Hindutva

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Hindutva is a culturally far-right, ultranationalist, highly authoritarian ideology, without any fixed economic system (although generally supports a militarized market economy with a heavy emphasis on industrialization and development). It believes that India is fundamentally a Hindu nation, an expansive state spanning all of 'Akhand Bharat' (Undivided India) designed solely to protect and advance the political, societal, cultural, religious and economic interests of the Hindu community over all others. It also claims that the Hindus need undergo unflinching militarization to secure the martial power and national pride of Hindus, hence is often found to be expressing Reactionary beliefs.

"To me I am a worshipper and the people are my god."

Foundations and Beliefs

It seeks to forcibly transform India into a Hindu Rashtra (Dharmic Nation). Hindutva often employs a distinctly militant form of   Cultural Nationalism where it seeks to construct a culturally homogeneous state based upon ancient 'Vedic' civilization and the cherished symbols of identity of the Hindu community. Hindutva is quite inclusive of followers of other religions which originated in India (like   Sikhism and   Buddhism) as being a part of the greater Pan-Hindu Identity.

Notable Hindutva Movements/Political Parties

Akhand Bharat Movement

A portion of Hindutva believes in the Akhand Bharat Movement, which is an   Irridentist sub-section that desires to create a centralized state that unites all territories that once upon a time belonged to the followers of Hindu civilization; into a unified nation-state capable of restoring the glory of ancient India.

"Liberal" Hindutva/ Hindutva Lite

The liberal Hindutva movement was crucial for the modernizing and the attempt of normalizing Hindutva in Indian politics. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the co - founder of the BJP claimed to have Hindutva liberal beliefs. He was eventually elected as Prime Minister promoting Right - Wing Populism, privatization of government owned corporations, reducing government waste and trying to clean the environment, and encouraged foreign investments. His policies also included a tough on terror approach after various terrorist attacks and after an extremist mob of Muslims burned down a train of Hindu pilgrims, he claimed that Muslims cannot live peacefully with others. Due to many innocent Hindus being killed in the train, many turned to Hindutva and rioted. These riots claimed countless innocent Muslims lives, included those who denounced Islmic terrorism. Hindutva mobs burned down Muslim owned shops, murdered and lynched Muslims in the streets, and looted/vandalized stores. The brutal communal violence was rarely denounced by Hindutva politicians. Vajpayee even tried to justify the violence by claiming it was a response to jihadist aggression.


The Hindutva lite, is a group of Hindutva supporters, both online and in person who strongly advocate for a Hindu state. They claim to be moderate and mainstream, yet hold the same values as many Hindutva militant and radicals. Hindutva lite wants to preserve the Earth, protect the economy, and keep India a 'secular' country. Hindutva lite also greatly considers Gandhi to be an important Hindu cultural leader and activist, while at the same time, they support Gandhi's killer, Nathuram Godse. This itself shows the hypocrisy of Hindutva lite and how most of its rhetoric just does not make sense.


  Bharatiya Janata Party

Philosophy

The official philosophy of the BJP is   "Integral humanism," a philosophy first formulated by Deendayal Upadhyaya in 1965, who described it as advocating an "indigenous economic model that puts the human being at center stage, apart from being committed to Hindutva. The BJP's Hindutva ideology has been reflected in many of its government policies. It supports the construction of the Ram Temple at the disputed site of the Babri Mosque. However, they are somewhat moderate compared to other Hindu nationalist groups and parties.

Education

The education policy of the BJP-led government reorganised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and tasked it with extensively revising the textbooks used in Indian schools. Various scholars have stated that this revision, especially in the case of history textbooks, was a covert attempt to "saffronise" Indian history. The NDA government introduced Vedic astrology as a subject in college curricula, despite opposition from several leading scientists.

  Secularism

Taking a position against what it calls the "pseudo-secularism" of the   Congress party, the BJP instead supports "positive secularism" Vajpayee laid out the BJP's interpretation of Mahatma Gandhi's doctrine of Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava and contrasted it with what he called European secularism. He had said that Indian secularism attempted to see all religions with equal respect, while European secularism was independent of religion, thus making the former more "positive". The BJP supports a uniform civil code, which would apply a common set of personal laws to every citizen regardless of their personal religion, replacing the existing laws which vary by religious community. Historian Yogendra Malik claims this ignores the differential procedures required to protect the cultural identity of the Musl*m Muslim minority.

  r/Chodi

r/Chodi was an ultranationalist Hindu subreddit banned in the year 2022, after the ban, several users migrated to telegram. r/Chodi promoted Islamophobic and Christophobic speech, in addition to hateful messages against LGBTs (transgenders included), sexist and misogynistic messages and other types of attacks on ethnic and religious minorities, use of misspelt sexual terms to circumvent the reddit software. Their religious extremism and reactionaryism made the urban dictionary classify them as close to Islamic extremist groups such as ISIS.

