The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism

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The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism

Sep 23, 2019 | 130 mins

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The recent victories of political Hindutva were enabled by a century-long cultural movement spearheaded by a publishing house based in Gorakhpur. Akshaya Mukul, author of Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India, joins Amit Varma in episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen. Themes discussed include the relationship between society and the state, Marwari history, cow, temple, gender, caste, Muslims, Communism, and the spontaneous combustion of virtuous Hindu women.

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Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India -- Akshaya Mukul
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Religion and Ideology in Indian Society -- Episode 124 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Suyash Rai)
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The BJP's Magic Formula -- Episode 45 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prashant Jha)

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