The Nationalization of Hindu Traditions: Bharatendu Harischandra and Nineteenth-Century Banaras

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This book studies how a dominant strand of Hinduism in north India â€“ the tradition which uses and misuses the slogan â€˜Hindi-Hindu-Hindustanâ€™ â€“ came into being in the late nineteenth century. It examines the life and writings of a major Hindi writer of the nineteenth century â€“ the playwright, journalist, and polemicist Bharatendu Harischandra (often called the Father of Modern Hindi) â€“ as its focal point for an analysis of some of the vital cultural processes through which modern north India, as we experience it today, came to be formed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR V. Dalmia

Vasudha Dalmia is Professor of Hindi and Chair of the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of California at Berkeley. She has researched and published widely on Hinduism, colonial and post-colonial Hindi literature, medieval Indian religiosity, and modern Indian theatre. Her book, The Nationalization of Hindu Traditions: Bharatendu Harischandra and Nineteenth Century Banaras, examines the life and writings of a major Hindi writer of the nineteenth century as the focal point for an examination of the intricate links between politics, language, culture, religion and nationality.