Ascetic Games: Sadhus, Akharas and the Making of the Hindu Vote

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Ascetic Games: Sadhus, Akharas and the Making of the Hindu Vote

by Dhirendra K Jha

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Synopsis The world of the naga sadhus is collapsing. Some might say it has been reduced to a spectacle: the shahi julus and shahi snan during the Kumbh Mela. Dhirendra K. Jha, one of India

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About the author Dhirendra K. Jha is a Delhi-based political journalist working with Scroll.in. He is presently working on the dynamics of Hindutva's fringe organizations. Krishna Jha is a Delhi-based freelance journalist and a researcher. She has written widely on the politics of communalism and is currently working on the history of the RSS.

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