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India's civilizational arguments in south Asia: from Nehruvianism to Hindutva
In: International affairs
ISSN: 1468-2346
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Neoliberalizing Racial Justice: Caste, Race, and Diaspora Hindutva Democrats
In: Peace & change: PC ; a journal of peace research, Band 46, Heft 4, S. 384-402
ISSN: 1468-0130
AbstractTracing the shifting historical and contemporary discourses of self‐representation among upper caste American Hindu immigrants, this paper reflects upon the rise of diaspora "Hindutva Democrats" in the post‐2020 American political landscape. What makes "Hindutva Democrats" a peculiar political embodiment is their manipulative use of the language of social justice for addressing racism in America while downplaying, if not outright refusing to acknowledge, glaring human rights abuses against minorities (for issues such as casteism and Islamophobia) in India and in the Indian diaspora. Together, these confounding and inconsistent political stances illuminate the problem of the neoliberalization of calls for racial justice, amplified by narratives of American exceptionalism and its favorable capitalist ties to India in the contemporary political landscape. This analysis of the Hindutva Democratic movement illuminates the ways in which performances of race, caste, and racialization are embedded in historical, institutional, and gendered ideological projects across borders. These performances create insidious impediments toward the achievement of the global human rights which are foundational to sustainable peace.
Neoliberalism and Hindutva: fascism, free markets and the restructuring of Indian capitalism
In: Radical notes 2
Hindu and Hindutva Ideology in Indian Polity: Examining Modi's Administration
In: Strategic studies: quarterly journal of the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Band 43, Heft 2, S. 80-96
ISSN: 1811-9557
The idea of India as an inclusive and secular nation-state has been challenged by the rise of Hindu nationalist ideology known as Hindutva. Promoted by organisations like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and political parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Hindutva advocates for the establishment of a Hindu Rashtra (nation) in India by marginalising minority groups. It involves the "otherisation" of non-Hindus, especially Muslims and Christians, and promotes the Hindu-centric narrative in the country's history, culture, legislative and administrative setup, which seeks to transform India from a secular democratic republic to an authoritarian Hindu-supremacist one. The paper aims to analyse the widespread resentment towards Indian Muslims arguing that the formation of Hindu identity is deeply intertwined with political processes influenced by the ideologies of the RSS and BJP. It examines various facets of Indian politics, especially under Modi's government to gain insights into the normative implementation of Hindutva within the contexts of institutionalism and linguistic discourse. It posits that the BJP's policies and the narrative of Hindus as the 'sons of the soil' contribute to the marginalisation of other identities, particularly Indian Muslims. The paper examines modes to understand Hindutva's normative approach in Modi's government within the framework of institutionalism and linguistic discourse, focusing on Indian polity.
The Rise and Rise of Hindutva: Narratives, Visualised Communities, and the Hindu Nation
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Queering Hindutva: Unruly Bodies and Pleasures in Sadhavi Rithambara's Performances
A case study of Indian Hindu right-wing icon Rithambara as orator/activist in mobilizing nationalist support for the Ramjanmabhumi movement underpins a discussion of the performative spaces she & others like her occupy & the impact of such discursivity. It is contended that the sexualized & violent speech of such Hindu nationalist public performers is dictated by the role they play in the movement as instigators of emotion & as progenitors of collective identifications. At issue is the challenge to the women-pacifism relationship -- particularly the Ghandhian equation of femininity with nurturance, spiritual strength, & nonviolence -- brought by this exercise of violence. It is contended that the confused narratives of Rithambara's speech might be rehearsed for effect, but the performative space exposes the audience to "queer pleasures" in stark contrast to the pedagogic heteronormative Hindutva discourse. Rithambara's performances dutifully work for the Hindutva; however, they also evidence a hidden rage against the Hindu nationalist male cadre. Formulations of "queer" are scrutinized to illuminate a reading of the "queer body," & context-specific designations of normative sexuality are defined to delineate the queer in Rithambara's performances. Historical aspects of RSS & Samiti gendered & sexed imaginaries are examined to position the local norm against which is pitted the queer bodies of Rithambara's performances as seen in an Apr 1991 speech. Two nodes of queerness are discerned: (1) She evokes the queer unruly body in attempting to establish Hindu normativity. (2) Bigendered Rithambara & her audiences might elicit queer (political) pleasures from consuming queer bodies, landscapes, & her discourse. It is concluded that such a postmodern politics of pleasure might have more staying power in this context than thought by much feminist criticism. J. Zendejas
