Hindutva Ideology

IDEOLOGY

The Hindutva ideology, also called Hindu nationalism — distinct from Hinduism, which stresses ideals of brotherhood and Vasudeva Kutumbakam (meaning: though nations might be mired in conflict, civilizations co-exist) — was popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. It is a modern political ideology that advocates Hindu supremacy and seeks to transform India into a Hindu nation. More details here.

HindutvaOctober 2, 2023

The Story of Hindutva Politics review: Malayalam book traces its ideological genesis, impact ( The Federal )

By Rajeev Ramachandran Malayalam poet P. N. Gopikrishnan’s latest book, Hindutva Rashtreeyathinte Katha (The Story of Hindutva Politics), traces its ideological foundations, from figures like Vinayak Damodar...

HindutvaSeptember 29, 2023

What kind of Constitution did VD Savarkar want? A new book probes narratives about the Constitution ( Scroll )

By Arghya Sengupta While the Hindu Mahasabha was charting its own path away from the Congress, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was slowly gaining a reputation as...

HindutvaSeptember 18, 2023

Violence and Hindus: Understanding Savarkar’s idea of Hindutva ( The Federal )

By MT Saju / The Federal Two decades ago, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883-1966) was not a popular figure in India, but today he is everywhere....

HindutvaSeptember 12, 2023

Why have Dalits embraced the BJP, a Hindutva party they once derided as ‘Manuvadi’? ( Scroll )

By Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar / Scroll A key puzzle that our narrative addresses is why have Dalits – given their long struggle against...

HindutvaSeptember 11, 2023

‘Akhand Bharat’ subsumes most of India’s neighbours but the rhetoric is aimed at domestic audiences ( Scroll )

By Udayan Das / Scroll A mural in India’s new parliament building has become an object of controversy in South Asia. Alluding to the idea...

HindutvaSeptember 11, 2023

RSS’s militant structure is modelled on Mussolini’s Blackshirts: Italian scholar of Hindutva ( Ullekh NP )

Marzia Casolari is an associate professor of Asian History at the University of Turin, Italy. Her book, In the Shadow of the Swastika: The Relationships Between...

HindutvaSeptember 8, 2023

Bharat: why the recent push to change India’s name has a hidden agenda ( The Conversation )

The invitations to a state dinner to mark India’s hosting of this year’s G20 came not, as you’d expect, from the office of the...

HindutvaSeptember 8, 2023

Hindu Women Subjugated During Muslim Rule-Newest from RSS; A Gurukul Imparting Deceit and Lies ( India Tomorrow )

By Shamshul Islam / India Tomorrow NEW DELHI—The biggest ‘Hindu’ organization in the world, RSS also functions as an exclusive Gurukul where Hindutva cadres are...

HindutvaSeptember 6, 2023

Ideology that killed Mahatma Gandhi behind Gauri Lankesh, M M Kalburgi murders: Siddaramaiah ( The Indian Express )

The ideology responsible for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi was behind the killing of personalities such as journalist Gauri Lankesh, scholar M M Kalburgi,...