Adityanathism

Yogi Adityanath is a Hindu monk and political leader who is the Chief Minister of Utter Pradesh. He has the image in India a nationalist and conservative, but his views tend to be even more right - wing. He is the founder of the Hindu Yuva Vahini a youth religious group. Yogi Adityanath praised Donald Trump's travel ban on 7 Muslim countries, and proposed that India should do the same. Yogi has said controversial things in past. He has once said that if men adopt feminine traits they become gods, but if women develop masculine traits they become demons. He also said that if Muslims take 1 Hindu girl, he and his supporters will take 100 Muslim girls. He then proceeded to say that if they kill one Hindu, he said "we will", and paused, and his supporters said kill. He has constantly said that Hindu and Islamic cultures cannot coexist.

Marathi Regionalism

A far - right Marathi ideology. They are essentially Ethnonationalists and Cultural Nationalists to the point of Fascism. They follow the ideology of Hindutva, as they maintain heavy Marathi - Hindu nationalist views. Many of them have Marathi traditionalist values and want to give more power to the Indian state of Maharashtra. They want Maharashtra to return to their 'golden age' of imperial tactics. Various political parties, such as the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena promote Marathi power.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

The RSS, is a paramilitary organization that was founded by K. B. Hedgewar in 1925. Before WW2, the RSS admired the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and the Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini. They liked Hitler's ideas of racial purity, but during WW2, they changes their stance on European far - right leaders. RSS leaders were supportive of the Jewish State of Israel, and they admired the Jewish people for maintaining their religion, culture, and language. The RSS has clashed with Muslims in the past. During the Partition of Indian, the RSS helped Hindu refugees, but they were also responsible for communal - violence against Muslims. They have strong Hindu nationalist views and have ties to the BJP.

Vishva Hindu Parishad

The Vishva Hindu Parishad is a far - right Hindu ultranationalist group that promotes Hindu militancy and has been called out for their violence against Muslims. They are against Muslims, Christians, and communists. They are also against the caste system and cow slaughter. The VHP has done communal work and has provided social services, but they also have participated in the 2002 Gujarat riots against Muslims. Not only this, but VHP detests inter - religious love and often prevents Hindu - Muslim marriages from happening. They consider Muslims who try to marry Hindu girls, as terrorists trying to convert young women. They call this the Love Jihad Theory.

Godseism

Godse was the assassin of Gandhi. He disliked the fact that Gandhi was tolerant of Muslims, hence why he shot and killed the political leader. Godse was a member of the Hindutva political party, the Hindu Mahasabha and the paramilitary group known as the R.S.S. Godse wanted India to become a fascist state, similar to that of Fascist Italy. He was a big follower of Hindutva militants and theorists.

Savarkarism

The founder of Hindutva was Savarkar. He was an Indian ultranationalist, and wanted to make India a 'pure Hindu nation'. Savarkar was actually an atheist, and thought of Hinduism as a race and political ideology. He originally had ideals of fighting off the British in India, but then adopted hostile and reactionary views toward Muslims and those who were not Hindu. He laid down the foundation for various Hindutva groups and Hindu nationalist organizations. He longed for making India a Hindutva based superpower that dominated the region.

Personality

He is a very strict and conservative Hindu. He often fights and argues with Muslims, whether they are conservative or progressive. He usually thinks that people who eat beef should be killed, and can be very antagonistic at towards Muslims, Sikhs, and sometimes Christians. He hangs out with Hindu Theocracy, who thinks that he is too extreme. He often insists that Hinduism is the same as Hindutva, even though they are not.

How to Draw

 
Flag of Hindutva
  1. Draw a ball.
  2. Fill it with orange.
  3. Draw a black cap on the ball.
  4. Draw an orange flag being held by the ball.
  5. Write the Sanskrit word "धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः" in white, and put a circle around it (optional).
  6. Put lines around this with a pattern of yellow and red.
  7. Draw the eyes.

