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Hindutva as the basis of Indian nationhood was defined by:

AM.S. Golwalkar
BDeen Upadhyaya
CK.B. Hedgewar
DV.D. Savarkar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. V.D. Savarkar
1. It literally means Hinduness. 2. V.D. Savarkar defined it. 3. India must be both fatherland and holy land. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 9, Recent Developments in Indian Politics._
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