IGNOU BPSC 114 2025 2026 - What is Hindutva (V.D. Savarkar)? Explain.

Question

What is Hindutva (V.D. Savarkar)? Explain.

15 Nov 2025

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Word Count : 305

Hindutva, as articulated by V.D. Savarkar, represents a cultural–political conception of Hindu identity that extends beyond religious belief. Savarkar distinguished between *Hinduism* as a faith and *Hindutva* as the essence of a collective national identity rooted in common culture, history, and territorial belonging. For Savarkar, Hindutva defined who could be considered part of the Indian nation, and he formulated three essential criteria: common nation (*rashtra*), common race (*jati*), and common civilization or culture (*sanskriti*). Only those communities that regarded the land stretching from the Indus to the seas as both their fatherland

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