Hindu Connections – What is Hindutva?
hindu connections - what is hindutva?
Dear All
I am delighted to invite you to our next meeting:
What is Hindutva ?
“Hindutva” is the name of a book written by the Indian nationalist Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
It can be described as a type of “cultural nationalism”.
The present ruling party in India has been identified with Hindutva.
James will share his view that this nationalist Hindutva is a modern phenomenon – based on representing Hinduism in a similar way as the Abrahamic faiths – when in fact Hinduism is unique among the world’s religions in its complexity, pluralism and syncretic nature.
James Chiriyankandath is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, and a former editor of the journal Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. Having previously worked at the universities of Hull, London Guildhall and London Metropolitan, he has taught, researched and published on the politics of South Asia (especially India) for over three decades. James serves as an Elder at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel.
Time: 19.00 – 20.00
Date: Wednesday, 5 October 2022
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The meeting is a Zoom Meeting
Meeting Number: 94223648779
Meeting Password: 3c9Pb1
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19.00 – 19.05 Mark Opening / Chalice Lighting – Indra Introduces Speakers
19.05 – 19.10 Sureshji – Opening Mantra
19.10 – 19.30 James’s Talk
19.30 – 19.50 Open Discussion
19.50 – 19.55 Sureshji – Closing Mantra
19.55 – 20.00 Indra thanks all and announces next meeting date
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Best wishes
Indra
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