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Aakar Patel
Aakar Patel is an Indian journalist, activist and author. He served as the head of Amnesty International in India between 2015 and 2019, and currently serves as the chair of the Board of Amnesty International in India. He is the author of '' Our Hindu Rashtra'', an account of majoritarianism in India, and of '' Price of the Modi Years'', which examines the administrative performance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2014, he authored a translation of Saadat Hasan Manto's Urdu non-fiction ''Why I Write''. Early life Patel was born in a lower middle class Hindu family in Surat, Gujarat. He grew up in a conservative environment. He later moved to Mumbai in search of a job and started working. Subsequently, he returned to his native place to join for a short stint as the editor in chief of a Gujarati newspaper ''Divya Bhaskar''. Patel has worked with several Indian media organisations. He has worked in the newspaper, ''Deccan Chronicle'' as a Deputy Editor and thereaft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Hindu Rashtra
''Our Hindu Rashtra'' (transl. "Our Hindu Nation") is a book about Hindu majoritarianism in India by journalist Aakar Patel, published by Westland Books in 2020. It surveys historical documents, government committee reports, court judgments, media archives, and records personal anecdotes on a range of issues. It argues that India is today a Hindu state in practice, and that the erosion of secularism in India began soon after India became independent, although the process accelerated after the election of Narendra Modi as Prime Minister in 2014. Content ''Our Hindu Rashtra'' draws from a variety of material, including legal documents, historical documents, government reports, and personal anecdotes. The book is composed of 14 chapters. The first chapter explores the history of the partition of India, and a few others examine the foundational texts of Hindu nationalism and their influence on the contemporary ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The second and third chapte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |