 | Everyday Nationalism: Women of the Hindu Right in India Subjects: Hindu women -- India -- Delhi -- Social conditions; Hindu women -- India -- Delhi -- Political activity; Nationalism -- India -- Delhi; Rashtra Sevika Samiti (Organization); Hinduism and politics -- India -- Delhi; Muslims -- India -- Delhi; India -- poli; This ethnography analyzes the popularity of Hindu nationalism in contemporary India through examining the everyday acts of women activists, finding that women's ability to recruit individuals from a variety of backgrounds and the movement's willingness to accommodate a multiplicity of positions are central to understanding its expansionary power. Kalyani Devaki Menon is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University. |
