This volume addresses issues of tremendous topical relevance: the transmission of Hinduism to the United States, Gandhi's religious politics and secularism, analysis of 'Vande Mataram' and its immensely rich history, popular patriotism in Hindi cinema, and much more. a collection of consistently solid essays that all those interested in political Hinduism should know and that represent a laudable effort to probe into some of nationalism's more elusive Indian expressions.