The Ayodhya dispute with the following wave of Hindutva has resulted in a rising number of Hindu claims of Mosques getting raised in other places in Uttar Pradesh as well. This thesis presents a suggestion for understanding these types of claims by analyzing the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute through the theoretical framework of violences of development. In order to present a context for the formation of the dispute, the political development of Hindutva is mapped, firstly by exploring the uprising of the ideology and later the transgression of the Hindutva ideology into new spheres. The spatial transgression of Hindutva is further explored in the analysis of the interconnection between the current development discourse and Hindutva. In doing this, the paper analyzes material from both Hindu and English newspapers through the framework of violences of development and suggests spatial displacement, marginalization and erosion of heritage as important components of the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-530219 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Sigvardsson, Kerstin |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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