Producing multiple ‘others’: spatial upheaval and Hindutva politics in urban India

Ritanjan Das

doi:10.1080/09584935.2021.1996538

Producing multiple ‘others’: spatial upheaval and Hindutva politics in urban India

Ritanjan Das

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This article examines two simultaneous dynamics in contemporary India: the development of new urban spaces, and an intensification of Hindu nationalism (Hindutva). Examining the case of Noida (a township adjacent to Delhi), this article suggests that the entrepreneurial mode of urban development (Harvey, 2006) has restructured local spaces, which in turn may give rise to rival attempts at group making, seeking to recreate exclusive identities out of choice and resentment to mobilise political action. Such rival attempts may enable Hinduvta to entrench itself in local milieus through multiple modes, including the soft mode of ‘neo-Hindutva’. Overall, the article outlines the dynamic association between new urban processes and exclusivist/nativist forms of politics in contemporary India.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	514–531
Number of pages	18
Journal	Contemporary South Asia
Volume	29
Issue number	4
Early online date	7 Nov 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09584935.2021.1996538
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2021

Keywords

urban space
Hindutva
identity
Noida
India

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