About the Book: Hindutva Vs Secularism: What Decides the Outcome?
'"Why has the Opposition failed to stop Modi in three consecutive elections? In
this provocative and timely book, Diptendra Raychaudhuri goes beyond political
rhetoric to ask if Hindutva is responsible for the current state of Indian
politics. Raychaudhuri offers a compelling answer?tracing the BJPs ascent not
merely to the assertiveness of Hindutvavadis, but to a socio-cultural and
psychological transformation within Indian society. He argues that BJPs rise
since 2014 is less a story of Hindutvas dominance and more a reaction to three
cardinal faults that the secularists committed: Changing the very Idea of India
propagated by icons