Abstract
This paper discusses the ways in which the
category "Hinduism" became available for national use, as a political
resource. It argues that various forms of Indian nationalism mobilised the term
"Hindu" or variants thereof in a number of ways, and suggests that
these uses, of "Hindu" as religion, race or nation, can be dated to
very specific points in relatively recent time.
Speaker:
Benjamin Zachariah
ICCR Professor, Halle University, Research Fellow, Karl
Jaspers Centre, Heidelberg University
Venue:
Committee Room, Central Library, JNU
Date
and Time: 15th March 2014 (Saturday), 4:30 pm
