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100			_aCasolari, Marzia
245			_aRole of Benares in constructing political Hindu identity
260			_c2002
300			_ap.1413-420.
362			_a13 Apr
520			_aFrom the late 19th century onwards the development of a conscious Hindu political identity manifested itself in the emerging Indian polity. In Benares with a history marked since antiquity by an uninterrupted line of sacredness, the process was more fractured and conflict-ridden with memories of Hindu-Muslim conflicts that were a frequent occurrence after the mid-17th century. Growing economic cleavages and the available political and educational opportunities increasingly fostered divisions among communities that in turn assisted in the formation of a robust, aggressive Hindu identity. Since the late 1990s, however, it has been the vocal members of the Sangh parivar who have taken over the domain and defin tion of Hindutva. - Reproduced.
650			_aHinduism
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a52095
999			_c52095 _d52095