Differently Imagined: Minorities and Majoritarian Politics in India

Amit Ranjan

Studies in Indian Politics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 1, 52-64

Abstract: The rise of the BJP is usually credited for the shift towards the Hindutva politics in India, but other political parties are also not immune to using confession for electoral purposes. This article discusses how, despite living together for years, a large number of Hindus differently imagine the citizens belonging to the minority religious communities and vice versa. The article then examines the political events of the 1980s and analyses how they are linked with the contemporary social and political developments in India.

Keywords: Hindutva; imagination; Muslims; Sikhs; territory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/23210230241235353

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