Potraits of Hindutva: From Harappa to Ayodhya

Category Philosophy & Religion Non-Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 295

ISBN: 978-93-5333-291-4
Pages: 218 pages
Date: 20 December 2018

ABOUT THIS BOOK

In Portraits of Hindutva: From Harappa to Ayodhya, the author traces the growth of what has today become a deeply polarizing issue. He recounts events which shaped the phenomenon and personalities that were its torchbearers and explores the evolution of Hindutva from religious to spiritual to political, spanning a period beginning from the Indus-Saraswati civilization, and rounding it off with the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Rajesh Singh is a freelance analyst on politics and public affairs. He is a regular contributor to media platforms such as Wion News, Indus Scrolls, Pgurus and Mail Today. He also writes for the leading think-tank, Vivekananda International Foundation, where he was a Visiting Fellow for a brief while. He had a nine-year stint with Delhi-based The Pioneer newspaper, where he served first as Deputy National Bureau Chief and later as Opinion Editor. He also served as Media Advisor to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in 2002–03, during which period he was concurrently Director, Department of Information and Publicity, Government of Goa.

Singh is now based in Delhi-NCR.