About the Book: Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics
A REVOLUTIONARY ALTERNATIVE TO THE MISLEADING SPIRITUALISED IMAGE OF INDIA
THROUGH ANTI-CASTE POLITICAL THOUGHT
In their brave and challenging book, grounded in political science and the
Continental philosophical tradition, Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan engage with
the resurgence of upper-caste supremacism in India and its justification via the
legacy of 'the Aryan doctrine and Hindu nationalism. Their essays were written
from 2016 to 2023, when Indias democratic institutions were subverted and
caste-based oppression overflowed into public space—killing and menacing
minorities, women, students, the media and lower castes of all religions.
This book chronicles the ascending oppession of