Investigating religion and community identity in the diaspora: Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Hinduism in Britain

这个项目考察了印度教激进组织Vishwa Hindu Perishad （VHP）对英国印度社区的影响。VHP是印度政治和文化生活中的一个重要组织。它还具有国际形象，将自己塑造成印度社区和印度文化的代表。该项目探讨了VHP在英国印度身份建设中的作用，以此为案例研究来反思“宗教”类别及其在现代英国背景下少数民族社区和流散身份建设中的关键地位。

This project examines the impact of the Vishwa Hindu Perishad (VHP), a militant Hindu organisation, on Indian communities in Britain. The VHP is a significant organisation in Indian political and cultural life. It also has an international profile, projecting itself as a representative of Indian communities, and Indian culture, in diaspora. The project explores the role of the VHP in the construction of British Hindu identity, using this as a case-study to reflect on the category 'religion' and its key position in the construction of minority community and diasporic identities on the context of modern Britain.