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Discussing Decoloniality Definition: Challenges traditional knowledge systems imposed by colonizers, and it aims to elevate marginalized and subaltern perspectives. There is a group identity-focused worldview that prioritizes collective identity over individual rights. My Concern is that this exposes us to Risks legitimizing pseudoscience and undermining well-accepted objective moral standards. For example, if we go by the definition of Decoloniality, the Islamic version of Decoloniality also has to be legitimatized, not just the Hindutva version of decoloniality. Here, we must question the validity of treating all cultural narratives equally valid and whether cultural narratives should preside over well-accepted scientific narratives. So, if we are accepting Decoloniality, there is a need for critical thinking and rationality in evaluating all decoloniality concepts and not taking them at face value Then we have to face an essential question on cultural narratives: Is the Hindutva version of decoloniality superior or more rational? Here we face a dilemma of Hindutva vs. classic Decoloniality: whether Hindutva may prevail over other decolonial frameworks. Decoloniality seeks to disrupt colonial epistemologies, but its group-focused approach may marginalize individual rights, creating ethical dilemmas so whether we are ready to resolve them and think from a more holistic perspective Subaltern Perspectives also exist: While amplifying marginalized voices is crucial, it raises questions about the balance between group identity and personal agency in shaping knowledge. Here, it is a complete questioning of whether group identity is essential or personal identity is important, and if group identity is important, then which is the group whose identity is important? Also, here we are missing one more point of Moral Relativism: The push against individualism, which could lead to a relativistic framework that endangers well-accepted moral principles, complicating the whole ethical discussion. Then if we accept that Not all cultural narratives hold equal weight, and accepting this notion is vital for a coherent understanding of historical and social truths. Hindutva, combined with coloniality, represents modernity challenging Decoloniality and suggests a dynamic interplay of ideologies that merits further exploration.

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