[GreenYouth] What is "Hindutva"?

[Sukla Sen]

The term is being very much bandied about in a very loose way.
By people across the spectrum.
So, it is necessary to have some clarity.
The following is an attempt in that direction.

Hindutva is a political ideology - linking itself to Hinduism, which
professes hatred and violence against the (adversial) "other", Muslims, in
particular, among others, geared to the final goal of "Hindu Rashtra".

Gandhi had popularised the Ram Dhun (ref.: ), and it
used to be sung in public prayer meetings conducted by him.
Hardly any one charges him of "Hindutva", not even of the "soft" variety.
In spite of his call for "Ram Rajya".

For that matter, nor a staunch Gandhian Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's volunteer
force, "Khudai Khidmatgar" (Servants of Khuda?God), was ever deemed an
illustration of soft "Islamism".
In fact, "Khudai Khidmatgar" seemed to have had gelled only too well with
Gandhi's very own imagery of "Ram Rajya".
One complemented the other.

So, affiliation with Hinduism is definitely a necessary but not even
remotely sufficient condition for being qualified as "Hindutva".

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That's, btw, how I had tried to define "Hindutva". Ref.: 'Indian
Nationalism, Hindutva and the Bomb' at .

Here're two revealing illustrations (from Golwalkar):
I. <>
II. <>

(Source.: .)

And, for real time illustrations, one may like to look up: <
https://www.facebook.com/Justice4Hindus/>.
And, also relevant: 'Yogi Adityanath's Men Telling Hindus (with Adityanath
Himself on Stage) To Rape Dead Muslim Women Is Beyond Shocking' at <
https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/yogi-adityanaths-men-telling-hindus-to-rape-dead-muslim-women-is-beyond-shocking-230679.html>
(3-mins. onward.).

Sukla

N.B.: Any feedback would be highly welcome.

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[GreenYouth] What is Hindutva?

[Sukla Sen]

The term is being very much bandied about in a very loose way.
By people across the spectrum.
So, it is necessary to have some clarity.
The following is an attempt in that direction.

Hindutva is a political ideology - linking itself to Hinduism, which
professes hatred and violence against the (adversial) "other", Muslims, in
particular, among others, geared to the final goal of "Hindu Rashtra".

Gandhi had popularised the Ramdhun (ref.: <
https://truehinduism.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/raghupati-raghav-raja-ram-explained/>),
and it used to be sung in public prayer meetings conducted by him.
No one charged him of "Hindutva", not even of the "soft" variety.
In spite of his call for "Ram Rajya".

For that matter, nor a staunch Gandhian, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan's
volunteer force, "Khudai Khidmatgar" (Servants of Khuda), was ever deemed
an illustration of soft "Islamism".

So, affiliation with Hinduism is definitely a necessary but not even
remotely sufficient condition for being qualified as "Hindutva".

<>

That's, btw, how I had tried to define "Hindutva". Ref.: 'Indian
Nationalism, Hindutva and the Bomb' at <
http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article10225>.

Here's an illustration (from Golwalkar):
<>
(Ref.: .)

And, for real time illustrations, one may like to look up: <
https://www.facebook.com/Justice4Hindus/>.

Sukla

N.B.: Any feedback would be highly welcome.
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