Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Nationalism and Communalism in Modern Bihar 1 Rise and growth of the Intelligentsia in Bihar 2 The Intelligentsia of Bihar Anti-Bengali Campaign and the Hindi Movement 3 The Hindi Press and the Creation of Communal Stereotypes 4 The Intelligentsia and the Search for a New Order for ?National? Regeneration 5 The Intelligentsia Their Socio-political Forums and Communalism 6 Cow Protection Conclusion Bibliography IndexThis volume gives an account of the rise of Hindu communalism in Bihar in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and its relationship with the nationalist ideology through the activities of the intelligentsia It shows how a Hindi-speaking intelligentsia emerged carrying with it notions of history identity and visions of a new social order where caste national and religious loyalties co-existed While Hindu communal forces were unable to match the dominance of the Congress with its view of a composite nationalism the presence of the former in the political spectrum was significant Hitendra Patel narrates the Bihari intelligentsia?s efforts to mobilise people and disseminate Hindu symbols and stereotypes while trying to give legitimacy to a ?communal? view of their nationalism He discusses two movements that aroused widespread passions one for the use of Hindi replacing Urdu in education and the law courts from the 1860s and the other for ?cow protection? The growth of the Hindi press and anti-Bengali sentiments are outlined Patel also analyses intra-community discourses on lower-caste inclusion revealing divisions within the Hindu fold 264 pp.

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Title: Communalism And the Intelligentsia in Bihar 1870 1930
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
Publication Date: 2011
Language: English
ISBN 10: 8125042067
ISBN 13: 9788125042068
Binding: Hardcover
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