01874cam a22002058i 4500 20260620153637.0 9781032003061 9781032015637 320.540 954 MAN/H 23/eng/20240328 Hindu nationalism in South India : the rise of saffron in Kerala / edited by Nissim Mannathukkaren. Rise of saffron in Kerala 1. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. Faith revival in Kerala / Anil M. Varughese -- A gendered history of the rise of the neo-savarna in twentieth century Kerala / J. Devika -- Crisis as opportunity / Dayal Paleri. "Hindu Nationalism in South India engages with a range of factors that shapes the trajectory of Hindu nationalism in Kerala, the southern state of India. Until recently, Kerala was considered a socio-political exception which had no room for Hindu nationalism. This book questions such Panglossian prognosis and shows the need to map the ideological and political growth of Hindu nationalism which has been downplayed in the academic discourse as temporary aberrations. The introduction to the book places Kerala in the context of South India. Arguing that Hindutva is a real force which needs to be contended within theoretical and empirical terms, the chapters in this book examine Hindu nationalism in Kerala in relation to themes such as history, caste, culture, post-truth, ideology, gender, politics, and the Indian national space. Considering the rise of Hindu nationalism in the recent years, this pioneering book will be of interest to a students and academics studying Politics, in particular Nationalism, Asian Politics and Religion and Politics and South Asian Studies"-- Hindutva India Kerala. 16650 Mannathukkaren, Nissim, Editor 16651 ddc BK 760866 760866 0 0 ddc 0 0 POL POL GEN 2025-12-18 0 320.540 954 MAN/H POL23857 2026-06-20 15:37:58 2026-06-20 BK