The Battle of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism, and What It Means to Be Indian (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9788194735380)

There are over a billion Indians alive today. But are some Indians more Indian than others? To answer this question, one that is central to the identity of every man, woman, and child who belongs to the modern Republic of India, eminent thinker and bestselling writer Shashi Tharoor explores hotly contested ideas of nationalism, patriotism, citizenship, and belonging. In the course of his study, he explains what nationalism is, and can be, reveals who is anti-national, what patriotism actually means, and explores the nature and future of Indian nationhood. He gives us a clear-sighted view of the forces working to undermine the 'idea of India' (a phrase coined by Rabindranath Tagore) that has evolved through history and which, in its modern form, was enshrined in India's Constitution by its founding fathers. Divided into six sections, the book starts off by exploring historical and contemporary ideas of nationalism, patriotism, liberalism, democracy, and humanism, many of which emerged in the West in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and quickly spread throughout the world.

Author: Shashi Tharoor
ISBN-10: 8194735386
ISBN-13: 9788194735380
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Language: English
Published: 10/30/2020
Pages: 462
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d