Ep. 139: The Gita Press and Hindu Nationalism

The recent victories of political Hindutva were enabled by a century-long cultural movement spearheaded by a publishing house based in Gorakhpur. Akshaya Mukul, author of Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India, joins Amit Varma in episode 139 of The Seen and the Unseen. Themes discussed include the relationship between society and the state, Marwari history, cow, temple, gender, caste, Muslims, Communism, and the spontaneous combustion of virtuous Hindu women.
Also check out:
Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India -- Akshaya Mukul The Intellectual Foundations of Hindutva -- Episode 115 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Aakar Patel) Political Ideology in India -- Episode 131 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Rahul Verma) Religion and Ideology in Indian Society -- Episode 124 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Suyash Rai) The 2019 Elections -- Episode 122 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Sadanand Dhume) The BJP's Magic Formula -- Episode 45 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Prashant Jha) You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: ivm.today/android or iOS: ivm.today/ios

[@enheduannapuabi6125]

Genuinely hard work you would have invested in to bring out these so-called pious people had done to our nation.....and still doing

[@arvindsen5658]

What an excellent discussion! Going to buy this book. Thank you Mr. Verma!

[@ShivamPhysics1]

Though I am a student of physics, I do like to flirt around Hindu philosophy. So, I have been buying lots of books by Gita press and have been writing essays on their content. I was very surprised, nonetheless, to discover all that you discussed in this episode. Thank You Mr. Verma.

[@pradipthomas8779]

Brilliant. Excellent interview. Simply have to read this book.

[@sonookumar455]

Thank you

[@SandeepSingh-ey4ih]

One of the best podcasts ever! !
Thanks !!!

[@panktislifestyle2354]

Wonderful! Just saw this channel by searching about Gita Press.

[@tripathiashutosh874]

Good work