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Hindu Nationalism, History and Identity in India Narrating a Hindu past under the BJP
By Lars Tore Flåten
Copyright 2017
224 Pages
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Routledge
212 Pages
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Routledge
212 Pages
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Routledge
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When the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed power in India in 1998 as the largest party of the National Democratic Alliance, it soon became evident that it prioritized educational reforms. Under BJP rule, a reorganization of the National Council of Educational Research and Training occurred, and in 2002 four new history textbooks were published.
This book examines the new... Read more
1. Introduction
2. Analysing Textbook Narratives: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects
3. Ancient India: Civilization as the Primary Agent
4. A Unitary Society
5. From Glory to Decline: The Advent of Islam on the Subcontinent
6. Mughal Ambivalence
7. The Freedom Struggle: Heroes and Foes
8. History: Polemics and Politics
9. Closing Remarks: History and Nationhood
Biography
Lars Tore Flåten is an Associate Professor in South Asia Studies at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages in Oslo, Norway. His publications include Hindu Nationalist Conceptions of History, in South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies, 2012.
