A Hindu Champion of Pan-Islamism: Lajpat Rai and the Khilafat Movement

Lala Lajpat Rai is increasingly viewed in historiography as a “Hindu nationalist” with a strong affinity with Savarkarite Hindutva. This article demonstrates that during the Khilafat movement, Lajpat Rai articulated a secular Indian nationalism that was sensitive to Muslim religiosity and Indian Mus...

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Vydáno v:	The Journal of Asian studies Ročník 81; číslo 4; s. 689 - 705
Hlavní autor:	Bhargav, Vanya Vaidehi
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.11.2022 Duke University Press, NC & IL
Témata:	Affinity Asian studies Culture Extraterritoriality Hindus Historiography History Islam Islamic countries Leadership Multiculturalism & pluralism Muslims Nationalism Religion Religiosity Secularism Statehood India Hindutva Lajpat Rai Islam Khilafat movement Muslim world First World War secular Indian nationalism Hindu nationalism pan-Islamism
ISSN:	0021-9118, 1752-0401
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Shrnutí:	Lala Lajpat Rai is increasingly viewed in historiography as a “Hindu nationalist” with a strong affinity with Savarkarite Hindutva. This article demonstrates that during the Khilafat movement, Lajpat Rai articulated a secular Indian nationalism that was sensitive to Muslim religiosity and Indian Muslims’ extraterritorial sympathies toward the caliphate and the Muslim world. Pigeonholing the entire thought of Lajpat Rai as “Hindu nationalism” obscures a historical-intellectual juncture when a Hindu political figure like him enthusiastically supported pan-Islamism as necessary for Indian nationalism. This article complicates scholarship that portrays Hindu responses to the Khilafat movement as consisting solely of fear and counter-consolidation. More importantly, by unveiling Rai's Khilafat-era nationalism, it uncovers the intellectual and political possibility of firmly holding a Hindu identity and articulating conceptions of Indian nationhood that are at ease with Islam and the wider Muslim world.
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ISSN:	0021-9118 1752-0401
DOI:	10.1017/S0021911822000511