Hindu-ness

English Noun - Hindu-ness en Hinduness. en Jonah Blank 2019/05/24 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/05/hindu-nationalism-narendra-modi-india-election/590053/ How Hinduism Became a Political Weapon in India The Atlantic The term Hindutva can be (sort of) translated as “Hindu-ness,” and that gets (sort of) at what it’s all about: Hinduism not a theology, but an identity. https://web.archive.org/web/20260910154936/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/05/hindu-nationalism-narendra-modi-india-election/590053/ 10 September 2026 en Ashutosh Tripathi https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/rahul-gandhis-hindu-ness-shows-a-new-confidence-1784461 Rahul Gandhi's Hindu-ness Shows A New Confidence 12/7/2017 NDTV.com Watching Rahul Gandhi going from one temple to another, donning a teeka on his forehead, flaunting his Hindu-ness is a fascinating experience. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901153347/https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/rahul-gandhis-hindu-ness-shows-a-new-confidence-1784461 1 September 2021 en https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/2020/hindutva-politics-india 2020 November ‘Hindu nationalism’ is a translation of the Indian concept of Hindutva, in which ‘Hindu-ness’ is not determined by religious affiliation but by nationality, culture and race – whether one’s ancestors, even very distantly, originated from the Indian subcontinent. The politics of Hindutva in India IISS [International Institute for Strategic Studies] https://web.archive.org/web/20260908161126/https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-comments/2020/hindutva-politics-india/ 8 September 2026 en 8/19/2014 Hindutva is not 'Hindu-ism' but 'Hindu-ness': RSS https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/hindutva-is-not-hindu-ism-but-hindu-ness-rss/articleshow/40428228.cms?from=mdr The Economic Times Maintaining that Hindutva is the identity of India, he said, "Hindutva does not mean Hindu-ism. It means Hindu-ness." https://web.archive.org/web/20250819183834/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/hindutva-is-not-hindu-ism-but-hindu-ness-rss/articleshow/40428228.cms?from=mdr 19 August 2025 en 23 August 2021 Non-BJP Hindu writers are correcting Nehruvian history. With little space for modern Muslims ThePrint https://theprint.in/opinion/non-bjp-hindu-writers-are-correcting-nehruvian-history-with-little-space-for-modern-muslims/720476/ Shashi Tharoor suddenly becomes a proud Hindu and writes an emotional account of his Hindu-ness in his book, Why I Am a Hindu (Aleph, 2018). Hilal Ahmed https://web.archive.org/web/20240607201813/https://theprint.in/opinion/non-bjp-hindu-writers-are-correcting-nehruvian-history-with-little-space-for-modern-muslims/720476/ 7 June 2024