Selective Outrage? The Guardian and Anish Kapoor’s Anti-India Narrative Why is only Narendra Modi Stadium a problem, but Rajiv Gandhi and Nehru stadiums aren’t? Timing is crucial when it comes to media narratives and geopolitics. Anish Kapoor, a British-Indian artist, wrote an essay in The Guardian that was highly critical of the naming of Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium and compared it to “Hindu Taliban” symbolism. The piece’s timing and location also caused a lot of controversy. Let’s examine what transpired, its broader ramifications, and the reasons why a large number…
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