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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... temple construction should be removed before 18 November . However taking action would have ex- posed the state government to retaliatory measures from the Centre and to large - scale communal violence . " - In the monsoon parliamentary ...
... temple construction should be removed before 18 November . However taking action would have ex- posed the state government to retaliatory measures from the Centre and to large - scale communal violence . " - In the monsoon parliamentary ...
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... temple has to be built at the same place [ where the Babri Masjid stood ] . [ ... ] The temple and the mosque may be close together , but built separately . So much so that the bells from the temple are not heard at the mosque and the ...
... temple has to be built at the same place [ where the Babri Masjid stood ] . [ ... ] The temple and the mosque may be close together , but built separately . So much so that the bells from the temple are not heard at the mosque and the ...
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... temple at Varanasi . The original temple was probably built , adjacent to the mosque , around 490 AD , before being destroyed by Muslim rulers , re - built in 1585 and replaced by a mosque under the auspices of Aurangzeb in 1669. The ...
... temple at Varanasi . The original temple was probably built , adjacent to the mosque , around 490 AD , before being destroyed by Muslim rulers , re - built in 1585 and replaced by a mosque under the auspices of Aurangzeb in 1669. The ...
Contents
THREE HINDU NATIONALIST STRATEGIES | 11 |
A special kind of racism | 50 |
The primacy of social organism | 58 |
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