Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (2005), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006), and President, Savitri Era Party (2007)
The (Im) possibilities of a Hindu Left in Contemporary India
J Bradbury - Marxism, Religion, and Emancipatory Politics, 2022
… Hindutva or “Hindu-ness” is essentially an ethnic nationalism based on an idea of
common nation (rashtra), race (jati) and culture (sanskriti… , a follower of Hindutva
need not be religious per se. Footnote 12 However, a political relationship between …
common nation (rashtra), race (jati) and culture (sanskriti… , a follower of Hindutva
need not be religious per se. Footnote 12 However, a political relationship between …
[PDF] Decolonising education: critical reflections from India
M Mukherjee - Aula de Encuentro, 2022
El desarrollo de la educación en el estado-nación de la India postcolonial se vincula
íntegramente con la historia colonial. De manera muy similar a otras naciones
postcoloniales, la modernización de la sociedad india mediante la educación es un …
íntegramente con la historia colonial. De manera muy similar a otras naciones
postcoloniales, la modernización de la sociedad india mediante la educación es un …
Does Political Representation Empower Women? The Case of Women in India's Political Parties
P Sengupta - Politics of Representation, 2022
… It is quite a paradox that the BJP known for its patriarchal bend based on the
ideals of Hindutva which in turn views women’s position very narrowly, has
maximum number of women, while Trinamool National Congress (headed by a …
ideals of Hindutva which in turn views women’s position very narrowly, has
maximum number of women, while Trinamool National Congress (headed by a …
How India's Ruling Party Erodes Democracy
A Varshney - Journal of Democracy, 2022
Abstract: India's democratic backsliding began with the rise to power of Narendra
Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 elections. Five years later, the
party won an even bigger parliamentary majority. The BJP now runs not only the …
Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2014 elections. Five years later, the
party won an even bigger parliamentary majority. The BJP now runs not only the …
Representations of the Mughals in Present-Day India: From K. Asif's Akbar to the Babur of Nikkhil Advani
SAN Rezavi - Studies in People's History, 2022
The Hindi film industry (Bollywood) has been fascinated since practically its
beginnings with revisiting history and rewriting it. Over the years, we have had
several historical period films, and of them a number have been on Mughal …
beginnings with revisiting history and rewriting it. Over the years, we have had
several historical period films, and of them a number have been on Mughal …
Shifting Terrain of Muslim Representation: New Political Experiments in Indian States in the 2000s
S Kumar - Politics of Representation, 2022
… Elsewhere, parties and radical organizations arose to oppose the Hindutva
ideology of the rising BJP that attempted to marginalize the … over the path to be
taken in the face of the emergence of Hindutva politics. As some commentators have …
ideology of the rising BJP that attempted to marginalize the … over the path to be
taken in the face of the emergence of Hindutva politics. As some commentators have …
Religious Freedom in India and the Impact of Hindutva on Religious Minorities
MJH Bhuiyan - Religious Freedom in Secular States, 2022
… While referring to Hindutva, this chapter addresses constitutional provisions
regarding the freedom of religion and secularism. Hindutva … Moreover, by
associating Hindutva with Hinduism, the birth/race and sacred soil elements of …
regarding the freedom of religion and secularism. Hindutva … Moreover, by
associating Hindutva with Hinduism, the birth/race and sacred soil elements of …
A case of Holy cow: religion, politics and culture in assamese feature film Goru
D Biswas - South Asian Popular Culture, 2022
… Indian states that affected the rise in Hindutva politics, in the case of Assam both
cow-politics and Hindutva sentiments have had little effect. … the rejection of
Hindutva ideology in this peripheral region. The primary focus of this paper is to read …
cow-politics and Hindutva sentiments have had little effect. … the rejection of
Hindutva ideology in this peripheral region. The primary focus of this paper is to read …
[PDF] Religious Populisms in the Asia Pacific
I Yilmaz, N Morieson - Religions, 2022
… Hindutva and Hinduism has given rise to much misunderstanding and mutual
suspicion between some of those sister communities that have inherited this
inestimable and common treasure of our Hindu civilization… It is enough to point out …
