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History and the Making of a Modern Hindu Self (Paperback)
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Taking the contentious debates surrounding historical evidence and
history writing between secularists and Hindu nationalists as a
starting point, this book seeks to understand the origins of a
growing historical consciousness in contemporary India, especially
amongst Hindus. The broad question it poses is: Why has 'history'
become such an important site of identity, conflict and
self-definition amongst modern Hindus, especially when Hinduism is
known to have been notoriously impervious to history? As modern
ideas regarding notions of history came to India with colonialism,
it turns to the colonial period as the 'moment of encounter' with
such ideas. The book examines three distinct moments in the Hindu
self through the lives and writings of lower-caste public figure
Jotiba Phule, 'moderate' nationalist M. G. Ranade and Hindu
nationalist V. D. Savarkar. Through a close reading of original
writings, speeches and biographical material, it is demonstrated
that these three individuals were engaged with a modern historical
and rationalist approach. However, the same material is also used
to argue that Phule and Ranade viewed religion as living,
contemporaneous and capable of informing both their personal and
political lives. Savarkar, the 'explicitly Hindu' leader, on the
contrary, held Hindu practices and traditions in contempt,
confining them to historical analysis while denying any role for
religion as spirituality or morality in contemporary political
life. While providing some historical context, this volume
highlights the philosophical/ political ideas and actions of the
three individuals discussed. It integrates aspects of their lives
as central to understanding their politics.
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