'Patriotism pop' songs encourage Indian men to marry Kashmiri women

September 20, 2019 16:55

A wave of songs known as 'patriotism pop' have been flooding Indian social media in the weeks since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced he would be scrapping Article 370 and revoking Kashmir's statehood.

The first music videos hit the web within hours of the decision and have continued to steadily appear ever since, some garnering millions of views.

While many musicians are getting in on the trend, the songs all follow the same nationalistic themes, encouraging Indian men to move to Kashmir, marry Kashmiri women, and buy up land to boost the number of Hindus in the Muslim-majority region. Read more

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