The Struggle for India\'s Soul
The Struggle for India\'s Soul Over a billion Indians are alive today. To answer this question, central to the identity of all who belong to modern India, Shashi Tharoor explores hotly contested…
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The Struggle for India\'s Soul
Over a billion Indians are alive today. To answer this question, central to the identity of all who belong to modern India, Shashi Tharoor explores hotly contested notions of nationalism, patriotism, citizenship and belonging. But are some more Indian than others?
This struggle for India's soul now threatens to hollow out and destroy the remarkable concepts bestowed upon the nation at Independence: pluralism, secularism, inclusive nationhood. Two opposing ideas of India have emerged: ethno-religious nationalism, versus civic nationalism. The Constitution is under siege; institutions are being undermined; mythical pasts propagated; universities assailed; minorities demonized, and worse.
Tharoor shows how these new attacks threaten the ideals India has long been admired for, as authoritarian leaders and their supporters push the country towards illiberalism and intolerance. If they