Hindutva

== English == === Etymology === Transliteration of Hindi हिंदुत्व (hindutva) / Bengali হিন্দুত্ব (hindutto, literally “Hinduness”). Coined by Chandranath Basu in 1892 and appropriated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪnˈdʊtvə/ (General American) IPA(key): /hinˈdətvə/, /hɪnˈdətvə/ === Proper noun === Hindutva (colloquial) Hindudom. (colloquial) Hindu Rashtra. The state or quality of being Hindu [from 20th c.] The ideology of Hindu nationalism. ==== Derived terms ==== H-pop ==== Related terms ==== Hindutvavadi Hinduness ==== See also ==== saffronization Hindudom Hindu Rashtra bhagwa, chaddi, sanghi, bhakt, nationalist, rashtravadi, (terms for Hindutva supporters, often used derogatorily & pejoratively) swayamsevak (a member of RSS, a Hindutva paramilitary organisation) === Noun === Hindutva (plural Hindutvas) (informal) A member of a Hindutva group or a supporter of Hindutva.