Essentials

of
Hindutva
Veer avarkar
 Essentials of Hindutva
- by V.D. Savarkar
(Sometime between 1921-22 Veer Savarkar completed his historic book “Essentials of
Hindutva” while still in Andamans. This was later published under the pseudo name ‘A
Mahratta’)

Essentials of Hindutva___________________________________________________ 1

What is in a name?__________________________________________________________ 3

Hindutva is different from Hinduism___________________________________________ 3

What is a Hindu?___________________________________________________________ 4

Name older still_____________________________________________________________ 5

Hindus, a nation____________________________________________________________ 6

Other names_______________________________________________________________ 7

How Names Are Given______________________________________________________ 8

International Life___________________________________________________________ 9

Fall of Buddhism___________________________________________________________ 9

Buddhism - a universal religion______________________________________________ 11

Then came reaction !_______________________________________________________ 12

Institutions in favour of Nationality___________________________________________ 13

Commingling of Races______________________________________________________ 13

Back to the Vedas__________________________________________________________ 14

Sindhusthan______________________________________________________________ 14

What is Arya______________________________________________________________ 15

Hindu & Hindusthan.______________________________________________________ 15

Reverence to Buddha_______________________________________________________ 16

Hindus : all one and a nation________________________________________________ 17

Hindusthani Language_____________________________________________________ 18

Foreign Invaders__________________________________________________________ 19

Hindutva at work__________________________________________________________ 20

Stupid notions must go_____________________________________________________ 25

Essential implications of Hindutva____________________________________________ 30

Bond of common blood_____________________________________________________ 30

Common culture___________________________________________________________ 33

What is civilization ?_______________________________________________________ 34

Common laws and rites_____________________________________________________ 36

Who is a Hindu ?__________________________________________________________ 38

Hindus in Sindh___________________________________________________________ 44

Unique Natural Blessings to Hindusthan_______________________________________ 50