Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Hindu nationalism and the cultural forms of Indian politics; CHAPTER 2 Prime time religion; CHAPTER 3 The communicating thing and its public; CHAPTER 4 A split public in the making and unmaking of the Ram Janmabhumi movement; CHAPTER 5 Organization, performance, and symbol; CHAPTER 6 Hindutva goes global; Conclusion; APPENDIX Background to the Babri Masjid dispute; Notes; CONCLUSION; Select bibliography; Index
Summary
The broadcast on Indian national television in January 1987 of the Hindu epic The Ramayana sparked the largest political campaign in post-independence times, led by Hindu nationalists. Arvind Rajagopal's book analyses this extraordinary series of events. This book will interest scholars of politics, sociology, religion, media, and South Asian studies
