Title: Everyday nationalism : women of the Hindu right in India /
Authors: Menon, Kalyani Devaki
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Rashtra Sevika Samiti (Organization); Hindu women India Delhi Social conditions.; Hindu women Political activity India Delhi.; Nationalism India Delhi.; Hinduism and politics India Delhi.; Muslims India Delhi.; India Politics and government
Abstract: "Everyday Nationalism contends that the Hindu nationalist movement's power to attract and maintain constituencies with incongruous beliefs and practices is key to its growth. The book reveaIs that the movement's success is facilitated by its ability to become meaningful in people's daily lives, resonating with their constructions of the past, appealing to their fears in the present, presenting itself as the protector of the country's citizens, and inventing traditions through the use of Hindu texts, symbols, and rituals to unite people ina sense of belonging to a nation."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Everyday histories -- National insecurities -- Violent dharma -- Benevolent Hindus -- Fun, games, and deadly politics -- Acceptable transgressions.