(Sometime between 1921-22 Veer Savarkar completed his historic book \u201cEssentials of Hindutva\u201d while still in Andamans. This was later published under the pseudo name \u2018A Mahratta\u2019)
What is in a name?__________________________________________________________ 3 Hindutva is different from Hinduism___________________________________________ 3 What is a Hindu?___________________________________________________________ 4 Name older still_____________________________________________________________ 5 Hindus, a nation____________________________________________________________ 6 Other names_______________________________________________________________ 7 How Names Are Given______________________________________________________ 8 International Life___________________________________________________________ 9 Fall of Buddhism___________________________________________________________ 9 Buddhism - a universal religion______________________________________________ 11 Then came reaction !_______________________________________________________ 12 Institutions in favour of Nationality___________________________________________ 13 Commingling of Races______________________________________________________ 13 Back to the Vedas__________________________________________________________ 14 Sindhusthan______________________________________________________________ 14 What is Arya______________________________________________________________ 15 Hindu & Hindusthan.______________________________________________________ 15 Reverence to Buddha_______________________________________________________ 16 Hindus : all one and a nation________________________________________________ 17 Hindusthani Language_____________________________________________________ 18 Foreign Invaders__________________________________________________________ 19 Hindutva at work__________________________________________________________ 20 Stupid notions must go_____________________________________________________ 25 Essential implications of Hindutva____________________________________________ 30 Bond of common blood_____________________________________________________ 30 Common culture___________________________________________________________ 33 What is civilization ?_______________________________________________________ 34
Common laws and rites_____________________________________________________ 36 Who is a Hindu ?__________________________________________________________ 38 Hindus in Sindh___________________________________________________________ 44 Unique Natural Blessings to Hindusthan_______________________________________ 50