11 Questions
According to Romila Thapar, what is essential in understanding secularism in India?
Initiatives by the state and citizens for a secularised society
Amartya Sen discusses 'Secularism and its Discontents' in Argumentative Indian. What is one of the critiques he mentions?
The 'Anti-modernist' Critique
What concept did both V D Savarkar and M S Golwalkar believe in?
Organicism
In Prof. Pankaj Jain's analysis, how much of Dharma is considered as religion in the Semitic sense?
80%
'Hindutva: Who is a Hindu?' was a concept introduced by which figure?
V D Savarkar
What does Romila Thapar suggest is required for the secularizing process in India?
'New initiatives by the state and by the citizens'
What term did V D Savarkar use to describe the 'quality of being a Hindu'?
Hindutva
According to V D Savarkar, who are considered Hindus?
People who consider India as their ancestors' land and where their religion originated
What is the main difference between Hindutva and Hindu-dharma according to the text?
Political commitment equals religious commitment in Hindutva
Why did V D Savarkar use the term 'Bhartiya' in his discussions?
To avoid using the term 'Hindu' due to political reasons
What does 'Bhartiya' represent in the context of this text?
A combination of Hindu and Indian
Explore Romila Thapar's perspective on secularism in Indian civilization, discussing how the secularizing process in India differs from Europe while not negating secularism. Learn about the necessity of new initiatives by both the state and citizens for a secularized society.
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