Includes a chapter on circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babari Masjid, Faizabad, India, on December 6, 1992.

Using techniques similar to those of nationalist groups in other nations, Jaffrelot contends, the Hindu movement polarizes Indian society by stigmatizing minori

This study examines the political sources of violence against religious minorities in India. Focusing on Hindu organizations that have asserted dominance over r

Although The Peaceful, Inward-Looking Doctrine Of The Hindu Religion Hardly Seems To Lend Itself To Endemic Nationalism, A Phenomenal Surge Of Militant Hinduism

The representation of the Muslims as threatening to India's body politic is central to the Hindu nationalist project of organizing a political movement and norm