The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s : Strategies of Identity-building, Implantation and Mobilisation (with Special Reference to Central India)The violent campaign to erect a temple to Lord Ram on a site occupied by a mosque in the north Indian city of Ayodhya is only the latest manifestation of extreme Hindu nationalism. Hindu chauvinists argue that India's Hindu heritage was usurped by the secular idealism of the Nehru dynasty and their pandering to the interests of minorities, above all the 120 million Muslims. In the 1991 general election the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), the principal political vehicle for Hindu militancy, won some notable victories and became the largest opposition party in parliament. |
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However , the wider political context was to prevent the Hindu Mahasabha from
carrying on with this strategy . The political context was made up of two
interacting elements . One was the structure of the political arena , which was
dominated ...
However , the wider political context was to prevent the Hindu Mahasabha from
carrying on with this strategy . The political context was made up of two
interacting elements . One was the structure of the political arena , which was
dominated ...
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to the Congress and looked upon elections as an ' opportunity to educate the
people on political issues and to challenge the right of the Congress to be in
power ' . " " The Jana Sangh rejected alliances with particular groups or their
political ...
to the Congress and looked upon elections as an ' opportunity to educate the
people on political issues and to challenge the right of the Congress to be in
power ' . " " The Jana Sangh rejected alliances with particular groups or their
political ...
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The contradiction between the political strategy of the former Jana Sangh ' s
leaders and the priorities of the party activists , whose influence had been
strengthened by the Emergency , helps explain the instability of the Janata Party ,
but it was ...
The contradiction between the political strategy of the former Jana Sangh ' s
leaders and the priorities of the party activists , whose influence had been
strengthened by the Emergency , helps explain the instability of the Janata Party ,
but it was ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THREE HINDU NATIONALIST STRATEGIES | 11 |
THE STRATEGY OF ETHNORELIGIOUS | 80 |
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| Title | The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics: 1925 to the 1990s : Strategies of Identity-building, Implantation and Mobilisation (with Special Reference to Central India) |
| Author | Christophe Jaffrelot |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Hurst, 1996 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 1850651701, 9781850651703 |
| Length | 592 pages |
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