You're done!

Color Name HEX RGB
Orange #FF7F27 255, 127, 39
White #FFFFFF 255, 255, 255
Red #EC1C24 236, 28, 36
Yellow #FFCA18 255, 202, 24


Stylistic Notes

  • Can be holding a Saffron flag known as Bhagwa.
  • When not talking about Savarkar and the Mahasabha, is often found complaining about "getting replaced by Musl*ms in India".
  • Hindutva can be portrayed as a typical Redditor on r/Chodi (now banned).
  • Likes greeting everyone with "Jai Shri Ram" (Glory to Lord Rama) or "Vande Mataram" (Praise to the Motherland).

Relationships

दोस्ताना (Friendly)

  •   Hindu Theocracy - धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः (Those who protect the Dharma are protected by the Dharma). The Hindu Identity is the lifeblood of Bharatavarsha.
  •   National Capitalism - He taught Modi and Advani how to oversee an economy. Just be kinder to populist gestures and limited collectivism.
  •   Pagan Theocracy - Fellow polytheist. Just take the Bhagwapill already.
  •   Esoteric Fascism - Same as above but even closer. Take it! What do you mean I should care about the "Aryan race" and slaughter Dravidians? What if they share the same doctrine and faith?
  •   Ultranationalism - BHARAT NUMBER WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!
  •   Cultural Nationalism - LONG LIVE THE HINDU RASHTRA!
  •   Integral Humanism - All forms of life has a soul; therefore they should have the right to experience our pure way of life!
  •   Irredentism - We must reclaim and redeem our stolen lands! AKHAND BHARAT!!! PERISH, INVADERS!!
  •   Mediacracy - Thanks for allowing us to propagate our ideology!
  •   Trumpism - TRUMP FOREVER!!! Too moderate and weak, but still useful.
  • Melonism, Le Pen, Alternative for Germany, and Orbanism - THE EUROPEAN RIGHT LOVES ME AND I LOVE THEM! But, Melonism should embrace Fascism, Alternative for Germany must bring the Nazis home, and Le Pen is almost at French Fascism. Orbanism is perfect though...
  •   Fascism - Mahasabha Leader Moonje was very impressed by you in the 30s and we based the RSS off your youth organizations.
  • Francoism - NICE! You support traditionalist religious values, ultranationalism, and fascist principles!
  • Black Hundredism - Russian fascism is simply and utermostly perfect.
  •   Fascist Zionism and   Kahanism - You're both the perfect model of how to resurrect a lost nation! You are also a vital bulwark against the hostile Musl*m invaders. I won't apologize for Savarkar praising Hitler though .
  • Netanyahuism - YES! Keep destroying Palestine... uh I mean Hamas!
  •   Patriarchy - Reject   Feminism, embrace Patriarchy! The lost physical strength of the Hindu, which has been emasculated and robbed by centuries of foreign tyranny, must be reclaimed at any cost.
  •   Manosphere - You are popular with some youngsters these days, and you have the right views! What is your obsession with Greek words though?
  •   Volkism - My original Germanic counterpart and inspiration.
  •   Odalism - My original Norse counterpart.
  •   Welfare Chauvinism - Welfare for the Hindus and Hindus alone sounds quite good to me.
  •   Reactionary Liberalism - The only liberal that I can tolerate.
  •   Alt-Right - Fellow Musl*m hater from the West, my support on the internet is greater thanks to you. STOP YOUR WESTERN VERSION FROM CALLING ME A CURRYMUNCHER THOUGH!
  •   Alt-Lite - Moderate version of the one above. Don't be afraid to be a tad more right-wing, as you should be proud of your religion and culture!
  •   Showa Statism - You have the right beliefs and allowed my followers to set up a Sabha in your Empire.
  •   Eco-Fascism - End cow slaughter! Restore the Hindus to their rightful glory! Devi did nothing wrong!
  •   Reactionaryism - It was far better before the Congress, before the British, before the Mughals, before the Delhi Sultanate, when India was ruled by its mighty Hindu forefathers and there existed no heathens or invaders. Ignore it was not a unified state with non-Hindu fiefdoms.
  •   Stratocracy - We must have a strong Hindu military!
  •   Reactionary Modernism - Modi's support for space exploration does not contradict Hindu values.
  •   Positive Secularism (  Modism) - India needs the Uniform Civil Code! End minority appeasement and forge a truly unified Bharat!
  •   Religious Nationalism,   National Conservatism, and   Authoritarian Conservatism - Most of my "moderate" variants are just you guys.
  •   Illiberal Democracy - I am using you to sideline my weak opposition.
  •   Traditionalism - WE MUST UPHOLD TRADITIONAL HINDU VALUES!
  • Black July, Bodu Bal Sena, 969 Movement - YES! THIS IS WHAT THE BUDDHIST MOVEMENT NEEDS! MILITARIZE, EMBRACE FASCISM, EXPRESS LOVE FOR REACTIONARY THOUGHT, AND PURGE M@SLIM AND TAMIL SEPERATIST INFLUENCE!
  • Conservative Feminism - See, we support women's rights, as long as they are in traditional gender roles of course. Also, Droupadi Murmu is based.

