Essays about: "Hindu Nationalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Hindu Nationalism.

1. 1. A Jihad on Love : A study on the phenomenon of love jihad in relation to Hindu nationalist constructs of identities in India

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   Author : Joakim Björkelid; [2021]
   Keywords : India; Hindu nationalism; communalism; propaganda; Vishva Hindu Parishad; Is-lam; hindutva;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to investigate the Indian Hindu nationalist concept of “love jihad”, an idea based upon the alleged fact that Muslim men actively seeks out non-Muslim women for conversion to Islam by various methods including, false promises of love and abductions. While the accusation that Muslims are conducting love jihad currently is being propagated by several active Hindu nationalist groups, the focus of this paper lies on the Viśva Hindū Pariṣad (VHP) and the Rāṣṭrīya Svayaṃsevak Saṃgh (RSS), two major branches within the so-called family of Hindu nationalist organisations, or the Saṃgh Parivār. READ MORE

3. 2. “In the spirit of the constitution” : A study of Amit Shah’s rhetoric on immigration and Indian identity

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Joakim Björkelid; [2020]
   Keywords : Amit Shah; Indian politics; Hindu Nationalism; Hindutva; Propaganda; BJP; Citizenship Amendment Act; Muslims; Communalism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to analyse how India’s Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, constructs the image of minorities and refugees in articles, speeches, and on social media platforms. The analysis is performed with the method of qualitative content analysis within a theoretical framework of propaganda put against the backdrop of Hindu nationalism. READ MORE

4. 3. Shiv Sena, Saamana, and Minorities : A study of the political rhetoric in an Indian Hindu nationalist and Marathi regionalist newspaper

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Pär Eliasson; [2016]
   Keywords : Shiv Sena; Saamana; Hindu nationalism; Hindutva; Mumbai; Indian politics; political rhetoric; discourse; minorities; media;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to analyze how the Mumbai-based Hindu nationalist and regionalist/nativist political party Shiv Sena communicates about minorities through the Hindi version of its daily newspaper Saamana. After giving a brief introduction to Shiv Sena and the Hindu nationalist movement in India, the editorial articles published in the period Mon. READ MORE

5. 4. "Love Thy Hindu Neighbor as Thyself" - A Field Study of North Indian Pentecostals' Perceptions of Hindu-Christian Relations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

   Author : Julia Kuhlin; [2014]
   Keywords : Hindu-Christian relations; Pentecostalism; North India; Social Identity Theory; Hindu nationalism; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to better understand Hindu-Christian relations in the experience of North Indian Pentecostals. The study proceeds from a social identity theory (SIT) framework and is guided by three research questions. READ MORE

6. 5. Violence against Christians in India. A discursive study of two Indian English newspapers

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Julia Kuhlin; [2012-06-27]
   Keywords : Christianity in India; Violence against Christians; News Media; Critical Discourse Analysis;

   Abstract : Persecution of Christians in India has increased drastically during the last fifteen years, hundreds have been murdered, thousands injured and numerous driven from their homes. In this situation news media has an important role: they have the means to either reproduce an agenda that leads to persecution or resist such an agenda. READ MORE