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100			_aSethi, Manisha
245			_aAvenging angels and nurturing mothers: women in Hindu nationalism
260			_c2002
300			_ap.1545-552.
362			_a20 Apr
520			_aFeminists who have argued for the primacy of women's identity and solidarity have been presented with a dilemma with the rise of women's militancy in the Hindu Right. This paper, through an exploration of the role of the Sevika Samiti and the Durga Vahini increating the militant cadre of women, contends that gender identity does not exist as primordially but is invented, created, resisted and subverted at the fulcrum of multiple identities. The entire oeuvre of practice, both discursive and material - the imagery of Bharat mata, the valiant historical figures and subservient mythical wives - all allow women to become avenging angels in moments of crisis. When these moments ebb away, they return to the mode of nurturing mothers and obedient wives. - Reproduced.
650			_aNationalism
650			_aMothers
650			_aWomen
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a52088
999			_c52088 _d52088