मिला हुआ (Mixed)

  •   Buddhist Theocracy - My so-called "enlightened" pal, with whom I often debate. I will still support and defend you as my cultural brethren in the face of   their aggression.
  •   Caste System - Our founder hated you very much, and you are a liability to me: “… pull down the barriers that have survived their utility… of castes and customs… Let this ancient and noble stream of Hindu blood flow from vein to vein”
  • Eco - Conservativism - WE MUST PRESERVE OUR CULTURE AND EARTH MATA! Far too weak and centrist for my liking though.
  •   Neoliberalism - You like money, eh! Well I like tariffs!
  •   Neoconservatism - BASED FOR FIGHTING OFF   THEM! But stay away from India. We aren't thinking of doing terror attacks in your countries, so leave!
  •   Nazism - Savarkar in 1949 did proclaim that "Nazism proved undeniably the savior of Germany". However, you put your twisted notion of German Aryanism over the Hindu nationality. And don't go after my Hindu Dravidian brethren, common faith over race.
  • White Nationalism - We might admire the same people, but you still don't like my race.
  •   Christian Fascism - I don't want you and your missionaries anywhere near India! ... but you fight Isl*m. Don't get too close to us and we're fine. Oh, and I will still attack your followers if they get on my nerves. Wait, why are you working with Islamic Fascists?!
  •   Reactionary Socialism - Crusadist, Commie, Christian theocrat, who loves a weird form of the caste system. You confuse me and everyone else .
  •   Marxism–Leninism - You despise the Hindu civilization and you pay loyalty to foreign leaders and regimes, the ultimate betrayal. Also, it was somewhat based that a variant of you invaded Afghanistan, but failed. Savarkar did meet Lenin once and Marx's grandson defended him in court. Also, we both worked together to destroy the accursed Nizam and forged a pact against Congress. But I still hate you.
  •   Putinism - I am buying your weapons in addition to oil and gas. But I try to balance between you and the west.
  •   Ba'athism - You are mediocre and Modi provided aid when Syria had an earthquake. You are like Middle Eastern Dengism ngl.
  • Dengism - Fake commie, but really a state capitalist and on and off ally turned enemy. ALSO LEAVE TIBET ALONE!
  •   Isl*mic Feminism - Oxymoron. You claim you are against wearing burkas, yet you protest against the hijab ban at colleges.[2] Hypocrisy at its finest! At least some of you supported the Triple Talaq Bill
  • Neo - Ottomanism - You may be M#slim, but you are very similar to me. We both go on about the 'good ol days' of our countries, embrace heavy religious revivalism, and try to put on a status quo mask.

दुश्मन (Enemies)

