Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit MobilisationFascinating Hindutva examines how, aided by other Hindutva forces like RSS and VHP, the strategies of BJP for mobilizing dalits rests on reinterpreting their Hindu past and unifying them under the metanarrative of Hindutva. It is an exploration of the fascinating tactics used by the Hindutva forces to politically mobilize individual dalit castes like the Nishads, Musahars and Dusadhs by saffronising their heroes. |
Contents
Pastness and Politics | 1 |
Saffron Imagining of the Local | 41 |
Exploring Dalit Militia | 58 |
Making of a Warring Hero | 80 |
Creating Popular Politics | 101 |
Legend War | 116 |
The Politics of Cultural Resources | 137 |
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Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation Badri Narayan No preview available - 2009 |
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25 April Allahabad Amar Ujala Ambedkar Arya Samaj Ayodhya Bahraich Bhadri Bhagat Bihar Brahminical caste heroes caste histories caste identity celebrations Chamars Chaupal Chittora create Dalit castes Dalit communities Dalit heroes dargah democratic Deosi Dina-Bhadri discourse Dusadh Eklavya elections electoral fair Field Diary fold Ghazi Mian guru Hindu identity Hinduism Hindutva forces Hindutva politics king Kshatriya legends linked living Lord Rama Lorik lower castes Lucknow Maharaja Suhaldev Maithili Mallah marginalised communities Mayawati Mithila Murli Manohar Joshi Muslims myth of Suhaldev Narayan narrated narratives Nishad Nishadraj Guhya north India Oral interview organised Pasis past Phoolan Devi political mobilisation political parties political strategy popular projected Ramayana Ramjibhai region reinterpreted religion saffronising Salar Masood Salhes Samiti Savari Shri Singh social society spaces statue story sub-castes Suhaldev symbol temple tion trying untouchable upper castes upper-caste Hindus various Dalit village vote bank Yadavs