Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism Is Changing India

Description: A trenchant assessment of Narendra Modi's BJP government and its impact on India.

Review Quotes: "When a majority claims sovereign authority to impose its will on the rest of society, democracy is threatened. The present volume, consisting of contributions from leading scholars of Indian politics, offers a comprehensive view of how the recent mobilization of Hindus as victims of minority appeasement is violently tearing apart communities and institutions. A valuable and timely contribution."-- Partha Chatterjee, Professor of Anthropology and Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University

"Implicit in these comprehensive and well-documented essays are questions crucial to the perception of contemporary India and they reach out to current debates. Attempts to imprint a Hindu majoritarian identity on the state and on various aspects of the lives of citizens, bring about some contestations. These are analysed. The high-quality discussion of these provides a diagnosis, which in turn could suggest a prognosis for the India of post 2019. The book therefore is essential reading."--Romila Thapar, Emeritus Professor of History at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

"[Majoritarian State is] a subversive resource in India's current political climate . . . thorough and compelling in its sharp critique of India's right-wing majoritarian politics and policies." -- Asian Affairs

"[Majoritarian State includes] contributions from some of the keenest and most perceptive scholars working on India today; most of the essays are thoughtful, and some are fresh and provocative."-- CHOICE