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Why we are not Hindus (Record no. 529968)
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789350023754 |
| Paper back/Hardbound | hbk |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 305.56880954 |
| Item number | JAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Jal Murzban |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Why we are not Hindus |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Murzban Jal |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | Aakar Books |
| Year of publication | c2016 |
| Place of publication | Delhi. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 144 p, : |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | In this book Jal claims that "Hinduism" itself is not something indigenous to India, but a colonial import created by the Western Orientalists and the Indian Brahmanical elites, that the Indian nationalists unwittingly used in their political repertoire, post-1857. According to him, the recent attempts to make secular and democratic India into a mythical and phantasmagorical "Hindu Rashtra" is a sign of economic and cultural subjugation, as well as a sign of rising fascism and the complete destruction of the very idea of India. Indian fascism, so Jal claims, has grown from the terrible seed of caste divided society combined with neo-liberal policies that the Indian elites have been pursuing for the last two decades. Caste, according to him, has to be understood as: |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Hinduism and politics; Hinduism and politics; India Hinduism and state |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type | Copy number |
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| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 3RD FLOOR, B WING | 17.04.2024 | 395.00 | 305.56880954 JAL | 672711 | 17.04.2024 | English Books | |||||
| Anna Centenary Library | Anna Centenary Library | 3RD FLOOR, B WING | 17.04.2024 | 395.00 | 305.56880954 JAL;1 | 672712 | 17.04.2024 | English Books | 1 |