Hindu Mahasabha in colonial North India, 1915-1930 : constructing nation and history

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Full Title:: Hindu Mahasabha in colonial North India, 1915-1930 : constructing nation and history / Prabhu Bapu
Series Titles:: Routledge studies in South Asian history
Routledge Studies in South Asian History

Subjects:: Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha--History
Hindutva--India--Uttar Pradesh--History
Hinduism and politics--India--Uttar Pradesh
Nationalism--Religious aspects--Hinduism
Hinduism--Relations--Islam
Islam--Relations--Hinduism
Uttar Pradesh (India)--Politics and government

Table of Contents:: pt. 1. Hindu nationalism -- pt. 2. Sangathan ideology -- pt. 3. Hindu nation.
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-237) and index.
Summary:: Hindu nationalism has emerged as a political ideology represented by the Hindu Mahasabha. This book explores the campaign for Hindu unity and organisation in the context of the Hindu-Muslim conflict in colonial north India in the early twentieth century. It argues that India's partition in 1947 was a result of the campaign and politics of the Hindu rightwing rather than the Islamist politics of the Muslim League alone.The book explains that the Mahasabha articulated Hindu nationalist ideology as a means of constructing a distinct Hindu political identity and unity among the Hindus in
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (258 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.