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== 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> 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> 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>.
[[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> 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> 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> Reg Naulty of [[The Friend (Quaker magazine)]],.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 09:56, 12 January 2023

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

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] 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.",[3] 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.”,[4]. The book has been reviewed by Maximillian Morch of Asian Review of Books,[5] Reg Naulty of The Friend (Quaker magazine),.

References

  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. ^ "Book Review: The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy". Australian Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. ^ Kamma, Murali. "The Struggle for India's Soul: Nationalism and the Fate of Democracy". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ ""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.