for 'hindu effeminacy' . It seems the limeys did characterise the hindus as 'effeminate' ,contrarily the muslims and sikhs as  'martial race'. While obviously it was anglo colonial apologetics, the hindus are very aware of such tag the limeys sticked on them

https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/from-effeminate-hindus-to-virile-men-70804.html

To reverse such image, the naive way would be to act 'manly'. The hindu nationalists suggest the following good ways: 1)violence against muslims, dalits... 2)eulogize Godse who killed Gandhi (who happened to be a homo) 3)Erect phallic symbols like 'Bharat as superpower' , rival to china..

"...But Mehta suggests that there is a deeper undercurrent in the debate around masculinity and the effeminate nature of Indians, which the Indian sociologist Ashis Nandy has written about. In her book The Clash Within, the American philosopher Martha Nussbaum has pointed out the anger and frustration among many Hindus who believe that Gandhi’s politics of passive resistance and civil disobedience made Hindus an effeminate community..."

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/why-hindu-nationalists-would-rather-honour-gandhis-assassin-10131292.html