Re: a request.

["prasad boddupalli" <bvssp@hotmail.com>]

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Ms Mariwala,
      With due respect to your feelings and convictions, I would like
to say a few things.
      One writes articles for a number of reasons; for a living, for
spreading their ideas, for an essay-writing competition or in an effort to
appear as an intellectual.
      To me, your attempt seems to be the last one. Had the motivation for
your article been your conclusion, after an extensive study, you would not
have asked for pointers to some literature on that topic.
      But if you are penning such an article for the sake of writing an
article, you should remember that you will be only contributing some more
fodder for the pseudo-intellectuals. Ofcourse, everyone respects your
freedom of speech. But whatever you speak, should be borne out of your
convictions. Not by picking up a catchy topic or phrase.
      The western press addresses BJP is a Hindu Nationalist party. I doubt
if they know what they write. I believe that atleast we should refrain from
stringing together such terms as Hindu nationalism, elite manipulation...
etc. They will only fuel "an-eye-for-an-eye" attitude in our society, and
will not contribute to an healthy debate.

regards,
Prasad Boddupalli.
>Hello,
>	I am an Indian student studying in the USA - writing a paper
>on Hindu nationalism. My contention is that I would like to show how >an
>uprising of Hindu nationalism is possible despite the cleavages in
>Hinduism. Given that the caste, regional and linguistic factors have >in
>the past been used divisively - how is the one "Hindu identity" formed out
>of all these differences - Hinduism has never been a monolith. My argument
>is elite manipulation.....
>I was wondering if anyone could suggest any resources/inputs..
>I am very grateful for any help...
>thank you,
>Rajvi Mariwala.
>
>
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