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'''''The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy''''' is a book by [[Shashi Tharoor]] which was published on 26 November 2021 by [[Hurst Publishers]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tharoor |first=Shashi |url=https://books.google.co.in/books/about/The_Struggle_for_India_s_Soul.html?id=CRJSEAAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y |title=The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy |date=2021-11-26 |publisher=Hurst Publishers |isbn=978-1-78738-758-4 |language=en}}</ref>
'''''The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy''''' is a book by [[Shashi Tharoor]] which was published on 26 November 2021 by [[Hurst Publishers]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tharoor |first=Shashi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CRJSEAAAQBAJ |title=The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy |date=2021-11-26 |publisher=Hurst Publishers |isbn=978-1-78738-758-4 |language=en}}</ref>


== Critical review ==
== Critical review ==
[[Tunku Varadarajan]] of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote "Where Mr. Tharoor’s book is at its weakest is in its absence of clear remedies or solutions, beyond well-meaning but somewhat trite assertions that India needs “a rearmed liberalism, with a mass movement for the restoration of our civic nationalism.”,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varadarajan |first=Tunku |title=‘The Struggle for India’s Soul’ Review: Nationalism in New Delhi |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-struggle-for-indias-soul-book-review-shashi-tharoor-narendra-modi-nationalism-in-new-delhi-11638546520 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[WSJ]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Reg Naulty of Rationale Magazine wrote "this book contains much wisdom",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-09 |title=A review: The struggle for India’s soul - Rationale Magazine |url=https://rationalemagazine.com/index.php/2022/04/09/a-review-the-struggle-for-indias-soul/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=rationalemagazine.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Arushi Ganguly of [[Australian Institute of International Affairs]] wrote "the book is enlightening for those who wish to gain critical insight into the ruling government of India."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Review: The Struggle for India’s Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy |url=https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-struggle-for-indias-soul-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-democracy/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[Australian Institute of International Affairs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and Murali Kamma of New York Journal of Books wrote "In his sobering yet compelling book, Tharoor shows how in today’s India, where Hindu nationalists are firmly in power, a majoritarian mindset has supplanted the democratic mindset.”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamma |first=Murali |title=The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy |url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/struggle-indias-soul |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=New York Journal of Books}}</ref> The book has been reviewed by Maximillian Morch of Asian Review of Books<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-11-05 |title=“The Struggle for India’s Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy” by Shashi Tharoor |url=https://asianreviewofbooks.com/content/the-struggle-for-indias-soul-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-democracy-by-shashi-tharoor/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Asian Review of Books |language=en-US}}</ref> and Reg Naulty of ''[[The Friend (Quaker magazine)|The Friend]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=The Struggle for India’s Soul: Nationalism and the fate of democracy, by Shashi Tharoor |url=https://thefriend.org/article/the-struggle-for-indias-soul-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-democracy-by-shash |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=thefriend.org |language=en}}</ref>
[[Tunku Varadarajan]] of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' wrote "Where Mr. Tharoor’s book is at its weakest is in its absence of clear remedies or solutions, beyond well-meaning but somewhat trite assertions that India needs “a rearmed liberalism, with a mass movement for the restoration of our civic nationalism.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varadarajan |first=Tunku |title='The Struggle for India's Soul' Review: Nationalism in New Delhi |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-struggle-for-indias-soul-book-review-shashi-tharoor-narendra-modi-nationalism-in-new-delhi-11638546520 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[WSJ]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Reg Naulty of Rationale Magazine wrote "this book contains much wisdom",<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-09 |title=A review: The struggle for India's soul - Rationale Magazine |url=https://rationalemagazine.com/index.php/2022/04/09/a-review-the-struggle-for-indias-soul/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=rationalemagazine.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Arushi Ganguly of [[Australian Institute of International Affairs]] wrote "the book is enlightening for those who wish to gain critical insight into the ruling government of India."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Review: The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy |url=https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/book-review-the-struggle-for-indias-soul-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-democracy/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[Australian Institute of International Affairs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and Murali Kamma of New York Journal of Books wrote "In his sobering yet compelling book, Tharoor shows how in today’s India, where Hindu nationalists are firmly in power, a majoritarian mindset has supplanted the democratic mindset.”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kamma |first=Murali |title=The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy |url=https://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/struggle-indias-soul |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=New York Journal of Books}}</ref> The book has been reviewed by Maximillian Morch of Asian Review of Books<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-11-05 |title="The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy" by Shashi Tharoor |url=https://asianreviewofbooks.com/content/the-struggle-for-indias-soul-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-democracy-by-shashi-tharoor/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=Asian Review of Books |language=en-US}}</ref> and Reg Naulty of ''[[The Friend (Quaker magazine)|The Friend]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the fate of democracy, by Shashi Tharoor |url=https://thefriend.org/article/the-struggle-for-indias-soul-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-democracy-by-shash |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=thefriend.org |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 05:05, 16 February 2024

The Struggle for India's Soul
AuthorShashi Tharoor
PublisherHurst Publishers

The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy is a book by Shashi Tharoor which was published on 26 November 2021 by Hurst Publishers.[1]

Critical review

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Tunku Varadarajan of The Wall Street Journal wrote "Where Mr. Tharoor’s book is at its weakest is in its absence of clear remedies or solutions, beyond well-meaning but somewhat trite assertions that India needs “a rearmed liberalism, with a mass movement for the restoration of our civic nationalism.”[2] Reg Naulty of Rationale Magazine wrote "this book contains much wisdom",[3] Arushi Ganguly of Australian Institute of International Affairs wrote "the book is enlightening for those who wish to gain critical insight into the ruling government of India."[4] and Murali Kamma of New York Journal of Books wrote "In his sobering yet compelling book, Tharoor shows how in today’s India, where Hindu nationalists are firmly in power, a majoritarian mindset has supplanted the democratic mindset.”.[5] The book has been reviewed by Maximillian Morch of Asian Review of Books[6] and Reg Naulty of The Friend.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Tharoor, Shashi (2021-11-26). The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy. Hurst Publishers. ISBN 978-1-78738-758-4.
  2. ^ Varadarajan, Tunku. "'The Struggle for India's Soul' Review: Nationalism in New Delhi". WSJ. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  3. ^ "A review: The struggle for India's soul - Rationale Magazine". rationalemagazine.com. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. ^ "Book Review: The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy". Australian Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ Kamma, Murali. "The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  6. ^ ""The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy" by Shashi Tharoor". Asian Review of Books. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  7. ^ "The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the fate of democracy, by Shashi Tharoor". thefriend.org. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2023-01-12.