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"With unheard of access to the Sangh Parivar (a family of organizations comprising the Hindu right), The Greater India Experiment explores the ideologies at play in this notorious group, documenting their quotidian activities. Longkumer argues that it is here that we truly see the full picture of the Sangh movement, not through the politicized lens of high-profile campaigns or activities, but through the gradual process of influencing social and cultural politics, and the eventual entanglement of the Hindu Right in the everyday politics of the region"--

Hinduism and politics --- Hinduism --- Hindutva --- Nationalism --- Relations --- Sangh Parivar. --- India, Northeastern --- Politics and government.

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The assertion that even institutions often viewed as abhorrent should be dispassionately understood motivates Arkotong Longkumer's pathbreaking ethnography of the Sangh Parivar, a family of organizations comprising the Hindu right. The Greater India Experiment counters the urge to explain away their ideas and actions as inconsequential by demonstrating their efforts to influence local politics and culture in Northeast India. Longkumer constructs a comprehensive understanding of Hindutva, an idea central to the establishment of a Hindu nation-state, by focusing on the Sangh Parivar's engagement with indigenous peoples in a region that has long resisted the "idea of India." Contextualizing their activities as a Hindutva "experiment" within the broader Indian political and cultural landscape, he ultimately paints a unique picture of the country today.

Hinduism and politics --- Hindutva --- Sangh Parivar. --- Christianity. --- Greater India. --- Hindutva. --- Rani Gaidinliu. --- ethnography. --- iconoclash. --- indigeneity. --- nationalism. --- northeast India. --- Hindu nationalism --- Hinduism and state --- Nationalism --- Hinduism --- Politics and Hinduism --- Political science --- Political aspects --- Saṅgha Parivāra --- India, Northeastern --- Politics and government. --- Relations