Definitions for hindutva
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1. Hindutva

   Hindutva ("Hinduness") is the predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India. The term was popularised by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923. It is championed by the Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Hindu Sena. The Hindutva movement has been described as "almost fascist in the classical sense", adhering to a disputed concept of homogenised majority and cultural hegemony. Some dispute the fascist label, and suggest Hindutva has been an extreme form of "conservatism" or "ethnic absolutism".

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1. Hindutva

   Hindutva is the set of movements advocating Hindu nationalism. Members of the movement are called Hindutvavadis. According to a 1995 Supreme Court of India judgement the word Hindutva could be used to mean "the way of life of the Indian people and the Indian culture or ethos". In India, an umbrella organization called the Sangh Parivar champions the concept of Hindutva. The sangh comprises organizations such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bajrang Dal, and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. This ideology has existed since the early 20th century, forged by Savarkar, but came to prominence in Indian politics in the late 1980s, when two deliberately managed events attracted a large number of Hindus to the sectarian movement. The first of these events was the Rajiv Gandhi government's use of its large Parliamentary Majority to overturn a Supreme Court verdict granting alimony to an old woman, a verdict that had angered many Muslims. The second was the dispute over the 16th century Mughal Babri Mosque in Ayodhya—claimed to had been built by Babur after destruction of a Hindu temple and claimed in nineteenth century to be birthplace of Shri Ram, one of main Indian Vaishanavait Gods. The Supreme Court of India refused to take up the case in the early 1990s, as Supreme Court did not considered itself competent and trained to weigh historical evidence. A judicial case is going on in this regard.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hindutva in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hindutva in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of hindutva in a Sentence

1. Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay:

   They are addressing a very extreme form of the Hindutva fold.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindutva
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hindutva