Why I Am a Hindu by Shashi Tharoor - ISBN: 9781787384903
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Explore Hinduism’s depth, challenge extremism, and defend India’s pluralism.

Why I Am a Hindu

Why I Am a Hindu

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  • Paperback

    312 pages

  • Release Date

    3 November 2021

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Summary

Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest and greatest religious traditions. In captivating prose, Shashi Tharoor untangles its origins, its key philosophical concepts and texts. He explores everyday Hindu beliefs and practices, from worship to pilgrimage to caste, and touchingly reflects on his personal beliefs and relationship with the religion.

Not one to shy from controversy, Tharoor is unsparing in his criticism of ‘Hindutva’, an extremist, nationalist Hinduism endorsed by India’s cu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781787384903
ISBN-10:178738490X
Author:Shashi Tharoor
Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Imprint:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:312
Release Date:3 November 2021
Weight:350g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm
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Critics Review

‘A profound book on one of the world’s oldest and greatest religions.’ – The Hindustan Times‘An influential and thought-provoking book, shedding light on many of the contradictions and anomalies of this ancient religion and its chequered history.’‘Tharoor’s book is essential for fostering a more varied political dialogue on nationalism, secularism, and democracy.’ – Eurasia Review‘Shashi Tharoor is the most charming and persuasive writer in India. His new book is a brave and characteristically articulate attempt to save a great and wonderfully elusive religion from the certainties of the fundamentalists and the politicisation of the bigots.’ – William Dalrymple

About The Author

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor served for twenty-nine years at the UN, culminating as Under-Secretary-General. He is a Congress MP in India, the author of fourteen previous books and has won numerous literary awards, including a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. Tharoor has a PhD from the Fletcher School and was named by the World Economic Forum in Davos in 1998 as a Global Leader of Tomorrow. His Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India was a Sunday Times bestseller and named as a Financial Times book of the year.

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