HIS282H5 Chapter Notes -1946 Cabinet Mission To India, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, Hindutva
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The rise of communal politics (1890-1928: communal politics in late 19th century india: communal ideology perceives indian society as constituted of a number of religious communities and the identity of indian polities in terms of such religious communities. Politics is seen as the interaction of religious communities, and political allegiance relates to the same identity. Imagined religious communities in south asia s past: (need elaboration ???) y y y. Past: cannot be reduced to history of hindu/muslim communities . 1b. the rise of communal politics from the 1890s: after the war of 1857, the british used the divide and rule policy in an attempt to drive a difference between majority hindus and minority. As a result of it various religious reform movements came into existence to rationalize religions/society. Arya samaj was one of the hindu reform movement founded by swami dayananda in 1875.
