Glossary

abhishek anointing
adharma nonrighteousness
ahimsa nonviolence
Akhand Bharat Undivided (or Greater) India
akhyana dramatic narratives
andolan a (political, etc.) movement
asatya untruth
avatar incarnation

bandh closure
bhakti devotion

Bharat Mata Mother India
brahmacharya celibacy

butshikan iconoclast

Dalits oppressed (so-called untouchables)
darshan having sight (of); audience (with); worshipping

dharma righteousness; law of the universe
Dharma Sansad Hindu religious gathering

dhwaj poojan flag worship
Doordarshan Indian national TV

ekatmata integration

ganasangha of tribal chiefships or oligarchies