Hindu Nationalism in South India

The Rise of Saffron in Kerala

Nissim Mannathukkaren (Dalhousie University, Canada)

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Routledge
31 July 2024

Religion & politics; Hinduism; Other non-Christian religions; Nationalism

Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies

Hindu Nationalism in South India engages with a range of factors that shapes the trajectory of Hindu nationalism in Kerala, the southern state of India.

Until recently, Kerala was considered a socio-political exception which had no room for Hindu nationalism. This book questions such Panglossian prognosis and shows the need to map the ideological and political growth of Hindu nationalism which has been downplayed in the academic discourse as temporary aberrations. The introduction to the book places Kerala in the context of South India. Arguing that Hindutva is a real force which needs to be contended within theoretical and empirical terms, the chapters in this book examine Hindu nationalism in Kerala in relation to themes such as history, caste, culture, post-truth, ideology, gender, politics, and the Indian national space.

Considering the rise of Hindu nationalism in the recent years, this pioneering book will be of interest to a students and academics studying Politics, in particular Nationalism, Asian Politics and Religion and Politics and South Asian Studies.

Edited by: Nissim Mannathukkaren (Dalhousie University Canada)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 630g
ISBN: 9781032003061
ISBN 10: 1032003065
Series: Routledge Advances in South Asian Studies
Pages: 244
Publication Date: 31 July 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: Kerala, South India and Hindu Nationalism Part I: National versus Local? 2. The Fate of Secularism in India; 3.Kerala: The Antinomy of Hindutva Nationalism; 4. Faith Revival in Kerala: The 2019 Parliamentary Election and Beyond Part II: Hindutva and its Lineages 5. Chattampi Swamikal and the Deconstruction of the Malayala Sudra: Contradictions of Hindu Revisionist Theology in 19th Century Kerala Part III: Gender and Hindutva 6. A Gendered History of the Rise of the Neo-Savarna in Twentieth Century Kerala; 7. Feeling’ Malikappuram: Soft-Hindutva and Filmic Mediation of the Sabarimala Controversy Part IV: Hindutva and the Everyday 8. Sangh Parivar: Remaking of Temples in the World of Politics; 9. The Hindutva ‘Practice’ in Kerala: A Political Ethnography of RSS in Thalassery; 10. Crisis as Opportunity: Exploring the Hindu Nationalist Politics of ‘Seva’ During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kerala; Index

Nissim Mannathukkaren is Professor in the Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada.

Reviews for Hindu Nationalism in South India: The Rise of Saffron in Kerala

"""The shape of religion and secularism has hardly been uniform in India. Yet Hindu nationalism has affected them in all regions and states. Through a wide range of insightful essays, this extraordinary volume focuses on Kerala and deftly shows how this state is no longer the exception it once was. A pioneer in the study of state politics in India, this is a compelling read."" --Rajeev Bhargava, Director, Parekh Institute of Indian Thought, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi."