Replubic of Hindutva by Badri Narayan

Republic of Hindutva: How the Sangh Is Reshaping Indian Democracy by Badri Narayan
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Badri Narayan generally writes well-researched and insightful articles. This book, disappointingly, though promising a lot, delivers nothing.
The author bases his knowledge of the ‘machinations’ of the RSS on his tenuous connection to the organization in his childhood. His ‘field-work’ reveals nothing new. The modern tech-savvy, brown-pant clad avatar of the RSS is known to all, through posts on the ‘little blue bird.’ Most of the book is about the BJP and the Modi/Shah election winning duo – this is common knowledge.
The inner workings of the RSS still remain wrapped in an enigma despite this over-priced book.
Unrelated to the substance of the book, the epilogue offers a glimpse of the breaking down of cast-barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic - hence one more star added to the rating.

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