“Muscular Nationalism in Contemporary India”

In contemporary India, a general nationalist triumphalism, rising Hindu nationalism and globalization have shaped the circulation of a dominant muscular view of the Indian nation. Muscular nationalism is a masculine affair. Drawing upon the historical and contemporary political phenomena, this talk will unpack the gendered contours of this view of nation, trace its historical trajectory, and end with a discussion of political consequences if resistance to such a view of nation is not nurtured.

Sikata Banerjee is Professor Emerita of Gender Studies, University of Victoria, Canada.

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