports on the contested political landscape
In Mandya district, green turns saffron
