Simbhoonath Capildeo
Lion of the Legislative Council
Father of
Hindu Nationalism in
Trinidad and Tobago
Biography & Memoir, Religious, Political
| Author: | Daurius Figueira | ISBN: | 9781462096220 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse | Publication: | July 10, 2003 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daurius Figueira |
| ISBN: | 9781462096220 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse |
| Publication: | July 10, 2003 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse |
| Language: | English |
The book is a deconstruction of the political discourse of Simbhoonath Capildeo the progenitor of Hindu nationalist discourse in Trinidad and Tobago.
Capildeo's Hindu nationalism is premised upon a rootedness in Trinidad and Tobago, a fervent praxis premised on bhakti (devotion) towards creating a discourse of Sanatan Dharma that was relevant to life in the west as a Hindu that was sustainable, and finally a political praxis that was demonstrably anti- racist and egalitarian in the tradition of democratic socialism.
The book is a deconstruction of the political discourse of Simbhoonath Capildeo the progenitor of Hindu nationalist discourse in Trinidad and Tobago.
Capildeo's Hindu nationalism is premised upon a rootedness in Trinidad and Tobago, a fervent praxis premised on bhakti (devotion) towards creating a discourse of Sanatan Dharma that was relevant to life in the west as a Hindu that was sustainable, and finally a political praxis that was demonstrably anti- racist and egalitarian in the tradition of democratic socialism.
