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May 13, 2013, 7:10:16 PM5/13/13
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Netaji, Hindutva and nationalism -- Kanchan Gupta.
Congrats, Kanchan Gupta, for reminding everyone about
rashtrabhakti.
Netaji, Hindutva and nationalism
By Kanchan Gupta on January 23, 2013
As the nation, or what passes for it in this wondrous
land with an abysmally poor sense of history, observes
the 116th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose, perhaps the time has come for one of India�s great
leaders to be freed from the confines of political myth-
making that has reduced him to calendar lithographs which
adorn living rooms in provincial Bengal and the dimly lit
offices of the Forward Bloc in Kolkata.
In a sense, that would mark the posthumous homecoming for
a nationalist who believed that rashtrabhakti is a
synthesis of religion and nationalism, of the spiritual
and the political. In the early decades of this century,
when others were looking up to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
for inspiration, Bose was looking elsewhere for guidance:
His search for a religious philosophy that would spur
political activism led him to explore the teachings of
Swami Vivekananda and the writings of Aurobindo Ghosh.
The latter made a lasting impression on his mind,
providing his political activism with a religious side.
The profound Impact that Aurobindo Ghosh had on Subhas
Chandra Bose is reflected in his autobiography: �In my
undergraduate days, Aurobindo Ghosh was easily the most
popular leader in Bengal� a mixture of spirituality and
politics had given him a halo of mysticism and made his
personality more fascinating to those who were
religiously inclined� We felt convinced that spiritual
enlightenment was necessary for effective national
service��
It is, therefore, not surprising that he should have also
been influenced by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee�s
construction of nationalism. And like Aurobindo Ghosh,
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the
Indian nation for him extended beyond the geographical to
the devotional plane. During his college days he
discovered the wretchedness of not India but
�impoverished Mother India.�
Curiously, his view of the other India, the one which
appears so distant from the fashionable drawing rooms and
glittering malls of our cities, is not different from
those who believe that a divide separates �us� and
�them�. For, �the picture of real India�, which Subhas
Chandra Bose described as �the India of the villages
where poverty stalks the land, men die like flies, and
illiteracy is the prevailing order�, is also the India
which many believe should receive priority over that
India which revels in rejecting anything that carries the
label �Made in India�, including Hindu spirituality and
religious philosophy.
In his book, Brothers Against The Raj, Leonard A Gordon
writes about Bose�s quest for a religious philosophy to
serve as the core of nationalism and sustain his
political activism: �Inner religious explorations
continued to be a part of his adult life. This set him
apart from the slowly growing number of atheistic
socialists and communists who dotted the Indian
landscape.� And it was this �religious exploration� that
set apart Subhas Chandra Bose from Jawaharlal Nehru for
whom �this was a vain quest�. Although Bose scrupulously
avoided publishing his faith or his quest, he remained
firm in his belief that �Hinduism was an essential part
of his Indianness�, his Bharatiyata. In other words, he
subscribed to cultural nationalism or, call it If you
must by its other name, Hindutva.
Continues at:
http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2013/05/netaji-hindutva-and-nationalism-kanchan.html
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.jai-maharaj
Congrats, Kanchan Gupta, for reminding everyone about
rashtrabhakti.
Netaji, Hindutva and nationalism
By Kanchan Gupta on January 23, 2013
As the nation, or what passes for it in this wondrous
land with an abysmally poor sense of history, observes
the 116th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra
Bose, perhaps the time has come for one of India�s great
leaders to be freed from the confines of political myth-
making that has reduced him to calendar lithographs which
adorn living rooms in provincial Bengal and the dimly lit
offices of the Forward Bloc in Kolkata.
In a sense, that would mark the posthumous homecoming for
a nationalist who believed that rashtrabhakti is a
synthesis of religion and nationalism, of the spiritual
and the political. In the early decades of this century,
when others were looking up to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
for inspiration, Bose was looking elsewhere for guidance:
His search for a religious philosophy that would spur
political activism led him to explore the teachings of
Swami Vivekananda and the writings of Aurobindo Ghosh.
The latter made a lasting impression on his mind,
providing his political activism with a religious side.
