Opening up the debate on the idea of India
Live MintWhat does it mean to be Indian, and what is the idea of India? While the buzz is indeed impressive, the book details thoughts that the authors first put down in the opinion pages of Mint seven years ago, making a call back then to debate the idea of a “new India”. As they did then, the authors want to open up a debate and rethink “the arrogance of the idea of India” being a singular one owned largely by a set of intellectuals. The front cover of 'A New Idea of India' published by Westland Books, 384 pages, ₹799 Their second argument is that individual rights should trump most group rights, especially those of minorities. In its rethinking of the idea of India, the book maps the misuse of the word "secular" in the way India has interpreted it and makes a case for “saving secularism from the secularists”.
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