01981nam a22002297a 4500001000400000003000400004005001700008008004100025020001800066040000600084082002000090100003100110245002300141260004100164300001100205520130800216650005001524700003401574942001101608952011301619999001901732ostOSt20260719122102.0260719b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d a9788180314049 c0 aH 306.0954 LOH  aLohia, Ram Manohar 921131 a Hindu banam hindu aNew DelhibLokbharti Prakashanc2025 a164p.  aIndia is a vast and ancient country. No force other than the will of the people can bring about unity within it. By its very nature, hardline Hindutva cannot generate such a will, whereas liberal Hindutva can—and indeed has done so on several occasions in the past. In a narrow sense, Hinduism is not a political religion defined by specific doctrines or organizational structures; yet, major efforts to forge unity in the nation's history have drawn inspiration from it and utilized it as a primary vehicle. The great conflict between liberalism and orthodoxy within Hinduism can also be viewed as a struggle between the forces of national unity and those of fragmentation. Hindutva, on its own, could not fully resolve the issue. The principle of "unity in diversity" harbors the seeds of both cohesion and fragmentation. Apart from hardline elements—which frequently infiltrate liberal Hindu thought and obstruct the process of intellectual clarity—the principle of unity in diversity fosters a mindset that is simultaneously rich and passive. This book sheds light on significant aspects such as the historical background of the caste system, the phases of subjugation, independence, and resurgence, the root causes of the caste problem, and issues concerning marginalized castes and language. a Social aspects and Religious Practice921132 aSharad, Onkar (Trans.)921134 2ddccB 00102ddc4070aLBSNAAbLBSNAAd2026-07-19g595.00l0oH 306.0954 LOH p181245r2026-07-19w2026-07-19yBA c361756d361756