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Disaster Relief and the RSS: Resurrecting ′Religion′ Through Humanitarianism studies the political implications of the humanitarian work of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by examining the institution of seva (service) in disaster situations. This book provides a refreshingly new perspective of the RSS by recognizing its 'compassionate' aspects and understanding its appeal from the point of view of its benefactors. It examines the religious, moral, intellectual and instrumental heritage of seva and discusses the possible reasons for its continual resurrection in modern India. By highlighting the under-analysed aspects of the moral complexity of evaluating the RSS's humanitarian work, the book provokes the larger question of whether there is a need to move beyond the stereotypical understanding of Hindutva as a challenge to liberal democratic principles. It attempts to nudge the reader towards some of the limitations of the 'secular' and the repercussions of the political project of secularism to suppress and de-recognize the non-secular experience.

About the Author :
Malini Bhattacharjee is an Assistant Professor at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru. She has earned her doctorate, MPhil and MA degrees in political science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She started her career at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, South Asia Regional Delegation in New Delhi and subsequently worked in a conflict resolution firm named Metaculture in Bengaluru. She joined Azim Premji Foundation in 2010 and is a part of Azim Premji University since 2012. Her research interests revolve around the issues of religious identity, ethnicity and political conflict, politics of humanitarianism and the intersections emerging between religion and development. She is particularly interested in the politics of Hindu nationalism and the political dimension of its seva (service) activities. She also has an interest in elementary educational policy in India and has spent a fair amount of time in researching on the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (aka RTE Act) in Karnataka. In her current role at Azim Premji University, she teaches courses on politics and democracy, Indian politics, governance, religion and development, and religion, state and democracy. During her free time, Malini loves playing with her daughter and watching movies.

Review :
"A worthy addition... which is substantiated by both primary and secondary sources, and has a clearly stated conclusion."--DNA, 20 July 2019 "The book has valuable case studies of the RSS' relief efforts in Odisha... The author's scholarly approach successfully establishes how humanitarism opens up the political space and opportunities that RSS used successfully." --Business Standard, 29 August 2019 "This book is one of the finest attempts to synthesize theoretical approaches and empirical evidence to explain the notion of secularism, the anxieties we face today in religious coexistence and the threat that the Hindu Right poses to India′s social fabric and to the country′s political structure." --The Telegraph, Kolkata, 23 August 2019


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  • ISBN-13: 9789353285524
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Resurrecting 'religion' Through Humanitarianism
  • ISBN-10: 9353285526
  • Publisher Date: 20 Aug 2019
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 268


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