Hindutva: Quick Facts

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Nov. 7, 2026

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The purpose of history is not to construct statements for contemporary political use: Prof. Romila Thapar • Nov. 4, 2026, 10:00 PM ET (The Hindu)

Hindutva reading builds on colonial interpretations of Indian history: Romila Thapar • Oct. 25, 2026, 12:22 PM ET (The Hindu)

Facts

Also Known As	Hindu nationalism

Photos

A large crowd of people at a Hindutva activist rally in Kolkata, many raising their arms and fists, with orange flags and a large white cow statue visible in the background.

RSS workers parading

Crowds of Indian refugees fill and sit atop packed trains at a station during the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan.

BJP rally for Narendra Modi

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Topics

Hinduism ideology anarchism Islamism Christian democracy Dār al-Islam democracy alt-right sovereign citizen movement fascism Marxism Socialism

Key People

Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh

Indian politician