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[PDF] Man of His Times
N Nagaraju - The undying legacy of Madhusudan Das
A cursory glance at Madhusudan Das’s life and the cultural climate of nineteenth century colonial Bengal and eastern India, is enough to tell how aptly the honorific ‘babu’fits to his name. The aim here is not to produce another panegyric on him, but to trace …
Hindutva and violence: VD Savarkar and the politics of history
C Fair - 2023
Hindutva and violence charts the intellectual arc of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the founder of Hindu nationalism from which India’s contemporary Hindu chauvinists draw their mission to transform the nation into an authoritarian Hindu state …
Of muscles and men: The making of a 'fit'India
S Haq - Psychoanalysis, Culture & Society, 2023
… He is regarded as a principal architect of Hindutva (Hindu ideology), which is based on qualities of masculinity and virility. However, the two nationalist leaders differed in their conception of Hindu nation state, with Vivekananda addressing a …
The Book of Desire: The Book of Desire Tiruvalluvar. Translated by Meena Kandasamy Galley Beggar Press, London 2023, hb, 207pp,£ 14.99 ISBN 9781913111366 …
S Trevett - 2023
… Meena Kandasamy’s translation of the third section of Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural (the Inpattuppāl) is a much-needed corrective in today’s India, worryingly immersed in Hindutva rhetoric and Brahminical hegemony. From the outset, Kandasamy is clear …
Patchy Ethnographies of Neocolonial and Neoliberal Landscapes in Amitav Ghosh and Frank Westerman
L De Capitani - Ethnographic Narratives as World Literature: Uneven …, 2023
This chapter establishes a comparison between the Indian anthropologist-turned-writer Amitav Ghosh and the Dutch engineer-turned-journalist Frank Westerman, both known for connecting various locales and different historical periods in their texts …
Militant Ethnography and Internal Colonialism in Carlo Levi and Mahasweta Devi
L De Capitani - Ethnographic Narratives as World Literature: Uneven …, 2023
In Chap. 3 , I explore how both Carlo Levi’s and Mahasweta Devi’s writing emerges from a militant fieldwork among exploited, marginalised groups—South Italian peasants in the fascist era and indigenous communities in (post)colonial India—and …
[PDF] Generic Hybridity, Narrative Polyphony and Uncanny Slums in Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
A Monaco - Critical South Asian Studies, 2023
Deepa Anappara’s Djinn Patrol on the Purple (2020) centres on the mysterious disappearance of children from the basti of an Indian shantytown, thus immersing the reader into the climate of injustice, grievability and vulnerability of contemporary …
Class-Caste Politics, Hierarchy, and Hindutva in Indian Cinema and Protest Theatre
T Biswas, A Banerjee - Wasafiri, 2023
Caste-based atrocities and discrimination have been an unfortunate reality in India for centuries. Although the administrative and structural implementation of an affirmative action system in the mid and later part of the twentieth century helped in …
[PDF] GLOBALISATION OF HATE AND INTERNATIONALISATION OF HATE CRIMES: INDIA-A CASE IN POINT
JM Razu - ETHICS AND OVERCOMING ODIOUS PASSIONS
Over the past thirty years we have been witnessing what is commonly referred to as ‘hate crime’94. Scholars and political analysts have added abundant knowledge to the phenomenon of hate crimes by ways of theorization and conceptualization. Over …
Transgressing Race
J Havea - Transgressing Race: Readings, Theologies …, 2023
… If the scenery was from the context of India’s Hindutva, i expect the ropes to have been dark yellow or orange—colors that represent purity in Hinduism. Whether white, yellow, or orange, the point is clear: some religious understanding of purity has …
17 Biodiversity and Cultural Diversity
M Nita - Grounding Religion: A Field Guide to the Study of …, 2023
This chapter examines the intersection between politics and discourses about religions and ecology. I ask, in what ways are religions and ecology discourses, which have emerged alongside the birth of modern environmental movements …
[PDF] Modalities of Conjunctural Analysis:“Seeing the Present Differently” through Global Lenses
G Hart - Antipode, 2023
The sub‐title of this essay refers to Antonio Gramsci's concept of “prevision”—understood as neither foresight nor prediction, but a method of political work that enables intervention in the present in order to change it. Prevision forms part of conjunctural …
[PDF] Of Women, Gay Men, and Dead Cats: The Precarity of Neoliberal Aspirations
M Anwer, A Arora - Critical South Asian Studies, 2023
… the final episodes of season one of MIH, which perfectly demonstrate the intertwining of neoliberal precarity and Hindutva as they bear … leads a public campaign to rescue Indian culture from its self-appointed Hindutva protectors. In …
