About the Book: The Battle of Belonging
There are over a billion Indians alive today. 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