Hindu Nationalism
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Hindu Nationalism

A Reader

  1. 424 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Hindu Nationalism

A Reader

About this book

Hindu nationalism came to world attention in 1998, when the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won national elections in India. Although the BJP was defeated nationally in 2004, it continues to govern large Indian states, and the movement it represents remains a major force in the world's largest democracy. This book presents the thought of the founding fathers and key intellectual leaders of Hindu nationalism from the time of the British Raj, through the independence period, to the present. Spanning more than 130 years of Indian history and including the writings of both famous and unknown ideologues, this reader reveals how the "Hindutuva" movement approaches key issues of Indian politics. Covering such important topics as secularism, religious conversion, relations with Muslims, education, and Hindu identity in the growing diaspora, this reader will be indispensable for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Indian politics, society, culture, or history.

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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Acknowledgment
  3. Copyright Statement
  4. PART 1 INTRODUCTION: THE INVENTION OF AN ETHNIC NATIONALISM
  5. Introduction The Invention of an Ethnic Nationalism
  6. PART 2 THE MAKING AND RESHAPING OF HINDU NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY
  7. 1 Swami Dayananda Saraswati
  8. 2 R.B. Lal Chand
  9. 3 Har Bilas Sarda
  10. 4 Madan Mohan Malaviya and Lala Lajpat Rai
  11. 5 Swami Shraddhananda
  12. Extract from Hindu Sangathan: Saviour of the Dying
  13. 6 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
  14. 7 M.S. Golwalkar
  15. 8 Deendayal Upadhyaya
  16. 9 Balraj Madhok
  17. PART 3 HINDU NATIONALIST ISSUES
  18. 10 The RSS and Politics
  19. 11 Jammu & Kashmir
  20. 12 The National Language
  21. 13 Conversion and the Arithmetic of Religious Communities
  22. Extract from Raj Eshwar, Paravartan(Back to Hindui
  23. 14 Reservation and Social Justice
  24. 15 Education
  25. 16 Ayodhya, the Babri Masjid, and the Ramjanmabhumi Dispute
  26. 17 Defence
  27. 18 Secularism
  28. 19 The Economy
  29. 20 The Diaspora and Hindu Nationalism
  30. Bibliography