Introduction: Entanglements of Indian Modernities: Poetics, Praxis, Possibilities in Literary Cultures of India from the 18th to the 20th Century
N Zaidi - Indian Modernities, 2023
… Simultaneously hailed for his iconoclastic stance in Gujarat and as a precursor of Hindutva among some outside Gujarat, Munshi also negotiated with modernity. In engaging with his negotiations with modernity, the chapter probes the milieu and the …
[PDF] Trust in Polarised Plural Societies: Intersections Across the Ideological Divides of Women's Groups in Malaysia
SB Saleem - 2023
From Europe to North America to Asia, social groups align with political parties along polarising stances to battle over a range of hot-button culture war issues related to gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, national identity, and religion in …
When does history begin? Religion, narrative, and identity in the Sikh tradition
CS VanderBeek - 2023
Harjot Oberoi’s When Does History Begin? is a collection of essays that explores what lies just beyond canonical Sikh historical narratives. Since the Singh Sabha religious reformist movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Sikh history …
Tagore and Androgyny: The Politics of an Accommodative India
C Choudhury, AK Rath - South Asian Review, 2023
… Hindutva in contemporary India draws on substance from Tagore’s perception of India as more tolerant and accommodative. Interestingly, Hinduism is the link to Tagore’s spiritual humanism and Hindutva. … India also gives insights into …
[PDF] Bharat's unseen patriots: Igniting flame of nationalism and brave tales of sacrifice to secure India's Independence
Z Zoariah - Firstpost, 2023
… Leftleaning historians, driven by their own narratives, strive to obscure the contributions of Hindutva ideologues to the freedom struggle. The truth remains unshaken, witnessed by the names etched in history’s annals – Vasudev Balwant …
Enabling connections: Relational comparison in a global conjunctural frame
G Hart - The Routledge Handbook of Comparative Global …, 2023
… To engage these challenges, I turned to the work of scholars concerned with analyzing the escalation of right-wing Hindu nationalism (Hindutva) alongside the Indian National Congress’s ushering in neoliberal capitalism in the early 1990s. In …
Invitation and Belonging in a Christian Ashram: Building Interreligious Community in Northern India by Nadya Pohran
PM Beldio - Nova Religio, 2023
Nadya Pohran offers an example of rigorous and compelling scholarship across the theological and anthropological divide, using historical evidence, ethnographic data, social scientific methodologies, and theological resources. With this research, she …
[PDF] Does Today's India Need'Decolonisation'Speak?
S Choudhuri, M Tundawala - 2023
… What makes decolonisation so attractive to Hindutva is its negative and reactionary side, which enables enjoyment simply from demolition and destruction of all kinds – from architecture to law codes. This is a complete repudiation of the …
Transgressing Race: Readings, Theologies, Belongings
J Havea, YT Vinayaraj - 2023
… If the scenery was from the context of India's Hindutva, i expect the ropes to have been dark yellow or orange-colors that represent purity in Hinduism. Whether white, yellow, or orange, the point is clear: some religious understanding of purity has …
[HTML] Tableeghi Jammat| Part 5| Last Episode| Ameer Saab Ki Wasooli| Season
T Jamaat, T Akbar, T Gill
… People associated with the ruling Hindutva-aligned Bharatiya Janata Party called out Indian Hindus to socially boycott Indian Muslims. This drew criticism from Arab leaders and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; the Prime Minister Narendra …
[HTML] las mejores canciones hindu Adhoc apply for MO/WMO, Nurse Registrar Professors| HISDU| Punjab Health department| ilmijazeera
H Dubs-Frozen
… India’s populist Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, advocates a hardline form of Hindu nationalism, known as Hindutva – which has been accused of inciting deadly violence in India, as well as inflaming the tensions in the US and UK. And this …
[PDF] POL 492/2392 Topics in Comparative Politics IV
J Teichman - 2023
The course seeks to introduce students to the scholarly debates on the origins and nature of populism with a focus on the Global South, and with a particular emphasis on Latin America. It also seeks to build critical analytical and writing skills. Students …
Integration of Motivational Interviewing with Mindfulness and Other Integrative Health Modalities
JJ Stephens, MA Gold
In this chapter, we will explore how Motivational Interviewing (MI) can enrich the care we provide to our patients through exploration of some less conventional approaches to treatment. We will focus on mindfulness and other integrative health …
[HTML] ASSESSING THE ROLE OF SOFT POWER IN INDIA-RUSSIA RELATIONS
