rashtravadi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi राष्ट्रवादी (rāṣṭravādī).

Noun

rashtravadi (plural rashtravadis)

1. (chiefly India) A nationalist, especially a Hindutvist or supporter of Hindutva.
   • 1991, Islamic Perspective: Volume 7, Issue 2‎^[1], Bombay: Institute of Islamic Studies, page 440:

     The Hindu rashtravadis should take lessons from the fate of Pakistan which due to the stupidity of its leaders lost its eastern wing and remains united with great difficulty and repression.

   • 1998, Madhu Kishwar, Religion at the service of nationalism and other essays‎^[2], Delhi: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 274, →ISBN:

     Attempts to ‘unify’ the Hindus into being Indian rashtravadis are bound to produce similarly disastrous results, as we can see from the continuous ethnic strife in Pakistan.

   • 2006, Chandra Prakash Bhambhri, Sonia in Power: UPA Government, 2004-2006‎^[3], Delhi: Shipra, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 187, →ISBN:

     The Congress-led UPA government has interpreted the electoral verdict of Lok Sabha elections of May 2004 as a defeat of religion-based politics of Hindu Rashtravadis and the victory of the secular political formations.

Alternative forms

• rastravadi, rashtrawadi, rastrawadi