The profound Impact that Aurobindo Ghosh had on Subhas
Chandra Bose is reflected in his autobiography: �In my
undergraduate days, Aurobindo Ghosh was easily the most
popular leader in Bengal� a mixture of spirituality and
politics had given him a halo of mysticism and made his
personality more fascinating to those who were
religiously inclined� We felt convinced that spiritual
enlightenment was necessary for effective national
service��
It is, therefore, not surprising that he should have also
been influenced by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee�s
construction of nationalism. And like Aurobindo Ghosh,
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the
Indian nation for him extended beyond the geographical to
the devotional plane. During his college days he
discovered the wretchedness of not India but
�impoverished Mother India.�
Curiously, his view of the other India, the one which
appears so distant from the fashionable drawing rooms and
glittering malls of our cities, is not different from
those who believe that a divide separates �us� and
�them�. For, �the picture of real India�, which Subhas
Chandra Bose described as �the India of the villages
where poverty stalks the land, men die like flies, and
illiteracy is the prevailing order�, is also the India
which many believe should receive priority over that
India which revels in rejecting anything that carries the
label �Made in India�, including Hindu spirituality and
religious philosophy.
In his book, Brothers Against The Raj, Leonard A Gordon
writes about Bose�s quest for a religious philosophy to
serve as the core of nationalism and sustain his
political activism: �Inner religious explorations
continued to be a part of his adult life. This set him
apart from the slowly growing number of atheistic
socialists and communists who dotted the Indian
landscape.� And it was this �religious exploration� that
set apart Subhas Chandra Bose from Jawaharlal Nehru for
whom �this was a vain quest�. Although Bose scrupulously
avoided publishing his faith or his quest, he remained
firm in his belief that �Hinduism was an essential part
of his Indianness�, his Bharatiyata. In other words, he
subscribed to cultural nationalism or, call it If you
must by its other name, Hindutva.
Continues at:
http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2013/05/netaji-hindutva-and-nationalism-kanchan.html
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.jai-maharaj
hari.kumer
May 13, 2013, 7:25:53 PM5/13/13
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Bose was a fool kissing the arse of hitler and tojo.
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May 13, 2013, 7:35:20 PM5/13/13
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Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
Forwarded post:
I hope the article explains clearly that Hindutva does
not stand for Hindu bigotry or Hindu exclusiveness.
Rather it is synonymous with true secularism (as opposed
to pseudo-secularism) i.e. respect for all religions.
(�The Truth is One. The wise call It by different
names.�) I don�t think that Netaji favoured Shri Aurobindo
over Swami Vivekananda. Please refer Netaji�s writings in
�The Indian Struggle�. (Kanchan Gupta being a Brahmo i.e.
legally not a Hindu, may not be aware of the intricacies
of the philosophies of Hindu saints) For Netaji, Swamiji
was the epitome of patriotism as well as spirituality.
Swamiji dreamed of an India having �Islamic body with
Vedantic brain�. True Hindutva is all about religious
synthesis rather than religious conflict. Netaji was
never an Islamophobic Hindu riot-monger. He was a
champion of secularism. He sacrificed everything he had,
including his life, so that both Kanchan Gupta and Hafeez
Sayid can live in a free country. In entire South Asia
(including Pakistan), the legend of Netaji lives on.
- Sayan Sen
End of forwarded post.
I hope the article explains clearly that Hindutva does
not stand for Hindu bigotry or Hindu exclusiveness.
Rather it is synonymous with true secularism (as opposed
to pseudo-secularism) i.e. respect for all religions.
(�The Truth is One. The wise call It by different
names.�) I don�t think that Netaji favoured Shri Aurobindo
over Swami Vivekananda. Please refer Netaji�s writings in
�The Indian Struggle�. (Kanchan Gupta being a Brahmo i.e.
legally not a Hindu, may not be aware of the intricacies
of the philosophies of Hindu saints) For Netaji, Swamiji
was the epitome of patriotism as well as spirituality.
Swamiji dreamed of an India having �Islamic body with
Vedantic brain�. True Hindutva is all about religious
synthesis rather than religious conflict. Netaji was
never an Islamophobic Hindu riot-monger. He was a
champion of secularism. He sacrificed everything he had,
including his life, so that both Kanchan Gupta and Hafeez
Sayid can live in a free country. In entire South Asia
(including Pakistan), the legend of Netaji lives on.
- Sayan Sen
End of forwarded post.
hari.kumer
May 13, 2013, 8:07:15 PM5/13/13
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And bose is still an arse licking fool.
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