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The ideological dimension of the Hindu revivalism has been mostly misrepresented or rather neglected in the ongoing debates on the subject.Thoroughly analysing the ideological statements of it's advocates and their critiques of the existing secular order Dr.Koenraad Elst provides an overview of the ideas animating the movement.A period of rapid political changes that witnessed the rise of the Bjp with only 21 Lok Sabha seats in 1984 to have 179 seats that enabled it to form a coalition government at the Centre in 1998 is the focus of the study.Amidst the umpteen number of works available on Hindu revivalism,this work stands out with it's clear focus and clarity of thought.
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"This book completely changed my life. I had picked it randomly from a shelf in Crossword in pune. Had no clue who was Dr. Elst. But this one book made me interested in Indian politics and gave me a far better perspectives on different political movements in India.
This book is actually a PhD thesis and in terms of content Dr. Elst takes a lot of pain to interview 100s of people, read 100s of related books, define basic terminology uses and then test all people and political movements by what they claim, what they do and what is their official policy.
The book is an excellent eye opener to see why almost all political players in India are taking people for granted, how government control of various aspects of our lives have hurt everyone and how India remains in colonial mindset even today.
This book introduced me to the great work of Arun Shourie, Sita Ram Goel, Ram Swarup and so on."
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Tags : Decolonizing the Hindu Mind/Ideological Development of Hindu Revivalism [Dr. Koenraad Elst] on . The ideological dimension of the Hindu revivalism has been mostly misrepresented or rather neglected in the ongoing debates on the subject.Thoroughly analysing the ideological statements of it's advocates and their critiques of the existing secular order Dr.Koenraad Elst provides an overview of the ideas animating the movement.A period of rapid political changes that witnessed the rise of the Bjp with only 21 Lok Sabha seats in 1984 to have 179 seats that enabled it to form a coalition government at the Centre in 1998 is the focus of the study.Amidst the umpteen number of works available on Hindu revivalism,Dr. Koenraad Elst,Decolonizing the Hindu Mind/Ideological Development of Hindu Revivalism,Rupa Co/New Delhi/India,8129107465,Religion Spirituality / Hinduism,Hinduism
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Decolonizing the Hindu Mind/Ideological Development of Hindu Revivalism Dr Koenraad Elst 9788129107466 Books Reviews
- This book completely changed my life. I had picked it randomly from a shelf in Crossword in pune. Had no clue who was Dr. Elst. But this one book made me interested in Indian politics and gave me a far better perspectives on different political movements in India.
This book is actually a PhD thesis and in terms of content Dr. Elst takes a lot of pain to interview 100s of people, read 100s of related books, define basic terminology uses and then test all people and political movements by what they claim, what they do and what is their official policy.
The book is an excellent eye opener to see why almost all political players in India are taking people for granted, how government control of various aspects of our lives have hurt everyone and how India remains in colonial mindset even today.
This book introduced me to the great work of Arun Shourie, Sita Ram Goel, Ram Swarup and so on. - Academic study of the Hindu revival movement has become a recent subject of interest to me and I have looked around quite a bit for good books on the matter. "Decolonizing the Hindu Mind" by Koenraad Elst has been one of the best finds so far. KE attempts to take on a subject that is not only vast in scope and time but also is a field that is changing at a very fast rate.
1. I have to say that among the books i have read, "Decolonizing the Hindu Mind" does an admirable job of maintaining objectivity and presenting a clear analysis and chain of thought.
2. The book is very neatly laid out and starts with a good overview of important characters/groups in the Hindu revival movement. Kudos to the editor on doing a fine job.
3. I like the fact that additional literature is so painstakingly well referenced. KE provides sufficient quotes from other authors to support his conclusions and inferences. This is something of a rarity in most Hindu studies (with most authors preferring to draw conclusions based on incomplete, nonexistent facts and quotations).
4 stars for the above good points.
I am of the opinion that KEs criticism of the RSS is sometimes unjustified in light of its own stated objectives and methods, but i have seen nothing remotely vituperative in his criticisms. Also, KE tends to forget that not everything that people do is logical and so has been the case of many Hindu groups and Hindu leaders. In retrospect we are able to see their faults, but the persons were the product of their times as much as they shaped it.
Overall, i recommend this book highly. It is a must have for any person interested in Hindutva and Hindu revivalism. It has valuable lessons for everyone concerned (on both sides of the religious/ideological/academic spectrum). I just finished reading my copy, but i will be revisiting this a couple more times in the immediate future. - Koenraad is Devi Saraswati son, who has taken human form to save Hinduism. An work of amazing scholarship, this book is a must read for the modern Hindu, who wishes to have a well rounded understanding of political scenario that unfolded in India over the last few decades. Koenraad is the result of many years of accumulated Hindu good karma.
