Hindutva or Hind Swaraj

by U. R. Ananthamurthy

Overview

Born out of a meditation on the ideas of the nation state and nationalism, and what the new power structures and centres mean for the very idea of India, Hindutva or Hind Swaraj is a manifesto -- written in the form of aphorisms, using shifting tones and styles to make a deep, elegant and heartfelt point about the human cost of radicalization. This last work of Jnanpith award winner and pre-eminent writer U.R. Ananthamurthy is a creative response to the rise of Hindutva nationalism in India. Juxtaposing V.D. Savarkar's idea of Hindutva with M.K. Gandhi's concept of Hind Swaraj, the book examines the two directions that were open to India at the time of Independence.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789352774906
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/05/2018
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	433 KB

About the Author

U.R. ANANTHAMURTHY (1932-2014) is one of India's greatest literary figures and public intellectuals. His publications include novels, short stories, poetry, translations and essays in literary and cultural criticism. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Jnanpith Award.

Keerti Ramachandra is a teacher, editor and a translator from Kannada, Marathi and Hindi. Her translation, A Dirge for the Dammed (Vishwas Patil, Marathi) was shortlisted for the Crossword prize in 2015. She has received the Katha A.K. Ramanujan award (1995) and the Katha award (1997, 2000).