suspicion between some of those sister communities that have inherited this
inestimable and common treasure of our Hindu civilization… It is enough to point out …
Religious Freedom in a Secular State: An Introduction
A Black, MJH Bhuiyan - Religious Freedom in Secular States, 2022
… an independent secular nation and Hindutva’s impact on religious minorities
especially during COVID-19. The Hindutva-inspired BJP government focused on
religious divisions, thereby intensifying Hindu nationalism. Hindutva supporters …
especially during COVID-19. The Hindutva-inspired BJP government focused on
religious divisions, thereby intensifying Hindu nationalism. Hindutva supporters …
[PDF] A Resistance History of India
S Vinthagen - Journal of Resistance Studies
… Still, Hindutva nationalists are shaping contemporary democracy and rights in
India. Through their trajectory, we can see a movement that … The Hindutva
movement has in a skilled and peculiar way embraced the central role of the state in …
India. Through their trajectory, we can see a movement that … The Hindutva
movement has in a skilled and peculiar way embraced the central role of the state in …
[PDF] Caste War and the Indian Church
D Savariyar - New Horizons, 2022
… As a lecturer in colonial and post-colonial history, Shalini Sharma opines that the
Hindutva activism has made possible an ideological sea change … Seth
Schoenhaus cautions how Hindutva strategies that target Dalits as its vote bank …
Hindutva activism has made possible an ideological sea change … Seth
Schoenhaus cautions how Hindutva strategies that target Dalits as its vote bank …
[PDF] CONSTRUCTION OF CASTE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE EPISTEME—A CASE OF NEGLECTED MATERIALITY
A Juneja, A Mahmood - BIHAR JOURNAL OF
This study attempts to unpack the existing frameworks in which caste is studied in
the political sphere. Contrary to the popular notion that administrative categories that
populate the census data and eventually welfare policies are based on objective …
the political sphere. Contrary to the popular notion that administrative categories that
populate the census data and eventually welfare policies are based on objective …
Contraceptive Futures? The Hormonal Body, Populationism and Reproductive Justice in the Face of Climate Change
NS Appleton - Technologies of Reproduction Across the Lifecourse, 2022
… Banu Subramaniam and Anne Pollock's scholarship is a timely reminder that
even as post-colonial scholarship works to dismantle colonial scientific (and other)
legacies, we have to be careful not to make space for regressive (Hindutva) forces to …
even as post-colonial scholarship works to dismantle colonial scientific (and other)
legacies, we have to be careful not to make space for regressive (Hindutva) forces to …
A Sovereign and Virtuous Body: The Competent Muslim Woman's Guide to Health in Thanawi's Bihishtī Zēwar (1905)
BD Metcalf - Comparative Studies in Society and History, 2022
Maulana Ashraf `Ali Thanawi, a reformist Islamic scholar, was very much part of his
times in his urgent concern with women’s potential role in individual and societal “improvement,”
the goal of the enormously successful encyclopedic work that included the chapter …
times in his urgent concern with women’s potential role in individual and societal “improvement,”
the goal of the enormously successful encyclopedic work that included the chapter …
Evolution with Harmony: Integral Yoga and Its Transformational Potential in the Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo
N Kumar - Reading Sri Aurobindo, 2022
Although the philosophy of Integral Yoga matured during Aurobindo’s retirement
from politics and his relocation to Pondicherry, it could be viewed as an evolution
from his earlier phase of life as a revolutionary nationalist as in both phases his …
from politics and his relocation to Pondicherry, it could be viewed as an evolution
from his earlier phase of life as a revolutionary nationalist as in both phases his …
[PDF] Tackling the construction of a conservative femininity in 'An ideal girl'by Soumya Menon
RRS Muñoz
… Based on his work “Hindutva is that a Hindu is a … , Hindutva creates a false
sense of belonging to those who revealed against the British Raj and looked for their
ancestral roots, “who by race, by blood, by culture, by nationality possess almost all …
sense of belonging to those who revealed against the British Raj and looked for their
ancestral roots, “who by race, by blood, by culture, by nationality possess almost all …
[PDF] Senses of Belonging: Materiality, Embodiment, and Attunement at Sufi Shrines in India
A Bigelow
… as hindutva (Hindu-ness) and equates being an Indian citizen with being Hindu.
