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Indian society and the secular : essays /

Romila Thapar‘s new book of essays, Indian Society and the Secular, arrives at a time when India is facing its greatest challenges since Independence in 1947. With ultra right in power and forces of Hindu nationalism out to revise the very idea of a pluralistic, democratic and secular republic and r...

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Main Author: Thapar, Romila,
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Secularism > India > History.
Religion and politics > India > History.
India > History.
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