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Meaning of "Hindutva" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HINDUTVA

Hindi, literally: Hinduness.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HINDUTVA

Hindutva  [hɪnˈdʊtvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HINDUTVA

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Hindutva is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HINDUTVA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hindutva

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ▪ Vishwa Hindu Parishad ▪ Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad ▪ Hindu Munnani ▪ Hindu Janajagruti Samiti ▪ Sri Rama Sene Independent authors ▪ Swapan Dasgupta ▪ Dharampal ▪ Koenraad Elst ▪ François Gautier ▪ Ram Gopal ▪ Sita Ram Goel ▪ Girilal Jain ▪ Rama Jois ▪ Christophe Jaffrelot ▪ Bojil Kolarov ▪ K. S. Lal ▪ Rajiv Malhotra ▪ K. R. Malkani ▪ Harsh Narain ▪ Ramesh Nagaraj Rao ▪ Yvette Rosser ▪ Arun Shourie ▪ Ram Swarup ▪ H. V. Sheshadri ▪ Dattopant Thengadi ▪ Hinduism v t e Hindutva, a word coined by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his 1923 pamphlet Hindutva: Who is a Hindu?, is the set of movements advocating Hindu nationalism. According to a 1995 Supreme Court of India judgement, the word Hindutva could be used to mean "the way of life of the Indian people and the Indian culture or ethos". In India, an umbrella organization called the Sangh Parivar champions the concept of Hindutva. The sangh comprises organizations such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and others.

Definition of Hindutva in the English dictionary

The definition of Hindutva in the dictionary is a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HINDUTVA


Bodhisattva
ˌbəʊdɪˈsætvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HINDUTVA

Hindi
hindleg
hindmost
Hindoo
Hindooism
Hindoostani
Hindostani
hindquarter
hindquarters
hindrance
hindshank
hindsight
Hindu
Hindu Kush
Hinduism
Hindustan
Hindustani
hindward
hindwing
Hines

WORDS THAT END LIKE HINDUTVA

amritattva
ava
Bratislava
brava
diva
Geneva
Genova
Huelva
Java
lava
leva
Lietuva
Moldova
nova
Ostrava
ova
Padova
silva
va
viva

Synonyms and antonyms of Hindutva in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hindutva» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HINDUTVA

Find out the translation of Hindutva to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hindutva from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hindutva» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

印度教
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Hindutva
570 millions of speakers

English

Hindutva
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिंदुत्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهندوتفا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Hindutva
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hindutva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিন্দুত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hindutva
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hindutva
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hindutva
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Hindutva
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

힌두 트바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hindutva
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hindutva
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹிந்துத்வா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिंदुत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hindutva
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hindutva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hindutva
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Hindutva
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hindutva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Hindutva
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hindutva
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hindutva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hindutva
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hindutva

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HINDUTVA»

The term «Hindutva» is regularly used and occupies the 55.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Hindutva
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HINDUTVA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Hindutva» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Hindutva» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hindutva

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HINDUTVA»

