1st Edition
Hindu Nationalism in India Ideology and Politics
Introduction; Part 1 Ideological Foundations: nationalism in its theoretical springs; 1 Redesigning the Indian nation: politico-ideological priorities of Dayananda, Vivekananda and Aurobindo; 2 VD Savarkar (1883-1966): an activist ideologue; 3 MS Golwalkar (1906-1973): an insightful organizer; 4 Deendayal Upadhyay (1916-1968): a demiurgic thinker; Part 2 Ideological Initiatives and Organizational Forms; 5 Physical Regeneration and Militarization of the Hindus; 6 Hindu Mahasabha (1915 - ): the moment of arrival; 7 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (1925 - ): the moment of manoeuvre; 8 Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951-1977): the moment of uncertainty; 9 Bharatiya Janata Party (1980 -): the moment of consolidation; 9 Conclusion
Biography
Bidyut Chakrabarty is the Vice Chancellor of Visva-Bharati University, India.
Bhuwan Kumar Jha is Assistant Professor in History at Satyawati College, University of Delhi, India. He is also Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi.
