Endless Siege Education and Nationalism in Vidya Bharati Schools

Krzysztof Iwanek, Centre for Security Studies, War Studies University, Warsaw, Poland, Head, Asia Research Centre

Krzysztof Iwanek obtained two M A degrees, one in Indology and the other in History, followed by a PhD in Cultural Studies, all three from Warsaw University. He also completed an advanced Hindi course at Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Delhi, India. He taught Hindi, Indian history, and Indian politics at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea; Collegium Civitas, Poland, and Warsaw University, Poland. Iwanek's main field of interest is contemporary Indian history and politics, especially Hindu nationalism and Hindu conservatism. He is currently the head of the Asia Research Centre (at Centre for Security Studies, War Studies University, Poland) and a contributor to The Diplomat.

1. Twins: Hindu Nationalism and Education
2. Strong Roots, Myriad Branches. Structure and Spread of Vidya Bharati
3. Life of Schools
4. From Sages to Sieges. Textbooks in Vidya Bharati Schools
5. Many Pasts. Comparing Vidya Bharati and NCERT's Narratives on History
6. Minstrels and Kings. Connections between Vidya Bharati, RSS and BJP
Conclusion
CONCLUSION: Vidya Bharati and Nationalist Sanskritisation