Voices from the South
(WorldNews India)

Is it another story in the southern States? It´s a case of an ebb and flow between the forces of sub-nationalism and the broader national security narrative. Older identities are jostling with emerging ones. Chandan Gowda, Prof of Sociology, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, explains: `The sub-nationalism of the southern States can potentially act as a counter to a party like the BJP, which is largely perceived to be North Indian. The political culture of Karnataka resists the imposition of Hindi. The chowkidar slogan has a Hindi ring to it and does not really resonate here. But unlike the DMK or TRS or TDP, a party like the JD (S) has not attempted to define clearly its status as a...