D Rashmi - Вестник МГИМО Университета, 2023
… Indian merchants also settled in Astrakhan in the 17th century and became integral to the trade in the region. … The Embassy of India's Jawaharlal Nehru Centre in Moscow hosts regular cultural events and offers courses in Hindi, yoga …
[HTML] Integrative Approach to Wellness: Holistic Wellness Solutions
B DHEA
… Techniques such as acupuncture, herbal medicine, chiropractic care, and mind-body practices like meditation and yoga are often … In addition to physical approaches, integrative wellness places great emphasis on psychotherapy as an integral part of …
[PDF] How Donald Trump Made the Extreme Mainstream
I was typical Trump
… There was not a figure more integral in Donald Trump’s utilisation of the Alt-Right during his successful presidential campaign than Steve … murdered, a street around the corner from an Urban Outfitters and a block away from the Let it Be yoga …
[PDF] Agni: The Eternal Flame Guiding Indian Life and Spirituality
V Vijay - Interdisciplinary Journal of Yagya Research, 2023
… is not a mere concept, but an integral thread woven into the tapestry of Indian life, … yoga) can illuminate the profound spiritual essence of Agni in the context of Indian spirituality. Literature indicates that Yogagni represents a heightened energy accessible …
[HTML] The digital transformation in the psychology of workplace spirituality
Y Walter - Digital Transformation and Society, 2023
Purpose There is evidence that spirituality at the workplace has positive effects on work outcomes, and there are different models conceptualizing the construct. To date, there is no discussion highlighting how digitalization is affecting workplace …
[PDF] EFFECTS OF FLOW STATES ON ELITE ATHLETES IN TEAM SPORTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
LE Martiny, LZ Theil, EM Neto, G Dias, JP Ferreira… - REVISTA FOCO, 2023
The flow state has materialized as a condition of possibility for the search for the best performance in sports, both individual and collective. The objective of this systematic review of studies was to identify which form the “state of flow” influenced the sports …
Serving Life: A Qualitative Study of the Perceived Effects of Yoga on Incarcerated Men
CL Williams - 2023
… considered an integral part of … yoga in the United States, particularly emphasizing the liberatory aspects of yoga for marginalized groups and sought to investigate the long-term benefits of participation in Prison Yoga Project by offering …
An account of medical treatment, with a preliminary account of medical conditions
S Tresker - Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 2023
In this article, I present a philosophical account of medical treatment. In support of this account, I offer a suggestive account of medical conditions. The account of medical treatment uses three desiderata to demarcate treatment from non-treatment …
[PDF] Practice of silence to promote coping, emotion regulation, and future planning of imprisoned individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
P Paoletti, G Perasso, C Lillo, G Serantoni, A Maculan… - Journal of Offender …, 2023
Recent studies have emphasized that silence is a fundamental element in meditative practices for stress relief, well-being, and stimulating faith in the future. This study describes the educational experience of implementing the Practice of …
Transformational Liberation in the Age of COVID-19
TS Tiemeier - The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Comparative …, 2023
… Indeed, their marginalization is necessary to protect and maintain the boundaries around the ideal Hindutva woman. Their ongoing subjugation is a necropower that fuels the Hindutva state. Chakraborty notes that COVID-19 biopolitics shifted this …
[PDF] Outlook for India-Middle East Relations: National Aspirations and Interests Will Crash Against Hindutva Ideology
T Ahmad
India’s image at home and abroad is being shaped by two factors that are deeply intertwined: the personality of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ideology of Hindutva—Hindu nationalism—that he robustly advocates These elements taken …
[HTML] Between the Boundaries of Asceticism and Activism: Understanding the Authority of the Sadhvis within the Hindu Right in India
K Dasgupta - Religions, 2023
… In reality, the sadhvis were reorganising the feminine space within a predominately masculine Hindutva movement by recommending a … and authority that these sadhvis achieved while actively participating in the Hindutva movement …
This World and the “Other”: Muslim Identity and Politics on the Indo-Bangladesh Border
Å Kolås - Alternatives, 2023
… This illustrates that anti-lynching activists have constructed a narrative of Hindutva violence, in which … a “Hindutva mob.” Here, we can see a narrative of Muslim victimhood that counters Muslim “othering” with Hindutva “othering,” emphasizing …
