Theosophy and the Origins of the Indian National Congress

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" Theosophy and the Origins of the Indian National Congress "
Bevir, Mark

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	906677
Doc. No	:	LA73b4862g
Title & Author	:	Theosophy and the Origins of the Indian National Congress [Article]\ Bevir, Mark
Date	:	2003
Title of Periodical	:	UC Berkeley
Abstract	:	A study of the role of theosophy in the formation of the Indian National Congress enhances our understanding of the relationship between neo-Hinduism and political nationalism. Theosophy, and neo-Hinduism more generally, provided western-educated Hindus with a discourse within which to develop their political aspirations in a way that met western notions of legitimacy. It gave them confidence in themselves, experience of organisation, and clear intellectual commitments, and it brought them together with liberal Britons within an all-India framework. It provided the background against which A. O. Hume worked with younger nationalists to found the Congress.