SOSC 4436 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Mohd. Ahmed Khan V. Shah Bano Begum, 2002 Gujarat Riots, Narendra Modi
5 Mar 2016
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February 9 class presentation of a case study: the hindu right: economic, political and ideological politics of gujarat under narendar modi (right wing). Have the poor experienced greater social justice under modi and what is the state of relationship between hindus and muslims under a bjp government. Reading, coleridge, harriss and jeffrey, india today, chapter 9; varshney, contested meanings: indias national identity, hindu nationalism in power, journal of democracy vol 25 no4 oct 2015. Gandhi was secular nationalist (he believed) but hindus felt he was hindu nationalist. Hindu nationalism wants to prefer territorial sovereignty. Hindu nationalism wants to hinduaize india preserve hindu language, culture, art. Question of who is an indian , what is their religion . Hinduism is everywhere so it becomes unconsciously instilled. Hindu nationalists are saying india is essentially hindu and if u wanna be apart of india then you must assimilate. Rss is not a political party just an ideology.
