The Promise of India's Secular Democracy

• Essays by one of India's most distinguished political theorists
• Relevant not only for India but the modern world in general
• Covers wide-ranging issues related to secularism

Readership: This book would be useful to students and scholars of politics and philosophy.

Rajeev Bhargava, Professor, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) Delhi

Introduction;
1.: Democratic Vision of a New Republic: India, 1950
2.: The Evolution and Distinctiveness of India's Linguistic Federalism
3.: Indian Secularism: An Alternative, Trans-cultural Ideal
4.: History, Nation and Community
5.: Between Revenge and Reconciliation: Gandhi and Truth Commissions;
6.: Muslim Personal Law and the Majority-Minority Syndrome;
7.: On the Persistent Under-representation of Muslims in India;
8.: Inclusion and Exclusion in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: the Role of Religion;
9.: Liberal, Secular Democracy and Explanations of Hindu Nationalism;
10.: The Ethical Insufficiency of Egoism and Altruism: India in Transition;
11.: The Right to Culture;
12.: Secular States and Religious Education: The Indian Debate;
13.: Indian Democracy and Well-being: Employment as a Right;
14.: Academic Freedom in India;
Appendix: Strands of Secularism