As put by VD Savarkar, the chief ideologue of hindutva, “These are the essentials of
Hindutva—… In this sense, hindutva denotes a cultural and territorial identity that …
As put by VD Savarkar, the chief ideologue of hindutva, “These are the essentials of
Hindutva—… In this sense, hindutva denotes a cultural and territorial identity that …
41 Indigeneity
RK Debbarma - The Routledge Companion to Northeast India, 2022
… Finally, indigeneity offers a progressive guise for the neoliberal political project of
recognition and acts as a cover for the Hindutva nationalist project. These two
powerful projects have reduced identity to performative politics of spectacular …
recognition and acts as a cover for the Hindutva nationalist project. These two
powerful projects have reduced identity to performative politics of spectacular …
Democracy, Development and Political Representation: Notes on Dalit Assertion in Uttar Pradesh
Z Husain - Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2022
This article takes three concepts, namely ‘democracy’, ‘development’ and ‘political
representation’ as entry points to understand the functioning of democracy in Uttar
Pradesh. India, since the 1980s, has seen a tremendous rise of ‘lowered’ caste …
representation’ as entry points to understand the functioning of democracy in Uttar
Pradesh. India, since the 1980s, has seen a tremendous rise of ‘lowered’ caste …
[PDF] Book review: Unexpected voices in imperial parliaments edited by Josep M. Fradera, José María Portillo and Teresa Segura-Garcia
D Patel - USApp–American Politics and Policy Blog, 2022
… And — as we know from the continuing violent ‘whitelash’ after the presidency of
Barack Obama, the rise of far-right parties in Europe and Hindutva’s politics of
resentment in India — the shattering of even the most repugnant norms can …
Barack Obama, the rise of far-right parties in Europe and Hindutva’s politics of
resentment in India — the shattering of even the most repugnant norms can …
[PDF] Religion in the Time of Governmentality: Conduct and Counter-Conduct in Contemporary South India
UM Bhrugubanda
Drawing upon the concept of governmentality as developed by Michel Foucault, this
chapter seeks to understand the practices and counter-practices that characterize
the field of religion in contemporary South India. Talal Asad’s work on religion and …
chapter seeks to understand the practices and counter-practices that characterize
the field of religion in contemporary South India. Talal Asad’s work on religion and …
76 Tribe
JJP Wouters - The Routledge Companion to Northeast India, 2022
… Ghurye’s thought operates in tandem with the Hindutva project that projects tribes
not as ‘backward’Hindus but as ‘lost Hindus’ and impels their ‘return’to Hinduism, a
reading of history most tribes from Northeast India reject. Contrarily, Verrier Elwin (1964)
not as ‘backward’Hindus but as ‘lost Hindus’ and impels their ‘return’to Hinduism, a
reading of history most tribes from Northeast India reject. Contrarily, Verrier Elwin (1964)
19 Democracy and Elections
JJP Wouters - The Routledge Companion to Northeast India, 2022
… A more recent development is the insertion of Hindutva politics in the region,
which unfolds through Hindu nationalists attempting to appropriate and re-invent
local … The Greater India Experiment: Hindutva and the Northeast. Stanford …
which unfolds through Hindu nationalists attempting to appropriate and re-invent
local … The Greater India Experiment: Hindutva and the Northeast. Stanford …
Plain & Simple: Integral postmodernism
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Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956)
Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (2005)
Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006)
President, Savitri Era Party
Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
