About the Book: This Too Is India: Conversations on Diversity and Dissent
A deep dive into Indian politics, history, culture.
Most of the conversations in this book were published in their original form on
the Indian Cultural Forum. Novelists, activists, historians, actors, musicians,
translators—the voices are diverse and the conversations thoughtful, incisive,
and wide-ranging. What is the truth about our society, culture, politics, and
how do we hope to shape it in the future? We listen in to some of the finest
minds of our time, including Bama, Nayantara Sahgal, Romila Thapar, Shanta
Gokhale, Volga, T.M. Krishna, Sanjana Kapoor, as they speak frankly about
subjects ranging from caste