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The water controversy and the politics of Hindu nationalism

Introduction In January 2000 the filming of Deepa Mehta's feature-film Water was indefinitely postponed after extensive protests and the burning of some sets forced its director to leave Varanasi. In truth the incident was relatively minor, only capturing the national interest for little over two weeks, yet it had important implications for the politics of Hindu nationalism, which have become increasingly torn by imperatives to sustain both ideological purity and political pragmatism.