Hindu Mahasabha
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The Hindu Mahasabha is a Hindu nationalist political organization in India that emerged in the early 20th century advocating for Hindu interests and a Hindu-centric vision of the Indian nation.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hindu nationalist organization
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political organization → right-wing political organization → |
| activeIn |
Indian independence era politics
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| alsoKnownAs |
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha
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| associatedWith |
Hindu communal politics in North India
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| associatedWithConcept |
Akhand Bharat
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Hindu Rashtra → |
| campaignsOn |
cow protection
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personal law and uniform civil code → religious conversion issues → |
| coreBelief |
India as primarily a Hindu nation
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cultural and political unity of Hindus → |
| country |
India
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| focusGroup |
Hindu community in India
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| founded |
1915
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| foundedAs |
All-India Hindu Mahasabha
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| foundedInPeriod |
early 20th century
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| hasWing |
student and youth wings at various times
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| headquartersLocation |
India
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| historicalContext |
rise of communal politics in late colonial India
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| historicalRole |
one of the earliest organized Hindu nationalist political platforms in India
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| ideology |
Hindu nationalism
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Hindutva → |
| influenced |
later Hindu nationalist politics in India
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| influencedBy |
Hindu revivalist movements of the late 19th century
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| languageOfPolitics |
English
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Hindi → |
| membershipBase |
Hindu upper and middle classes historically
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| notableLeader |
B. S. Moonje
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Lala Lajpat Rai → Madan Mohan Malaviya → Shyama Prasad Mukherjee → Vinayak Damodar Savarkar → |
| opposedIdeology |
Indian National Congress secular nationalism
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| opposedTo |
separate electorates for religious minorities
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| organizationalType |
political party
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pressure group → |
| politicalActivity |
contested elections in India at various times
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| politicalPosition |
right-wing
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| positionOnMinorities |
advocated Hindu primacy in the Indian state
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| positionOnPartition |
opposed partition of India on religious lines in principle
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| purpose |
advocacy of Hindu interests
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promotion of a Hindu-centric vision of the Indian nation → |
| regionOfActivity |
British India
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Republic of India → |
| religiousOrientation |
Hindu
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| symbolicColor |
saffron
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nathuram Godse
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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar → |
memberOf |
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Direct Action Day
→
Simon Commission → |
opposedBy |
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Hindu Mahasabha
("Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Nathuram Godse
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associatedWith |
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Hindu Mahasabha
("All-India Hindu Mahasabha")
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foundedAs |
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Indian nationalism
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hasKeyOrganization |
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नाथूराम विनायक गोडसे
("हिंदू महासभा")
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संगठन_संबंध |