Guest guest Posted June 13, 2001 Report Share Posted June 13, 2001 vsundaresan [sMTP:vsundaresan] skrev 13. juni 2001 23:20: > While on the subject, note that the Hindutva organizations accept > people of all castes, whereas more traditional Hindus do not. The > Hindutvavadins are not doing this to gain credibility in the eyes > of scholars. They are doing it because they believe that caste can > be denied in a Hindutva reality. In the midst of unsavory politics, > scholars tend to ignore contemporary social realities. Although I > should think that politics and society go hand in hand. I believe this is true up to a point. However, we have to wait and see how much substance there is in this, and how much is rhetoric. The sociological studies I have seen on this seem to indicate a clear upper caste dominance in *leading* positions within the Hindutva movement. It is tempting to see Hindutva caste politics as a variety of the electoral mathematics that are so common in Indian politics. Some low-caste people get coopted, and a c ertain amount of welfare is offered for the poor, at least in some states. It is an interesting phenomenon, because if it is merely a ploy from Hindutva leadership to win more votes and preserve upper caste hegemony, it may come back later and bite them in the back. Whatever your real intentions, you cannot reject caste and uphold it at the same time! Lars Martin Dr. art. Lars Martin Fosse Haugerudvn. 76, Leil. 114, 0674 Oslo Norway Phone: +47 22 32 12 19 Mobile phone: +47 90 91 91 45 Fax 1: +47 22 32 12 19 Fax 2: +47 85 02 12 50 (InFax) Email: lmfosse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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