A PhD thesis by G. Shekhawat at the London School of Economics and Political Science examines gender and everyday life in contemporary India through the idea of "vigilante domesticity" in a mediated Hindu nation. The research looks at how ordinary social life is shaped in a political climate marked by more than a decade of rule by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.
Based on the title and abstract details, the study connects domestic life, gender roles and media environments to wider political change. It places these questions within an India where the past, present and future are described as being in flux, with narratives being erased and rewritten in ways that support a broader Hindu nationalist project.
The work appears to focus on how nationalism is not only expressed through institutions and public debate, but also through everyday routines, family spaces and mediated culture. By linking gender to the idea of a "mediated Hindu nation," the thesis points to how political ideology can move through daily life rather than remaining only at the level of party politics.
Published through LSE and listed with a DOI, the thesis adds an academic perspective to ongoing discussions about Hindu nationalism, media power and social change in India. Its framing suggests a close study of how political shifts under BJP rule intersect with the intimate sphere of home, identity and gendered expectations.
