‘Didi, are you Hindu?’ Politics of Secularism in Women's Activism in India: Case-study of a grassroots women's organization in rural Uttar Pradesh

In this paper I take the women's movement as the site for unpacking some of the strains and tensions involved in practical interpretations of secularism in present-day India. Several sources within and outside the movement point out that there has been a tendency to take the existence of secula...

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Published in:	Modern Asian studies 2013-03, Vol.47 (2), p.612-651
Main Author:	GOVINDA, RADHIKA
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Activism Activists Armed forces Caste Communalism Empowerment Females Girls Grass Roots Grass roots movement Gujarat, India Hindus Idioms India Islam Military personnel Minority groups Muslims Nationalism NGOs Non-governmental organizations Nongovernmental Organizations Organizations Political representation Politics Religion Religious minorities Riots Rural areas Secularism Secularization Soldiers Symbols Universalism Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, India Women Women's groups Women's movements Women's organizations Womens rights Womens rights movements Working women
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