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The Battle of Belonging : On Nationalism, Patriotism, and What it Means to be Indian, Hardback Book

The Battle of Belonging : On Nationalism, Patriotism, and What it Means to be Indian Hardback

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But are some Indians more Indian than others? To answer this question, one that iscentral to the identity of every man, woman, and child who belongs to the modernRepublic of India, eminent thinker and bestselling writer Shashi Tharoor exploreshotly contested ideas of nationalism, patriotism, citizenship, and belonging.

In thecourse of his study, he explains what nationalism is, and can be, reveals who isanti-national, what patriotism actually means, and explores the nature and futureof Indian nationhood.

He gives us a clear-sighted view of the forces working toundermine the 'idea of India' (a phrase coined by Rabindranath Tagore) that hasevolved through history and which, in its modern form, was enshrined in India'sConstitution by its founding fathers.

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