Secularism's Last Sigh?: Hindutva and the (Mis) Rule of Law

by Brenda Cossman, Ratna Kapur

Questioning the Supreme Court elision of the meaning of Hinduism with the meaning Hindutva, this book contends that Hindutva cannot be separated from its appeal to religion, nor from its assault on the legitimacy of religious minorities.

210 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Ananya · Rating 4 out of 5]

i was amazed/appalled at some of the things said by bal thackeray and savarkar which are quoted in the book - current govt seems relatively moderate!

[Ishaan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it's just a combination of the book being outdated + general disillusionment with the state of politics today. There's also a LOT of legal jargon in the first half, but it gets interesting once Kapur and Cossman get into the debates surrounding secularism in India. I would read a phone book if Ratna Kapur wrote it bc she is a brilliant and accessible writer, but this one didn't do it for me sadly.

[Sabarish Suresh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The argument is fair enough, but shoddily constructed.