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100	1		_aKatju, Manjari.
245	1	0	_aVishva Hindu Parishad and Indian politics / _cManjari Katju.
250			_a2nd
260			_aHyderabad : _bOrient Longman, _c2012
300			_aviii, 186 p. ; _c22 cm.
500			_aRevision of the author's thesis (doctoral : School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 1998) under the title: Vishva Hindu Parishad and Hindu nationalism, 1964-1996.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-183) and index.
505			_aSynopsis This book provides a detailed historical account of the VHP, one of the leading organizations in the Hindutva movement. It focuses on the VHP's transformation from a loosely knit body of Hindus aimed at preserving and promoting Hindu dharma, into a mass organization actively involved in mobilising the urban middle classes, service professionals and religious leaders for the creation and promotion of a strong Hindu nation.
520			_aCovers the period, 1964-1996.
610	2	0	_aViśva Hindū Parishad.
650		0	_aHinduism and politics _zIndia.
651		0	_aIndia _xPolitics and government _y20th century.
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