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Vision for a Nation
Paths and Perspectives

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What is the nation? What is the idea of India? Whose India is it, anyway?
This inaugural volume in the series titled Rethinking India aims to kickstart a national dialogue on the key questions of our times. It brings together India's foremost intellectuals, academics, activists, technocrats, professionals and policymakers to offer an in-depth exploration of these issues, deriving from their long-standing work, experience and unflinching commitment to the collective idea of India, of who we can and ought to be. Vision for a Nation: Paths and Perspectives champions a plural, inclusive, just, equitable and prosperous India, committed to individual dignity as the foundation of the unity and vibrancy of the nation.
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In order to further disseminate these ideas — the vision for the nation as aspirationally reflected in the Constitution
-- this book provides a positive counter-narrative to reclaim the centrality of a progressive, deeply plural and forward-looking and inclusive India. It serves as a fresh reminder of our shared and shareable overlapping values and principles, and collective heritage and resources. The essays in the book are meaningful to anyone with an interest in contemporary Indian politics, South Asian studies, modern Indian history, law, sociology, media and journalism.

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Vision for a Nation
Paths and Perspectives

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Contents


Editors’ Note

Introduction 
Aakash Singh Rathore and Ashis Nandy

Epic, Narrative and Lyric Ideas of India
G.N. Devy

A Land of Belonging
Shashi Tharoor

Secularism: Central to a Democratic Nation
Neera Chandhoke

Indian Nationalism versus Hindutva Nationalism
Sitaram Yechury

From the Largest Democracy to the Greatest Democracy
S.Y. Quraishi

A Shared Past, an Uncertain Future
Syeda Hameed

The Fate of Shudras in a Buffalo Nation
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

Feminist Futures and Ideas of Justice for India
Kalpana Kannabiran

Imagining and Embodying the Nation
Navtej Singh Johar

The Battle for India’s Soul
Pushparaj Deshpande

Notes
Index

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An Interview on Rethinking India series with The Caravan 
15 December 2019

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​Interview in The Caravan (Hindi)

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​Shashi Tharoor

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The Indian Express: Bookmarked
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10 December 2019

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Firstpost: Books of the week
23 December 2019

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Books to watch out for in 2020: 
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The Week, Outlook, The Hindu

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A​n excerpt in The Quint

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A​n excerpt in Scroll.in

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Authors Speak on Vision for a Nation

 
G. N. Devy

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​Neera Chandhoke

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​Mridula Mukherjee

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​Sitaram Yechury

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Ashis Nandy

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World Book Fair 2020, New Delhi

A​n excerpt in ​News18
Why Jawaharlal Nehru Wanted India to Embrace 'Tolerant and Creative Nationalism' 

February 8, 2020​ 

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An excerpt in The Wire
​What Explains the Rise of Authoritarian Regimes Across the Globe? 

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Book Launch: 5 February 2020

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From New Delhi book launch
5 February 2020, Jawahar Bhawan

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Glimpses from the book launch

From the Keynote Address

“Democracy was built on some very fundamental and seminal ideas, one of which is secularism. Essays in this book open us to the ideas of citizenship.” 
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— P. Chidambaram

Featured in The Quint

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Leaders speak

​Featured in National Herald

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Featured in The Telegraph

Protesters walking in Gandhi’s steps
Sanjay K. Jha, 6 February 2020

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Congress gives RSS a lesson in ‘nationalism’
Sanjay K. Jha, 23 February 2020

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Featured in ​Business Standard, India TV, Moneycontrol, The Hindu, Swaraj Express TV

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Also featured in:
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NDTV 
The Times of India
Times Now
Hindustan Times
News18
Deccan Herald
Outlook 
ANI 
The Week 
The Tribune
Deccan Chronicle
The Asian Age
Hills Times
Prabha Sakshi
Newsplatform
The World News
Daily News India 
Free News 247
News Dig 
HW News 

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Comments from the book discussion

A​​n Interview with The National
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February 4, 2020

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An excerpt in The Print

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An excerpt in Youth ki Awaaz

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Penguin Short:
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Can we have a singular vision
​for our nation?

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​Rethinking India Series

Series Editors: Aakash Singh Rathore, Mridula Mukherjee, Pushparaj Deshpande and Syeda Hameed


Volume 1. Vision for a Nation: Paths and Perspectives 
Edited by Aakash Singh Rathore and Ashis Nandy


Volume 2. The Minority Conundrum: Living in Majoritarian Times 
Edited by Tanweer Fazal

Volume 3. Reviving Jobs: An Agenda for Growth 
Edited by Santosh Mehrotra


Volume 4. We the People: Establishing Rights and Deepening Democracy 
Edited by Nikhil Dey, Aruna Roy, Rakshita Swamy

Volume 5. The Shudras:
​Vision for a New Path
 

Edited by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd and Karthik Raja Karuppasamy 


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  • Home
  • Ambedkar’s Preamble
  • Vision for a Nation
  • A Philosophy of Autobiography: Body & Text
  • Dalit Feminist Theory
  • B.R. Ambedkar: The Quest for Justice
  • Plato’s Labyrinth
  • Hegel's India
  • Hegel's India - Reviews
  • Indian Political Theory
  • Rethinking Indian Jurisprudence
  • Ironman Experiments
  • Media Articles & Appearances
  • Publications
  • Short Courses
  • Talks, Lectures​, Conferences, Workshops
  • Indian Political Thought
  • The Future of Political Theology
  • From Political Theory to Political Theology
  • Wronging Rights?
  • Global Justice
  • B. R. Ambedkar: The Buddha and His Dhamma
  • Discoursing the Post-Secular
  • Reading Hegel
  • The Complete Indian Wine Guide
  • Buddhism and the Contemporary World
  • India Wins Freedom
  • Eros Turannos
  • Book Series
  • Videos & Podcasts
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