Purohit

Seemingly benign yet insidious, the Hindutva pop playlist includes songs set to hypnotic beats with lyrics that hint at an Islamic takeover of India, or which claim to tell the truth about India’s freedom struggle. Some of these are filled with conspiracy theories and historical inaccuracies meant to stoke communal tensions. In H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars, journalist Kunal Purohit begins by conducting a post mortem of a riot in Jharkhand. A truck with loudspeakers blaring vitriolic songs targeting…

How did writing begin for you? What’s your story?In school, I was writing and sketching a lot. When I look back, I realise that my sketches had a narrative; I was trying to communicate an idea through them. Then, after my 12th standard, I wanted to get into animation because I wanted to tell stories through animation. This was in Uttaranchal where I’m from and where I grew up. I was not very serious about writing at that point but I was writing a few plays. I was preparing for NID (National Institute of Design) but…

Meta appointed Vikas Purohit as the Director of Global Business Group for its India operations.Purohit will report to Arun Srinivas, Director and Head of Ads Business for Meta in the country.He will spearhead the company's strategic relationship with the country's leading brands and agencies to drive Meta's revenue growth across key channels in India, the company said in a statement."India's largest businesses and agencies are playing a crucial role in the country's expanding digital economy and are building innovative…