Word info

Hindutva

Speech parts

1. Hindutva - Noun

2. Hindutva - Proper noun

Meaning

Hindutva

The state or quality of being Hindu; now especially, the ideology of Hindu nationalism. [from 20th c.]

Hindutva (plural Hindutvas)

(informal) A member of a Hindutva group or a supporter of Hindutva.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The cultural identity of all Indians is Hindutva and the present inhabitants of the country are descendants of this great culture. Mohan Bhagwat

For the first time in RISA's history, to the best of my knowledge, the diaspora voices are not being branded as saffronists, Hindutva fanatics, fascists, chauvinists, dowry extortionists, Muslim killers, nun rapists, Dalit abusers, etc. One has to wait and see whether this is temporary or permanent. Rajiv Malhotra

Such is the grip of the misrepresentation of Hindutva in anti-Muslim terms that (even) its proponents, including some leaders of the Bhartiya Janata Party, themselves, speak of it defensively. Girilal Jain

No, I scrupulously distinguish between "Hindu" & "Hindutva", as do Shashi Tharoor etc., correctly if the history of these terms is any guide. Wikipedia ignores my many explicitations on this (first in BJP vs. Hindu Resurgence, 1997) when it mendaciously associates me w Hindutva. Koenraad Elst

If Hindutva is Hinduism then the Ku Klux Klan is Christianity. Anand Patwardhan

A Hindu marrying a Hindu may lose his caste, but not his Hindutva. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

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