The challenges of representing shiva image, place, and divine form in the himalayan hindu shrine of kedarnath luke whitmore

Whitmore, Luke

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“…As such, its mountain towns have been known for their spatial remoteness (see Mathur [2015] on Gopeshwar), and state-making in Uttarakhand has been shaped by agrarian subjectivities and practices (Galvin, 2014). The localized practices and politics of 'being Hindu' in Uttarakhand (Govindrajan, 2015) have also become part of the regional imaginary, where the mapping of pilgrimage sites (Pinkney, 2013) or the circulation of images of sacred shrines such as at Kedarnath (Whitmore, 2012) have played into the production of the region's image as 'The Land of the Gods'.…”

Section: A Masculine Development Ethos In the Making Of A Regionmentioning

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Youth Futures and a Masculine Development Ethos in the Regional Story of Uttarakhand

Koskimaki

2017

Journal of South Asian Development

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Research on the Uttarakhand region, which became a new state in 2000, has focused largely on agrarian livelihoods, religious rituals, development demands, ecological politics and the role of women in regional social movements. This essay discusses another dimension of the regional imaginary-that of a masculine development ethos. Based on ethnographic research and print media sources, this essay focuses on stories, politics, mobilities and imaginations of young men in the years immediately after the achievement of statehood. Despite increased outmigration of youth in search of employment, many young men expressed the dream of maintaining livelihoods in the familiar towns and rural spaces of Uttarakhand, describing their home region as a source of power and agency. In rallies and in print media, young (mostly upper caste) men expressed their disillusionment with the government and the promises of statehood, arguing that their aspirations for development and employment were left unfulfilled. Gendered stories of the region, told in Hindi in rallies and print media, contained references to local places, people and historical events and were produced through local connections and know-how, fostering a regional youth politics. The article argues that Uttarakhand as a region is shaped by the politics of local actors as well as embodied forms of aspiration, affiliation and mobility.On a sunny and cool late winter's day in 2006, members of Uttarakhand's Organization of Unemployed Youth held a protest rally in Nainital, a popular Indian tourist destination and university town in the Himalayan foothills. 1 Just over five years had passed since Uttarakhand had become a new state in the Indian union, and this group of young men had gathered outside the Collectorate situated above the town's Mall Road to protest the lack of local employme nt opportunities. 'My companions, why was our state made? (hamārā rājya kyom banā?) And after it was made, how come we were not granted our rights?', one nascent politician queried rhetorically, addressing the other young men present there. 2 'Today I want to tell the government that if this youth community (yuvā varg) can bring this administration into power, then it can also take it down!' The crowd clapped and cheered. 'We will have to fight', he exclaimed, 'because no person from Madras, Bengal or Bihar shall come for [jobs in] this state!' Another youth led the group in chants: 'N. D. Tiwari 3 is a criminal! We won't stand for it!' These young men blamed the state government for unrealized promises of regional 'development', the main plank of the movement for a separate

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Section: A Masculine Development Ethos In the Making Of A Regionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth Futures and a Masculine Development Ethos in the Regional Story of Uttarakhand

Koskimaki

2017

Journal of South Asian Development

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The challenges of representing shiva image, place, and divine form in the himalayan hindu shrine of kedarnath luke whitmore

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Youth Futures and a Masculine Development Ethos in the Regional Story of Uttarakhand

Youth Futures and a Masculine Development Ethos in the Regional Story of Uttarakhand

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