ISBN10: 8176294500, ISBN13: 9788176294508, [publisher: Deep and Deep] Hardcover Contents: Preface. Hindutva: an introduction. 1. Constructing Hindu identity. 2. Hindutva discourse. 3. The R.S.S. and Sangh Parivar. 4. Parliamentary politics of Hindutva. 5. Hindutva and communalism. 6. Hindutva ideology and politics: complex relationship. Appendices. Bibliography. Index. "Hindutva though abstract is of great social and national importance. It indicates a kind of identity which is indigenous and historically based. Identities are numerous but understanding Hindutva as the identity of the nation encompassing all other identities is unique. However due to communal politics in India there is a gory and exaggerated conception of Hindutva to which many subscribe. During the last two decades and especially in the 1990's, the term Hindutva has been frequently used. Prior to that Hindutva was marginal to the body politic and rarely perceived as a challenge or threat. The most prominent face of Hindutva is the RSS and the affiliates called the 'sangh parivar'. It's long term impact has been on the civil society as well as politics. "Lots of work have burgeoned in the last few years on this concept of Hindutva. However there is not yet any work covering the entire ideology of Hindutva and the politics that it has come to spawn. This book intends to provide a comprehensive view of Hindutva exploring not merely the construction of the ideology but its i ...