Talk:Hindu-German Conspiracy

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[edit] Hindu

I read the complete page, and could not understand as why "HINDU" term is used for this conspiracy? neither i could find any reliable source which could substantiate the term "HINDU". where and how was it coined ? --talk-to-me! (talk) 18:35, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

If you did read the entire page, you will have noticed the Note on the name section, it explains why and how the term "Hindu" came to be used and linked to the conspiracy. For the sake of clarity, I will quote it here
“ The term Hindu was used commonly in opprobrium in America to identify Indians regardless of religion. Likewise, conspiracy was also a negative term. The term Hindu Conspiracy was used by the government to actively discredit the Indian revolutionaries.[102][147] ”
The references 102 and 147 are from Joan Jensen's paper in the February 1979 issue of the Pacific Historical Review (Jensen, Joan M (1979), The "Hindu Conspiracy": A Reassessment. The Pacific Historical Review, Vol. 48, No. 1. (Feb., 1979), pp. 65-83, University of California Press, ISSN 0030-8684). In the article she explicitly explains why and how it was called the "Hindu-German Conspiracy",even why the term conspiracy came to be used, and also explains why it is a misnomer to describe the event. rueben_lys (talk · contribs) 19:50, 23 March 2008 (UTC)