Today, powerful political forces seek to make the Indian state Hindu. Their rising influence since 1980 has occurred during a period of radical change in Indian society and politics, and has been accomplished by electoral means as well as by organized violence. The 1996 elections will be a major test of their power and of the influence of Hindu majoritarianism among the Indian electorate.
Animated by a sense of urgency that was heightened by the massive violence following the destruction of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, Contesting the Nation explores Hindu majoritarian politics over the last century and its dramatic reformulation during the decline of the Congress Party in the 1980s. Twelve prominent scholars from India, Europe, and the United States provide perspectives from the fields of political science, religious studies, ethnomusicology, history, art history, and anthropology, comparing trends in India with ethnic, religious, and cultural movements in other parts of the world.
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ON OCTOBER 15, 1990, I WAS STAYING in upper middle-class South Delhi, awaiting a flight south to Madras, when Rama's chariot procession (Rath Yatra) came through town. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
janmabhoomi campaign, janmabhoomi issue, janmabhoomi temple, janmabhoomi movement, kar sevaks, communal mobilization, elite conspiracy, victimized community, soldier monks, bande mataram, cow protection, caste oppression, backward castes, chariot procession, alternative realm, kumbh mela, communal politics, communal violence, communal riots, discursive prose, devotional music Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uttar Pradesh, Babri Masjid, Congress Party, Janata Dal, Rath Yatra, Madhya Pradesh, New Delhi, Sangh Parivar, Himachal Pradesh, Bajrang Dal, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Times of India, Bande Mataram, Indian Muslims, Indira Gandhi, Janata Party, Kali Yuga, Indian Islam, Jawaharlal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi, Arya Samaj, Syed Ahmad, Ashis Nandy, Bipan Chandra, British India New!
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