Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics

1925 to the 1990s

Jaffrelot Christophe

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A study of the Hindu nationalist phenomenon, exploring the movement's use of religious symbolism and popular iconography, thereby combining anthropology and political history. It looks at the RSS, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the BJP and the VHP.

About the Author

Dr Christophe Jaffrelot is Research Director at CNRS and teaches South Asian politics and history at Sciences Po (Paris). From 2000-8, he was Director of CERI at Sciences Po. Arguably one of the world's most respected writers on Indian society and politics, his publications include "The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics, 1925 to the 1990s", "India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India", and "Dr Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste", all of which are published by Hurst.

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