Abstract
The relationship between Hinduism and politics is a complex issue and has gone through several important stages.These could be described as developments during the pre-colonial period, the colonial period and the post-independence period.In the period up to around 1990 what could be described as a secular approach to politics in India put forward by India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was dominant. However, from the 1990s onwards there has been a rise in the power of politics that identifies itself as Hindu.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Routledge Handbook of Religion and Politics |
| Editors | Jeffrey Haynes |
| Place of Publication | Abingdon and New York |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 70-82 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138826991 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |