Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | 12:15–1:15 PM ET | ZOOM
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In Essentials of Hindutva, V. D. Savarkar (1883–1966) proclaimed that “Hindutva is not a word but a history.” What did he mean, and how did this claim define Savarkar’s political thought?
Probing the relationship between “Hindutva” and “history,”Vinayak Chaturvedi (University of California, Irvine) examines the ideas, influences, and experiences that shaped Savarkar’s politics. Like the controversial figure at the center of this new book, Hindutva and Violence: V. D. Savarkar and the Politics of History (SUNY Press, 2022) offers a portrait of Savarkar that is both critical and compelling.
Join us to learn more!
Durba Ghosh (Cornell University), Chris Moffat (Queen Mary University of London), and Thomas Blom Hansen (Stanford University) will be joining the author to discuss his latest book.
Elizabeth Lhost will moderate.
Conversations on South Asia is sponsored by the Bodas Family Academic Programming Fund, the Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages Program, and the Department of History at Dartmouth College.
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This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome to attend.