The Battle of Belonging

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.