Hindu Nationalists of Modern India: A Critical Study of the Intellectual Genealogy of Hindutva"This book is a critical study of six selected Hindu nationalists of modern India - Swami Dayananda Saraswati (1824-1883), Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856-1920), Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966), Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar (1906-1973) and Sita Ram Goel (1921-2003) - in order to trace the intellectual genealogy of Hindu cultural nationalism and fundamentalism. Behind each of these there is a dark and hidden history of religious fundamentalism, fanaticism, narrow-minded nationalism, anti-minoritism, anti-secularism and intolerance. But, unfortunately, this is not always known to the people. The present study is an attempt to highlight these less known facts, and also demonstrate that contemporary Hindu cultural nationalism and fundamentalism have their ideological roots in the past. This book will be of interest not only to students, academicians and scholars but also to those who wish to know the facts relating to the rise of certain Hindu nationalist and fundamentalist organisations, political parties, groups, movements and associations, their methods of mass mobilisation and indoctrination, their anti-minority syndrome and militant orientations manifested especially in their attitude towards the Indian Christians and Muslims." |
Contents
Swami Dayananda Saraswati as a Hindu Fundamentalist | 7 |
II | 9 |
Ambivalence Contradictions and Religious Intolerance | 45 |
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A.G. Noorani According to Golwalkar Advaita advocated Andamans argued Arjuna Arya Samaj Aryans B.G. Tilak Bible British Buddhism Bunch of Thoughts century Christian missionaries claim communal concept Congress converted Delhi Dharma ethics faith Freedom Movement freedom struggle Gita Gitarahasya Goel's Gospels Hence Hindu cultural Hindu Mahasabha Hindu nation Hindu nationalists Hindu rashtra Hindu religion Hindu Response Hinduism Hindutva Hindutva ideologues Hitler Ibid ideology India Indian National Islam J.T.F. Jordens Jesus Christ Jesus of history K.M. Panikkar Kanungo Krishna leaders M.S. Golwalkar Mahabharata Mahatma Gandhi militant Modern Hindu Thought Muslims Muslims and Christians myth Nandy Nathuram Godse Nazi organisations P.S. Daniel patriots philosophy proselytisation re-conversion religious RSS's Tryst S.A. Walport S.R. Goel Sangh Parivar Satyartha Prakash secular Selected Documents Shivaji shuddhi Speeches and Writings Swami Dayananda Saraswati Swami Vivekananda Tilak and Gokhale Trimondi truth Tryst with Politics V.D. Savarkar Vedas Vedic religion violence Writings of Swami