Tag: Marathas
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Savarkar’s Coding of Hindutva; Metacode Rashtra, Part 10; Code Myth (3/20); Codeelement Shivaji and Pan-Hinduism (1/15) Myth and Nation The German cultural theorist Andreas Dörner once argued that the most powerful idea modern societies use to hold themselves together is the concept of the nation. Without it, no state can sustain a sense of unity.…
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Political Dimension of Hindutva, Part 8 The political ideas of Vinayak (Veer) Damodar Savarkar cannot be clearly assigned to a specific model of governance. However, with the transformation of British India into the independent Indian Union, democratic concepts increasingly became the focus of his thinking. In his final work, Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History,…
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Political Dimension of Hindutva, Part 5 In his political thought, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar presents a vision that is deeply entwined with the idea of collective identity and the supremacy of the nation. His ideas reflect the notion that individual interests must be subordinated to the common good, especially in the context of a nation striving…