Narendra Modi landslide victories in Gujarat and brought him huge political mileage so as to be projected as BJP’s Prime ministerial candidate. Narendra Modi was rewarded by RSS for his role in 2002 Gujarat riots and more importantly for his strong Hindutva image. More than a decade after killing in Gujarat‚ Narendra Modi has neither expressed regret nor has been held accountable for those mass deaths. In May 2005‚ the government informed Rajya Sabha that 254 Hindus and 790 Muslims were killed in
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Essay: What is Hindutva‚ and what role has it played in Indian identity politics? Through the duration of my study‚ it has become clear to me that Hindutva has many different meanings to many different people. Although there are many differing interpretations of Hindutva‚ at its core it is simply an ideology. Hindutva literally means Hinduness‚ which is‚ as it sounds‚ a way of life or a state of mind that is based on both a cultural and spiritual ethos. Hindutva is a spiritual philosophy founded
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The ideology of Hindutva is becoming popular because there is a growing realization that everything else that has been tried to inculcate a national spirit‚ has failed to yield the desired results. Many people previously opposed to Hindutva have embraced the ideology‚ as they believe that the solutions to the country’s problems can be found within it. At the mass level‚ with the work done by many individuals and organizations‚ the acceptance has been a relatively easy task. However‚ at the intellectual
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Minorities have to pay the price whenever instability is caused due to communal politics On December 6th 1992‚ about a million and a half men‚ ‘Kar Sevaks’‚ all members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)‚ the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS)‚ the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bajrang Dal‚ attacked the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya‚ Uttar Pradesh and reduced the historic mosque to rubble. The demolition was carried out under the supervision of the BJP government. In 1990‚ BJP leader‚ L. K. Advani
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propositions” being set out for the future generations as was done by Veer Savarkar. It could be better if the historical past can be connected to the political present. For example‚ the idea of retribution‚ revenge and retaliation are often put forth by Hindutva fundamentalists when it comes to dealing with their “foe”. However‚ a slight hint has been made in that regard. As far as the article of Rudraganshu Mukherjee is concerned‚ it failed to mention the specific reasons for underplay of religion by the
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Struggle Between Hindu and Secular Nationalisms in India India holds a prominent place in the history of imperialism and decolonization‚ making recent events in this country of nearly one billion especially important to the current day citizen. India also faces problems associated with accommodating religion and diversity within a large federal republic‚ making their experience important for Americans concerned with these issues. India faces growing action of governing which invites the use of
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Sanjeev Kumar (2012): ‘Sangh Parivar and the Bhutanese Refugees: Constructing a Hindu Diaspora in the US’ in John Zavos‚ Pralay Kanungo‚ Deepa S. Reddy‚ Maya Warrier and Raymond B. Williams (Eds.) Public Hinduism‚ Sage Publications Sangh Parivar and the Bhutanese Refugees: Constructing a Hindu Diaspora in the US By Sanjeev Kumar I happened to meet Bhutanese refugees of Nepali origin for the first time at a Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) camp in Tampa‚ Florida in December 2008. These refugees
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Communalism and Politics in India | Text of the lectureI would like to put before you some propositions to explain the phenomena called ‘communalism’ and its impact on security. First of all‚ I would like to state that security is also a ‘state of mind’. As far as the issue of communalism is concerned‚ it would be surprising to know that the number of people killed in communal violence in the last 50 years is lesser than the people killed in street crimes in the city of Detroit alone. Two
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QuesƟons de Recherche / Research in QuesƟon N° 34 - Décembre 2010 Refining the “ModeraƟon Thesis” Regarding “Radical ParƟes” The Jana Sangh and the BJP between Hindu NaƟonalism and CoaliƟon PoliƟcs in India Christophe Jaffrelot Centre d’études et de recherches internaƟonales Sciences Po QuesƟons de recherche / Research in quesƟon – n° 34 – Décembre 2010 hƩp://www.ceri-sciences-po.org/publica/qdr.htm 1 Refining the “ModeraƟon Thesis” Regarding “Radical ParƟes” The Jana Sangh
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March 2004 IPCS Research Papers Communal Riots in India A Chronology (1947-2003) B Rajeshwari -0- Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies Communal Riots in India A Chronology (1947-2003) B Rajeshwari Communal riots have become a distinct feature of communalism in India. Whenever conflicting groups from two different religions‚ which are self –conscious communities‚ clash‚ it results in a communal riot. An event is identified as a communal riot if (a) there is violence‚ and
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