2014
DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2014.936203
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Uncles of the nation: avuncular masculinity in partition-era politics

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“…And this is a very fundamental question, not easily answered and not openly confronted, in development/masculinity literature. If masculinity is just a social norm, a part of society's zeitgeist, the possibility of a Five Year Plan (FYP) hero (Srivastava, 2016) or Modi-masculinity (Jaffrelot, 2015) or avuncular masculinity (Krishnamurti, 2014) are just catchy phrases. The effort of Srivastava (2016) and Krishnamurti (2014) thus is intended to produce a counter-historical narrative, though, in their effort, they invest too much power in leaders to be the source of change.…”
Section: Postcolonial Desire For Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…And this is a very fundamental question, not easily answered and not openly confronted, in development/masculinity literature. If masculinity is just a social norm, a part of society's zeitgeist, the possibility of a Five Year Plan (FYP) hero (Srivastava, 2016) or Modi-masculinity (Jaffrelot, 2015) or avuncular masculinity (Krishnamurti, 2014) are just catchy phrases. The effort of Srivastava (2016) and Krishnamurti (2014) thus is intended to produce a counter-historical narrative, though, in their effort, they invest too much power in leaders to be the source of change.…”
Section: Postcolonial Desire For Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Das provides multiple conflicts and run-ins between Nehru and Patel which often turned ugly (Das, 1969, p. 277) and how after the cremation of Gandhi, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai told him "Jawaharlal has performed the last rites not only of Gandhi but of Gandhism as well" (Das, 1969, p. 279). This means Nehru had replaced Gandhi as the new secular and civic father, reason enough to question the avuncularity thesis proposed by Krishnamurti (2014).…”
Section: Nehruvian Desirementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Sailaja Krishnamurti opines that Nehru or would be ‘Chachaji’ of the nation was the ‘avuncular’ patriarchal figure by the side of nation’s father Mahatma, characterized as ‘warm, kind, and friendly’ as well as soft embodiment of the state authority (Krishnamurti, 2014, pp. 421–22).…”
Section: Personal To Political: Uncle Nehru’s Elephant Iconmentioning
confidence: 99%