you are right that western secularism emerged out of sectarian conflict: reformation wars, papal overreach, persecution. it became a shield, a separation between church and state.
you are right that western secularism emerged out of sectarian conflict: reformation wars, papal overreach, persecution. it became a shield, a separation between church and state.
indian nationalism ≠ hindu nationalism.
1. the entire grammar of indian nationalism came from the 19th c. encounter with europe: rights, constitution, sovereignty, citizenship. these are not “civilisational” imports from the vedas, they’re western categories localized.
indian nationalism ≠ hindu nationalism.
1. the entire grammar of indian nationalism came from the 19th c. encounter with europe: rights, constitution, sovereignty, citizenship. these are not “civilisational” imports from the vedas, they’re western categories localized.
india didn’t need the british to baptize it into existence. “india” comes from sindhu → indos → india, used in greek, persian, latin texts centuries before the raj. by 326 bce, the land was already a civilizational unit alexander’s men called indike.
india didn’t need the british to baptize it into existence. “india” comes from sindhu → indos → india, used in greek, persian, latin texts centuries before the raj. by 326 bce, the land was already a civilizational unit alexander’s men called indike.
You’re confusing “nation” with the 19th-century European construct of nationalism. Yes, by that narrow yardstick a “nation” meant one language, one ethnicity, one church. But India has never fit into European categories, and that’s precisely why it’s unique.
You’re confusing “nation” with the 19th-century European construct of nationalism. Yes, by that narrow yardstick a “nation” meant one language, one ethnicity, one church. But India has never fit into European categories, and that’s precisely why it’s unique.
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