Discover the use of Hindutva in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hindutva and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation
Fascinating Hindutva examines how, aided by other Hindutva forces like RSS and VHP, the strategies of BJP for mobilizing dalits rests on reinterpreting their Hindu past and unifying them under the metanarrative of Hindutva.
Badri Narayan, 2009
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Uproot Hindutva: The Fiery Voice of the Liberation Panthers
In this book -- a selection of his speeches -- he speaks of the need to counter Hindutva with a Tamil identity that can reach beyond its region to other oppressed peoples.
Thirumaavalavan, 2004
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Presenting the Past: Anxious History and Ancient Future in ...
Provides a comprehensive and critical commentary on the contemporary socioeconomic and political situation in India.
S. P. Udayakumar, 2005
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Savarkar and Hindutva: The Godse Connection
Inimitably Forthright And Hardhitting, This Book Builds A Case Against Savarkar. With A Wealth Of Information And Historical Detail, This Book Is A Must For All Those Interested In Modern Indian Politics And History Of Communalism In India.
Abdul Gafoor Abdul Majeed Noorani, 2002
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Religious Identity and Political Destiny: Hindutva in the ...
This book will be of interest to anthropologists, historians, and sociologists, as well as readers of ethno-nationalist movements, religion, activism, global feminisms, and all matters Indian/South Asian.
Deepa S. Reddy, 2006
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The Shaping of Modern Gujarat: Plurality, Hindutva, and Beyond
Taking A Closer Look At The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries, The Authors Explore The Political Tensions, Social Dynamics And Economic Forces That Contributed To Making The State What It Is Today: The Impact Of The British Policies; The ...
Acyuta Yājñika, Suchitra Sheth, 2005
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Beyond Hindutva
Threats of terrorism - internal and global - have been discussed in depth. To meet these dangers, the book proposes means and methods to launch war against both these forms of terrorism.
S. L. Verma, 2007
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Why I Am Not a Hindu: A Sudra Critique of Hindutva ...
In the new Afterword, he discusses the history of the book, its reviews as well as the abuse received from its detractors. He reminds us of the need for an ongoing dialogue. As he says, he wrote the book for all who have open minds.
Kancha Ilaiah, 2005
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Contours of Hindu Rashtra: Hindutva, Sangh Parivar, and ...
The book is a collection of essays and articles written over a period of 5 years. The essays numbering 40 in number have been divided into nine main sections.
Ram Puniyani, 2006
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Namaste Sharon: Hindutva and Sharonism under US hegemony
Namaste Sharon, said India's Prime Minister, but what does the rest of the country say?Why did Sharon come to India?What is the ideological affinity between Sharonism and Hindutva?
Vijay Prashad, Ariel Sharon, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HINDUTVA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hindutva is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hindutva Agenda of the BJP by Dr. Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon
This is the definition of a nation based on Hindutva. ... interpretation of India's past by the historians under the influence of the Hindutva forces. «SikhSiyasat.Net, Jul 15»
2
SS Rajamouli's Baahubali now has a religion and it is decidedly …
Bajrangi Bhaijaan could divide the Hindutva trolls like never before. Signs of the impending trouble are hidden in Twitter tamasha around ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
3
SS Rajamouli's Baahubali now has a religion and it is decidedly Hindu
Bajrangi Bhaijaan could divide the Hindutva trolls like never before. Signs of the impending trouble are hidden in Twitter tamasha around ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
Modasa - It Is Just A Beginning By Subhash Gatade
Whether investigations into Hindutva terror related cases are changing course? A series of apparently unconnected developments definitely ... «CounterCurrents.org, Jul 15»
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The Rajiv Malhotra debate: Sorry, plagiarism is not the vice of only …
If Malhotra has been dubbed by Shoaib Daniyal of Scroll as the “Ayn Rand of Internet Hindutva”, Young proved to be quite the Lalit Modi of ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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PM Modi must verify Obama's Iran model in dialogues with Pakistan
Modi is relatively better positioned to rein in rabble rousers in the Hindutva ranks whose capacity to wreck peace is no less. His reported ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Plagiarism row: How Rajiv Malhotra became the Ayn Rand of …
The New Jersey-based ideologue's blogs and books have powered large parts of contemporary Hindutva thinking, including the animus ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
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Subramanian Swamy seeks BJP national executive meet on …
... to convene a meeting of the BJP national executive on implementation of the Hindutva agenda as promised in the 2014 election manifesto. «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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INDIA AND PAKISTAN TALKS: REAL...
The Hindutva hardliners are not going to take kindly to this. BJP ally in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena has already slammed the move with Sanjay ... «Google, Jul 15»
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Chetan Bhagat says Hindutva bhakts are frustrated men who need …
The celebrated author advises right-wing trolls to get English lessons, get globalised and get a date. Scroll Staff · Jul 10, 2015 · 07:55 pm. «Scroll.in, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hindutva [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hindutva>. Apr 2024 ».
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