  •   Maoism - Farming communes? Peasant revolutions? A disdain for reactionaries? This is nonsense that is destined to fail! NGL YOU ARE SOOO ANNOYING FOR INSPIRING   THEM!
  •   Marxism,   Leninism, and   Socialism - These are unrealistic ideologies, and the current system should only be changed or modified to fit the Hindutva way!!!
  •   Sickularism - Hinduism shall dominate over India!
  •   State Atheism - YOU'RE EVEN WORSE THAN SICKULARISM!!! Ignore the fact that Hindutva was invented by an atheist.
  • Christian Theocracy - Idiotic invader.
  • Catholic Theocracy - Worse than the above, you literally converted most of the south to Catholic thought!
  •   Isl*mic Theocracy - Worst religion, countries, wars, ideologies, people and everything ever! The reason why the world has so many of you is because you converted by the sword! So, stop replacing us and we will reclaim Pakistan and Bangladesh!
  •   J*hadism - Why does   terrorism have a second page?
  • Khomenism - You and the three above are perfect examples of how Isl@m mistreats women. Ignore the fact that I support child marriage and little to no women's rights.
  •   Isl@mic Fascism - The wrong kind of fascism.
  • Mughal Empire - YOU ARE THE REASON WHY HINDU CULTURE IS UNDER THREAT! YOU TERRORIST INVADER NUTJOB! SCREW SHAH JAHAN AND JAHANGIR! NOT TO MENTION, THAT BARBARIAN AURANGZEB WHO FORCIBLY CONVERTED COUNTLESS HINDUS!!! THIS IS PROOF! PROOF I SAY! ISLAM CONVERTS BY THE SWORD!!!!!!!!!
  •   Nehru Socialism - The original quasi-communist sickular who let India divide itself!
  •   Indian National Congress - Shut up degenerate Sickular   librandu! You let India be ripped apart by the Partition and destroyed the Mahasabha after Gandhi's death!
  •   Gandhian Socialism - What do you mean a purified Hindu Rashtra will destroy India? Live together in harmony? What pathetic "mealy-mouthed" nonsense are you peddling?! Thank you Godse for killing him, Savarkar hailed your mission!
  •   Liberal Socialism - YOU HARAAMEE! Blast the Trinamool Congress! This actually combines the worst parts of socialism and liberalism.
  •   Trudeau Liberalism - Why are you angry at me? What I do with the S*kh heathens is my business, you Anglo-imperial freak.
  •   Progressivism - Aren't you just   Congress again, but even more annoying?
  •   Revolutionary Progressivism - NOOOOO...NOOOO....PLEASE NOOOOOO! WHY DO YOU EVEN EXIST?!? YOU... YOU! YOU NAUGHTY CHILD!!!!
  • Antifa - Can't bash the Hindu fash!
  •   Feminism - Enough of these rebellious ideas! Obey the national culture for goodness' sake. I miss the child marriage days.
  •   Naxalism - Another atheistic murderer of Hindus. F**k off Naxal. Your foolish ideas will never succeed!!!
  •   Isl*mic Socialism - Literally   J*hadi-Naxal   Union. THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE SEEN YET! Die, abomination!
  •   Tamil Tigers - Stop causing trouble, you socialist simping, terroristic, seperatist!
  •   Sikh Theocracy - Punjab is part of India! Also Khalistan never existed and you will never achieve your goal!
  •   Jagmeetism - FREAKING CANADIAN, COMMIE, SEPARATIST!
  •   No Farmers, No Food - STOP COMPLAINING! Keep working, it isn't that hard!
  •   Isl*mic Anarchism - ALL YOUNG M*SLIMS ARE THIS!
  •   Isl*mic Populism - This is weird, how can Isl*m promote stuff that the people want?! And Imran Khan was a joke.
  •   Chicago School - What the F**k did you say about British India, Friedman?
  •   British Empire,   East India Company,   High Tories - BRITISH IMPERIALS FEAR FOR YOUR LIVES! GET OUT OF INDIA YOU IMPERIALISTIC कमीनों! One day I'll revert your bloody partition! Nope, it's not imperialism, I swear!
  • British Fascism - I don't care if you are a fascist, you are still a British imperial!
  •   LGBTQIA+ - My supporters detest you, so stay away![3]

Further Information

Articles

“Aryan Theories” — Setting The Record Straight by Zoltanous and The Fascifist

  Wikipedia

YouTube

Online Communities

Gallery

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    "Theocracies compass" By Spade

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Notes

  1. ↑ In India, Communalism is a term used to denote attempts to construct religious or ethnic identity, incite strife between people identified as different communities, and to stimulate communal violence between those groups.
  2. ↑ There is a common joke among Hindutva followers, especially r/Chodi Redditors to censor Islamic-related terms such as "Muslim", "Islam", "Jihad" and "Burqa"
  3. ↑ other than Savarkar, who actually was an atheist! w:Vinayak_Damodar_Savarkar [1]

Citations

  1. ↑ Vinayak Damodar Savarkar#Fascism
  2. ↑ "Hijab ban in Indian state violates religious freedom: US official" AlJazeera. 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ https://www.hinduwebsite.com/hinduism/hinduism-and-same-sex-marriage.asp

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