Queering Hindutva: Unruly Bodies and Pleasures in Sadhavi Rithambara's Performances
A case study of Indian Hindu right-wing icon Rithambara as orator/activist in mobilizing nationalist support for the Ramjanmabhumi movement underpins a discussion of the performative spaces she & others like her occupy & the impact of such discursivity. It is contended that the sexualized & violent speech of such Hindu nationalist public performers is dictated by the role they play in the movement as instigators of emotion & as progenitors of collective identifications. At issue is the challenge to the women-pacifism relationship -- particularly the Ghandhian equation of femininity with nurturance, spiritual strength, & nonviolence -- brought by this exercise of violence. It is contended that the confused narratives of Rithambara's speech might be rehearsed for effect, but the performative space exposes the audience to "queer pleasures" in stark contrast to the pedagogic heteronormative Hindutva discourse. Rithambara's performances dutifully work for the Hindutva; however, they also evidence a hidden rage against the Hindu nationalist male cadre. Formulations of "queer" are scrutinized to illuminate a reading of the "queer body," & context-specific designations of normative sexuality are defined to delineate the queer in Rithambara's performances. Historical aspects of RSS & Samiti gendered & sexed imaginaries are examined to position the local norm against which is pitted the queer bodies of Rithambara's performances as seen in an Apr 1991 speech. Two nodes of queerness are discerned: (1) She evokes the queer unruly body in attempting to establish Hindu normativity. (2) Bigendered Rithambara & her audiences might elicit queer (political) pleasures from consuming queer bodies, landscapes, & her discourse. It is concluded that such a postmodern politics of pleasure might have more staying power in this context than thought by much feminist criticism. J. Zendejas
State hindutva and Singapore confucianism as responses of the decline of the welfare state
In: Asian studies review: journal of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Band 28, Heft 3, S. 267-282
ISSN: 1035-7823
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Hindutva and Citizenship in India: Helping Refugees or Building Vote Banks?
One of the most noteworthy developments in Indian politics is the occurrence of a phenomenon often described as Hindu-Nationalism or Hindutva-movement (Bhatt 2001; Jaffrelot 2007, 1996; Zavos 2000). The movement refers to efforts to undertake dramatic changes within the political culture of India. This attempted transformation of state and society, which manifested itself through 'communal violence' – clashes between different religious communities especially between Hindus and Muslims (Engineer 2003; 1987) and actions aimed at challenging constitutional provisions such as secularism in combination with increasingly radical socio-political demands, have posed a threat to the Indian model of consensus democracy and have sadly lived up to bleak forecasts (Basu et.al. 1993).
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Making Gujarat vibrant: Hindutva, development and the rise of subnationalism in India
In: Third world quarterly, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 657-672
ISSN: 0143-6597
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Pink revolutions: globalization, Hindutva, and queer triangles in contemporary India
In: Critical insurgencies
Introduction. "This Is Not the Morning We Were Waiting For": Theorizing Pink Revolutions -- "Revolutionary" Reform, Reformist "Revolution" -- Safe in the City: Gay Tourism in India and the Politics of Worlding -- Queer Privacy during Seditious Times: Re-Touching the Case of Ramchandra Siras -- Patently Queer: The Late Effects of Illness during Revolutionary Times -- Beyond the Banyan Tree: Diasporic Mobility in Passages Away from India -- Afterword. A Delayed Postscript.
Interview: Ghostly Presences and Hindutva 2.0: An Interview with Anustup Basu
In: Political theology, Band 22, Heft 7, S. 551-558
ISSN: 1743-1719