12 Bharatiya Janata Party Electoral Dominance or Ideological Hegemony?
MK Jha - Indian Politics and Political Processes: Ideas …, 2023
… Savarkar provided a more systematic and philosophical basis to Hindu nationalism on the basis of Hindutva. ³ It required other religious … on the basis of Hindutva which is based on blood ties and territory. However, for all practical …
4 Forms of Contemporary Religious Movements
MN Thakur - Indian Politics and Political Processes: Ideas …, 2023
… One of the important variables in Indian politics is linked with this game of transforming Hinduism into Hindutva, in which religion becomes an identity and constitutes a political community. Coming to the strategy these movements adopt to …
Dalit Activism, Social Media, and Transnational Advocacy
M Madhu - Voiced and Voiceless in Asia
… 2 Hindutva is the name by which the ideology of the Hindu right, represented by the political party, the Bhartiya Janata Party is known. the Hindutva movement has been described as a variant of “right-wing extremism,” and as “almost fascist in the …
[PDF] A study of Electronic Media on the Voting Behaviour of Indian Voters
S Mishra, U Yadav
… There was a consensus that the commodification of Hindutva, the prevailing religious ideology, commenced in the late 1980s, … collective Hindu identity can be attributed to their explicit endorsement of Hindutva, representing the movement for …
[PDF] Democratic Backsliding in India: Why India's Elites Are to Blame Forthcoming, Journal of Democracy
V Yadav
Is India experiencing democratic backsliding? Given India’s prior history as a flawed democracy, the answer to this question requires that we discriminate carefully between two possibilities. First, that the current state of Indian democracy is just the …
The Violence of Recognition: Adivasi Indigeneity and Anti-Dalitness in India
P Hota - 2023
… Hota documents how Hindutva mobilization led to large-scale violence, culminating in attacks against many thousands of Pana Dalits in the district of Kandhamal in 2008. Bringing indigenous studies as well as race and ethnic studies …
Confronting Poverty, Prejudice and Religious Inequality: Ensuring No One Is Left Behind
M Tadros, P Mader, K Cheeseman - Poverty and Prejudice: Religious Inequality and …, 2023
This book documents how poverty and uneven development often reflect religious prejudice and inequality, which is often overlooked in development practice and scholarship. Religious inequalities refer to the differences created between …
Climate Justice for the Religiously Marginalized
L Mehta - Poverty and Prejudice: Religious Inequality and the …, 2023
… But the spread of Hindutva in India and more rigid forms of Islam in Bangladesh are undermining these syncretic beliefs and indigenous … Under the current Hindutva regime, the distinct identities and socio-cultural practices of religious …
Religious Inequality and Environmental Change
S Srivastava, V Bachina - Poverty and Prejudice: Religious Inequality and the …, 2023
The rapid pace of environmental change in the form of biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, pollution and climate change is threatening the wellbeing of human and non-human systems across the globe. Unfortunately, the …
Renaming Places in India: Conjuring the Present by Exorcising a Past
R Mehra - Poverty and Prejudice: Religious Inequality and the …, 2023
… From 2014 onwards, there has been a ‘resurgence of cultural nationalism and populism–a manifestation of the Hindutva ideology’espoused by the ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) after it defeated the Congress party, which had ruled India for over …
[PDF] Review of Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy
D Savariyar - The Journal of Social Encounters, 2023
Christophe Jaffrelot’s Modi’s India offers a brilliant map of the democracy’s changing face under Modi’s regime. The eleven chapters divided into three unequal parts investigate the country’s political trajectory, as it has been seen to slide from national …
[HTML] Feast, Famine, and Hegemony: On Neoliberalisation and Hindu Nationalism in India–Alf Gunvald Nilsen
SSA BLOG
Last year, in September 2022, Fortune Magazine reported that India was home to the second richest person in the world. The person in question was Gautam Adani, a business tycoon from the Western Indian state of Gujarat, who at that point in time …
Book review: Sujata Patel, D. Parthasarathy and George Jose, Mumbai/Bombay: Majoritarian Neoliberalism, Informality, Resistance, and Wellbeing
K Medappa - Journal of South Asian Development, 2023
… Majoritarian politics in the country is traced from being mobilized by subaltern populations around language, cultural assertion, as well as to contest elite power, to the more recent rise of hindutva politics built on demonizing and othering …
