Contours of Hindu Rashtra: Hindutva, Sangh Parivar and Contemporary Politics - Hardcover

Puniyani, Ram

9788178354736: Contours of Hindu Rashtra: Hindutva, Sangh Parivar and Contemporary Politics

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 817835473X ISBN 13: 9788178354736

Publisher: Kalpaz Publications, 2006

The book is a collection of essays and articles written over a period of 5 years. The essays numbering 40 in number have been divided into nine main sections. Section I discusses essays on religion and society, Section II contains articles on Hindutva, Section III has essays on Hindutva and minorities, Section IV selected articles on Hindutva threat protection-Islam and terrorism, have been given. Section V has essays on communalism and violence, Section VI has articles on political chess board, Section VII has essays on Hindutva and Dalits, Section VIII discusses women and Hindu right and lastly Section IX contains articles on faith and reason. About The Author:- Former Professor IIT Mumbai, has been working for promotion of plural, secular democratic values since 1992. Has been writing on these issues regularly,also conducting workshops and delivering lectures on themes related to threat of fundamentalism, communalism, and terrorism. Is associated with Center for Study of Society and Secularism, Anhad and All India Secular Forum. Has written several books, Contours of Hindu Rashtra (Kalpaz, 2001), Communal Politics: Facts versus Myths (2003), Religion Power and Violence (2005), Mumbai Post 26/11 (2009) (SAGE), Second Assassination of Gandhi (2002, Leicester University) and Dalits and Social Justice (2008, Mythri, Trivandrum). Recipient of Maharashtra Foundation (Communal harmony), 2002; Association for Communal Harmony, Star Award 2003; Indira Gandhi National Integration Award 2006 and National Communal Harmony Award 2007. Contents:- Preface � Introduction � Religion, Secularism and the State � Religion, Power and Violence � Profane Goals: Sacred Garb � Hindutva: Religion or Politics? � RSS and Agenda of Imperialism � Minorities and Human Rights � Ayesha and the Head Scarf � Anti-Conversion Legislation � Terrorism: Symptom or Disease � Terrorism as Revenge � Combating Terrorism � Communalism and Collective Violence � State and Violence � Veer Savarkar: Brave by Ha

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