Saffronization

Saffronization

Saffronization or saffronisation is a political neologism, used to refer to an increase in power of right-wing Hindu nationalism (or "Hindutva") the Indian state, usually in a pejorative sense.cite web|title=INDIA: Righting or rewriting Hindu history |url=http://www.sacw.net/India_History/ann022000.html|publisher=Inter Press Service|date=February 2000|accessdate=2007-01-13 ] [ [http://www.saag.org/%5Cpapers3%5Cpaper299.html The Politics of Education in India] R. Upadhyay, South Asia Analysis Group] [Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 23 Number 3 May 2000 pp. 407–441 ISSN 0141-9870 print/ISSN 1466-4356] The name derives from deep saffron being the political colour used to represent Hindutva. [citebook|title=Manufacturing Citizenship: education and nationalism in Europe, South Asia and China |author= Véronique Bénéï|year= 2005|publisher=Routledge|id=ISBN 0415364884|url= http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0415364884&id=XCUNB8koN-8C&pg=PA156&lpg=PA156&ots=GqO-sD_2tp&dq=Saffronization&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=vMTwP0gLYa29-5WNCyMPyqaMGNw]

A related term, the Saffron Brigade, is used as a descriptor of people and organizations in India that promote Hindu nationalism such as the Sangh Parivar by their critics, who allege a "militant Hindu Fundamentalist agenda" and use the word "fascist" as an epithet to describe them [ [http://www.milligazette.com/IndMusStat/2003a/002imf12jan03.htm milligazette] ] [ [http://www.ganashakti.com/old/1999/990816/feature0.htm Ganashakti Newsmagazine] article "Saffron Brigade Bares Its Fangs"] [ [http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/15/stories/2005071507161200.htm The Hindu] article "BJP crisis lies in its inability to take up issues concerning people, says CPI(M)" "Saffron brigade focusses only on past and have a blank agenda for India's future."] An example of its usage: "Ullal by-polls results are out and the Congress has retained its ‘forte,’ thus upsetting BJP and JD(S) calculations. [...] The message is clear - the BJP has failed to gain the confidence of minorities. “Come what may. We do not want the saffron brigade or any other party which is supporting the saffron brigade to come to power in Ullal” - is the answer given by the electorate of Ullal." [ [http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun62007/district200706055854.asp deccan herald] article "Congress retains its bastion" published June 6 2007] [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2307/stories/20060421004410600.htm Frontline] article "Saffron strike" Apr. 08 - 21, 2006 issue]

References

ee also

*Saffron Swastika
*List of Hindu nationalist parties
*Communalism (South Asia)


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