Manuvāda

The term Manuvāda (also Manuvād, Manuwād, Hindi मनुवाद) denotes the ethos of a society governed by Manusmṛti, with the term Manuvādi denoting a proponent of such an ethos.

In contemporary discourse, these terms (especially the latter) are often used oppositionally by Muslims, Dalits, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jainism and all others religions that came into existence to fight against authoritarian manusmriti to contrast their positions, interests, and viewpoints with a society that is informed by and/or identifies with Manuvāda, particularly with respect to caste.[1][2][3]

Hindu nationalism

The term came to the fore in the politics of India in the early 2000s, during the government of the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. The term came to be used for the allegation of a hidden agenda of the nationalist parties by their opponents; in 2003, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati remarked that "the Lok Sabha had been taken over by Manuvadi forces."[4]

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References
  1. "Manuwadi, threat to India's integrity: Karnataka seer : Mail Today, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  2. ""Speaker's 'review quota' call reflects Manuwadi mentality" - The Hindu". Thehindu.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. Avijit Ghosh. "'Anna Hazare's movement is anti-social justice, manuwadi' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. Arvind Singh Bisht (June 17, 2003). "Rediscovering Manuvad?". The Times of India. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  • Shashi Shekhar Sharma, Imagined Manuvād: the Dharmaśāstras and their interpreters, Rupa & Co., 2005

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