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In the popular press, the book has received many positive reviews, for example from the Library Journal, [7] the Times Literary Supplement, [8] the New York Review of Books, [9] the New York Times, [1] and The Hindu. [10] [11] In January 2010, the National Book Critics Circle named The Hindus as a finalist for its 2009 book awards. [12]
The review argues that Patel falls somewhat short in examining the "distinctive malevolance" of Hindu majoritarianism in the present moment. [1] Ranjona Banerji of The Asian Age in her review of the book writes, "Our Hindu Rashtra is more a presentation of our recent history from the perspective of democracy. It is also a warning and a reminder ...
The newsletter was to be a people-oriented paper, not so much devoted to philosophy or teaching since the Himalayan Academy was publishing books on Hindu-related metaphysical topics as early as 1957. [2] In 1996, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami upgraded the newspaper Hinduism Today to a magazine. Recently, the magazine became available online with over ...
In the second part, he traces the rise of modern Hindu nationalism in the form of the Hindutva movement. The third part Tharoor explores the deplorable aspects of Hindutva politics trying to reclaim Hinduism for the liberals. [4] [5] Tharoor’s 2019 book The Hindu Way - An Introduction To Hinduism is a follow-up to the Why I Am a Hindu. [6]
Nanda has authored several works on religion, most notably Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism in India (2004), [11] and her 2009 book The God Market which examined how India is experiencing a rising tide of popular Hinduism, including government financing of Hinduism despite the nation's secular characteristic.
James L. Fitzgerald is an Indologist at Brown University.He studied at the University of Chicago, receiving his B.A. in 1971, his M.A. in Sanskrit in 1974 and his Ph.D. in Sanskrit and South Asian Civilizations in 1980.
Human Rights Watch describes the caste system as a "discriminatory and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment" [29] of over 165 million people in India. The justification of the discrimination on the basis of caste, which according to HRW is "a defining feature of Hinduism," [30] has repeatedly been noticed and described by the United Nations and HRW, along with criticism of other caste ...
Am I A Hindu? is a primer about the Hindu religion, published in 1992, by Ed Viswanathan. The book takes the form of dialog between a Hindu father and his American-born son. The son wants to understand his family's religious traditions and discover what is relevant for him today. The book provides a non-technical introduction to Hinduism as ...