Hindutva and Liberalism
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A first attempt at exploring the parallels between Hindutva (essense of "Hindu" thought) and the tenets of classical liberalism. Pl contribute and share widely. Thanks
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Hindutva and Liberalism
- 1. Hindutva, Liberalism and the Centre-Right B Shantanu Satyameva-Jayate.org
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Notas del editor
- Dr S Radhakrishna’s quote from http://www.hindu-blog.com/2009/09/hindu-blog-turns-3.html
- THIS IS NOT SAVARKAR’S HINDUTVA; IT SI NOT BJP’S HINDTUVA; IT IS NOT ANYBODY’S HINDUTVA; THIS IS THE HINDUTVA FOR OUR TIMES *** IN ALL CAPS *** THEREFORE HINDUTVA IS INDIAN-NESS, HINDUTVA IS BHARATIYATA HINDUTVA IS LIBERALISM, HINDUTVA IS THE ETHOS AND CULTURE OF THIS ANCIENT LAND HINDUTVA IS NOT HINDUISM; IT IS NOT FUNDAMENTALISM; IT IS NOT RELIGION ; IT IS NOT DICTATORSHIP OF THE RELIGIOUS FANATICS; IT IS NOT ANTI-FAITH; HINDUTVA IS A POITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS THAT RESPECTS FAITH AS A MATTER OF PERSONAL CHOICE FOR THE PRIVATE REALM – NOT SOMETHING FOR THE STATE TO INTERVENE IN THIS IS NOT SAVARKAR’S HINDUTVA; IT SI NOT BJP’S HINDTUVA; IT IS NOT ANYBODY’S HINDUTVA; THIS IS THE HINDUTVA FOR OUR TIMES ARTICLE 370 IS NOT ABOUT HINUTUVA – IT IS ABPUT INTEGRATION OF THE STATE OF J&K AND RELATIONS BETWEEN STATES Ram Janmbahoomi s not Hindutva – It is about a disputed site and historical grievances Uniform civil Code is not Hindutva – UCC Is about removing the misleading nomenclature of minoroties and majorities So what is Hindutva: HINDUTVA IS X, Y and Z (from the following slides) IN OFFSTUMPED’S WORDS (COMMENT ON KANCHAN’S BLOG: You have rightly pointed out why UCC, 370 are federal, national, secular liberal issues and nothing to do with Hindutva. ) From another comment on Kanchan’s Blog: ii) Ideological Coherence (nationalism, commitment to provide primacy to native Indian beliefs, fostering unity among its adherence) /Big ideas (local governance, harmonious local community relations to expand economic pie, urban renewal, superior enforcement of rule of law).
- not something for the state to intervene in
- Minimum government, Maximum governance Minimum government, Maximum governance // It is also about Local autonomy and Urban renewal Used “Economic Freedoms” in place of “ economic liberalisation”
- Concepts and ideas heavily borrowed from Offstumped’s post on “Flat World Hindutva” Nitin: http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/09/04/on-liberal-nationalism/
- From http://offstumped.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/rama-and-the-enlightened-pursuit-of-self-interest/ Ramayana source:http://www.valmikiramayan.net/ayodhya/sarga1/ayodhyaitrans1.htm#Verse26 Vivekananda quote: http ://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/volume_5/notes_from_lectures_and_discourses/law_and_freedom.htm
- Concepts and ideas heavily borrowed from Offstumped’s post on “Flat World Hindutva”// EXCEPTION – NEED TO CLARIFY FURTHER: Exception would be when fighting “Adharma” when the rule of law enforced by the State is not “desireless” and is motivated by an all-encompassing “Adharma” as was the case with the British rule and the freedom struggle *** Vasishta on Commerce, Private Property and the Rule of Law – All of Chapter 67 Ayodhya Kaanda Verse 22. araajake= in a ruler less; janapade= land; vaNijaH= traders; duura gaaminaH= who go to distant places; bahuvaNya samaachitaa= along with several merchandises; na gachchhanti= can not travel; kshhemam=safely; adhvaanam= on the path.” “ In a rulerless land, traders who go to distant places, carrying with them several merchandises, cannot travel safely in their voyages.” Verse 31 – araajake= in a rulerless; janapade= land; na bhavati= there is no; svakam= one’s own property; kasyachit= for any one; naraaH= persons ; nityam= always; bhakshhyanti= eat away; parasparam= each other; matsyaah iva= like eating fishes . “ In a rulerless land, there is no one’s own property for any one. Like fishes, persons always eat away each other.”
- See http://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/h_aims.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puru%E1%B9%A3%C4%81rtha Purushartha is “aim of human existence” Artha : "(material and/or financial) prosperity as well as pursuit of meaning"