Hindu Rashtra (other)

	Hindu Rashtra (other) Hindu Rashtra, literally Hindu nation, refers to the Hindu theocratic state sought to be established by Hindutva ideologues in India. Hindu Rashtra may also refer to: * Hindu Rashtra Sena, an Indian Hindu nationalist group and political party * ''Hindu Rashtra'' (book), by Indian journalist Ashutosh * Hindu Rashtra Dal, defunct Hindu nationalist organization associated with Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi See also * Ram Rajya (other) * '' Our Hindu Rashtra'', a book by Indian writer Aakar Patel * Akhand Bharat Akhand Bharat (), also known as Akhand Hindustan, is a term for the concept of a unified Greater India. It asserts that modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Tibet are one nati ... (), an Indian irredentist concept {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hindu Rashtra Hindutva (; ) is a far-right political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within India. The political ideology was formulated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1922. It is used by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), the current ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and other organisations, collectively called the Sangh Parivar. Inspired by European fascism, the Hindutva movement has been variously described as a variant of right-wing extremism, as "almost fascist in the classical sense", adhering to a concept of homogenised majority and cultural hegemony and as a separatist ideology. Some analysts dispute the identification of Hindutva with fascism and suggest that Hindutva is an extreme form of conservatism or ethno-nationalism. Proponents of Hindutva, particularly its early ideologues, have used political rhetoric and sometimes misinformation to justify th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hindu Rashtra Sena Hindu Rashtra Sena (lit. ''Army for the Hindu Nation'') is an Hindutva organization in India. Its stated objective is propagating the establishment of a Hindu Rashtra. Dhananjay Desai is the head of the Hindu Rashtra Sena (HRS). Incident After the murder of a 28-year-old Muslim IT professional from Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ... city, its chief Dhananjay Desai and others were arrested. He was released on bail in 2019 after a court hearing. All accused were ultimately acquitted by court in 2023. Desai accused the government of falsely arresting him because of a political vendetta against him. References Incitement to genocide by the Hindutva movement Sangh Parivar Hinduism and politics Far-right politics in India Vishva Hindu Parishad Anti-Muslim v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hindu Rashtra (book) ''Hindu Rashtra: What It Is. How We Got Here'' is a book authored by senior journalist Ashutosh and published by Context, an imprint of Westland Publications (Westland Books) in the year 2019. The book describes the capture of political power in India by the Sangh Parivar. In his book Ashutosh predicts, "To assume that only Muslims or the minority are their (Hindutva Hindutva (; ) is a Far-right politics, far-right political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within India. The political ideology was formulated by Vinayak Da ... proponents) targets will be reading history the wrong way." As a journalist and politician, the author narrates the sociopolitical scenario of India for the readers to have an idea about the political reality of India with fewer parties as the ruling powerhouses, who are not only shaping a risky future, but are also forcing us to ponder whether this nation will suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hindu Rashtra Dal Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) () was an Indian Hindu nationalist and political activist who was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. He shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a multi-faith prayer meeting in Birla House in New Delhi on 30 January 1948. Quote: "The apotheosis of this contrast is the assassination of Gandhi in 1948 by a militant Nathuram Godse, on the basis of his 'weak' accommodationist approach towards the new state of Pakistan." (p. 544) Godse was a member of the political party, the Hindu Mahasabha; and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu paramilitary volunteer organization; and a popularizer of the work of his mentor Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, who had created the ideology of Hindutva. Godse had two unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi in 1944 before he succeeded the third time. After the 1948 assassination, Godse claimed Gandhi favoured the political demands of Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ram Rajya (other) Ram Rajya can refer to: * Reign of Rama in Ayodhya, as mentioned in the ancient Indian epic ''Ramayana'' Utopian rule, as mentioned in the writings of Mahatma Gandhi Hindu Rashtra (), as propagated by Hindutva adherents **Ram Rajya Parishad, an Indian political party Films ''Ram Rajya'' (1943 film), a 1943 Indian film * ''Ram Rajya'' (1967 film), a 1967 Indian film * ''Ramrajya'' (2022 film), a 2022 Indian film * ''Sri Rama Rajyam'', a 2011 Indian film See also Hindu Rashtra (other) Hindu Rashtra, literally Hindu nation, refers to the Hindu theocratic state sought to be established by Hindutva ideologues in India. Hindu Rashtra may also refer to: Hindu Rashtra Sena, an Indian Hindu nationalist group and political party * ... {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Our Hindu Rashtra ''Our Hindu Rashtra'' (transl. "Our Hindu Nation") is a book about Hindu majoritarianism in India by journalist Aakar Patel, published by Westland Books in 2020. It surveys historical documents, government committee reports, court judgments, media archives, and records personal anecdotes on a range of issues. It argues that India is today a Hindu state in practice, and that the erosion of secularism in India began soon after India became independent, although the process accelerated after the election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister in 2014. Content ''Our Hindu Rashtra'' draws from a variety of material, including legal documents, historical documents, government reports, and personal anecdotes. The book is composed of 14 chapters. The first chapter explores the history of the partition of India, and a few others examine the foundational texts of Hindu nationalism and their influence on the contemporary ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The second and third chapte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]