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Author: Nilendra Bardiar
ISBN: 978-93-82395-51-5
Binding: Hard Cover
First Edition: 2014
Language: English
About
the Author:
Dr. Nilendra Bardiar is
currently working as Assistant Professor at Delhi College of Arts and
Commerce (DCAC), University of Delhi. He previously worked as Research
Associate with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies. He has done MA (2005-7),
M.Phil (2007-9) and PhD (2009-13, awarded in 2014) in History from JNU.
About the Book:
In 1948, we observed two contrasting images of the Hindu Mahasabha leaders. In the first image, SP Mookerjee was being included within the Nehru cabinet while in the second image another well known Hindu Mahasabha leader VD Savarkar is being put on trial for Gandhi’s murder. Obviously, the question rises do these contrasting images embody in themselves two contradictory histories of Hindu Mahasabha? If yes how have these two histories continue to exist within the same organization for such a long time? This book traces the ideologies, activities and dilemmas that defined the Mahasbha in 1940s.
In 1948, we observed two contrasting images of the Hindu Mahasabha leaders. In the first image, SP Mookerjee was being included within the Nehru cabinet while in the second image another well known Hindu Mahasabha leader VD Savarkar is being put on trial for Gandhi’s murder. Obviously, the question rises do these contrasting images embody in themselves two contradictory histories of Hindu Mahasabha? If yes how have these two histories continue to exist within the same organization for such a long time? This book traces the ideologies, activities and dilemmas that defined the Mahasbha in 1940s.
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