Understanding Hindutva from intellectual mindset By Sudesh Verma https://thedailyguardian.com/understanding-hindutva-from-intellectual-mindset/
November 16, 2021
By Sudesh Verma
To those who would adhere to the definition given by the Supreme Court of India in 1995, there is hardly any difference between Hindu, Hinduism, and Hindutva and all three describe the same which is the way of life that evolved in India over many centuries. While Hindu is membership of the Sanatan tradition for people born in this land, Hinduism is the traits or qualities that define being a Hindu such as use of reason, truthfulness, spiritual awakening, tolerance etc that make one a better human being. Hindutva in that sense would be attaining those ideals- the highest form of spiritual awakening where one becomes akin to God. It is the same as Buddh, Buddhism, and Bodhitva.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat recently tried to clear cobwebs to counter those who try to paint the organisation in a negative light because of their vested political interest. While addressing a meeting of Muslim Rashtriya Manch in July, he stated that those involved in lynchings were against Hindutva. Any person who says Muslims should not live in India is not a Hindu, he stressed. He further added that “nationalism and glory of ancestors” should form the basis of Hindu-Muslim unity.
It embraces all qualities which Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to assimilate in My idea of India in his historic speech at the BJP’s national council in January 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DofR5REC0NA My idea of India) ( full speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGg4QW31w7k ) when he had yet not become the Prime Minister.