What is Hindutva or Hinduness?

 

  Hindutva or Hinduness is a prominent form of Hindu nationalism in India.

Hindutva is a concept of "Indian cultural, national, and religious identity". The term "conflates a geographically based religious, cultural, and national identity: a true 'Indian' is one who partakes of this 'Hindu-ness'.

⬦ The term Hindutva was first used by Chandranath Basu in 1892. He is the founder of the Hindutva Principle and has been regarded as the doyen of economic nationalists in Bengal.

In fact, the trace of Hindutva found in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee book Anand Math.

⬦ Later the term Hindutva was popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923.

⬦According to Savarkar Hindus are those who consider India to be the Land in which their ancestors lived, as well as the land in which their religions originated. He advocates the creation of a Hindu state in that sense.

The geographical concept of Hindutva is :

           

⬦Sarvakar includes all Indian religions in the term "Hinduism" and outlines his vision of a "Hindu Rashtra" as "Akhand Bharat" stretching across the entire Indian subcontinent.

⬦After that KB Hedgewar is totally inspired by VD Savarkar and He is the Founder of RRS ( Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh).

   Period of time Hindutva ideology promoted by some Ideal that is:

    ◪ Chandranathnath Basu             

    ◪ VD Savarkar                   

    ◪ KB Hedgewar                      

    ◪ Shyama Prasad Mookerjee                            

    ◪ LK Advani                     

    ◪ Narendra Modi

Hindutva and Hinduism

             Hinduism                                                      

Hinduism is an Indian religion. It is the world's third-largest religion

             Hindutva

Hindutva is a concept of "Indian culture identity". It basically combines cultural, and national identity into one form. It has been described as "A WAY OF LIFE"

                              

 Interesting Fact

Ramesh Praboo v. Prabhakar Kunte case 1996

  -SC held that pleas made by appealing to the terms "Hindutva" or "Hinduism" during an election campaign did not necessarily constitute a corrupt practice in violation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RPA) since the terms ordinarily refer not to religion but only to "a way of life".

                                      

Hindutva Organisation:

Hindutva ideology is spread through Hindu organizations like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bharatiya Janta Party, Arya Samaj, Bajrang Dal, Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad Durga Vahini, Isha Foundation, Shiv Sena, much more organization in world wide.

 

Actually, the Term Hindutva is a very deep and vast concept that is not possible to share in a single blog. 

So here are some topics about Hindutva that I'll share with you in my next Blog.

⬦The religious concept of Hindutva. (samskara, Faith or believe)

⬦ Idea of Hindutva

⬦ Education of Hindutva

⬦The cultural concept of Hindutva / Cultural Nationalism

⬦International Relation and Hindutva.

⬦Supreme court of India on Hindutva.

⬦Protection of Hindu Intrest.

⬦Uniform civil code.  and many more.

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Blog written by Tushar Pandey