Essentials of Hindutva
| Author | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Hindutva |
| Genre | Political manifesto Political philosophy |
Publication date | c. 1923 |
| Publication place | British India |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 88 (original publication) |
| ISBN | 9-788-188-38825-7 |
| OCLC | 0670049905 |
Essentials of Hindutva is a 1923 political pamphlet by Indian politician and ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. It was published while Savarkar was still in jail. It was retitled Hindutva: Who Is a Hindu? when reprinted in 1928. Savarkar's pamphlet formulated the Hindu nationalist ideology of Hindutva.