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Hard-cover • 2016
Pages: 140
ISBN: 9789332703773
US$45.95
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What Does it Mean to be a Liberal in India

Ronald Meinardus (Ed.)

About the Book

<p>Liberalism in India may be characterised by just three words: “Pseudo, exclusive and misunderstood”, writes one of our authors. This collection of essays wants to unravel the misunderstandings. Young citizens share their views on what it means to be a liberal in India—a nation in the midst of historic transformation affecting all spheres of life and leaving many in search for a suitable political paradigm to guide the way into the future.&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> Does liberalism hold the answers? And: What is liberalism in an Indian context? Our 19 prize winning authors share their thoughts on these queries and touch on different aspects affecting their lives: politics, the economy, society and religion, sexuality and morality, to name but the most important.&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> As an antithesis to dogmatism, liberalism does not provide one-fits-all solutions to the challenges of humanity. Also in this book, you will note the intellectual diversity of India’s vibrant liberal discourse. Bridging the plurality of ideas and positions is the conviction that freedom of the individual stands as the cornerstone of all liberal aspirations.&nbsp;</p>

About the Author(s) / Editor(s)

Ronald Meinardus calls himself a liberal, a political commentator, a desk activist and a Philhellene. He moved to New Delhi in summer 2015 as the Regional Director South Asia of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF). Before that, he served the Foundation in Egypt, the Philippines, South Korea and Greece. A journalist by profession and training, Dr Meinardus has published widely on current political affairs in academic journals and the media. Before leaving Cairo, he edited Liberalism in the Arab World. Just a Good Idea? (Mahrousa Publishers 2015). 

Contents in Detail

About the Editor/Contributors     
        Introduction 
        RONALD MEINARDUS
1.    Sexual Illiberalism in the Indian Society
        KALYANI SUBBIAH    

2.    The Disgruntled Liberal
        KARTHIK SHANKAR    

3.    What is it to be a Liberal in India
        BARATH BALAJI    

4.    Liberal Hypocrisy
        CHERRYY CHAUHAN    

5.    Challenging Extremist Ideologies
        CHINMAYA LAL THAKUR     

6.    Liberty, Democracy and Rights
        DIWAKAR SHARMA    

7.    The Decline and Fall of Indian Liberalism
        HARISH ALAGAPPA    

8.    The Great Indian Circus Free-k Show!
        REIJUL SACHDEV    

9.    The Liberating Phoenix
        HARSHITA LALL    

10.  Crumbling Empires of Dogma
        JASH DHOLANI    

11.  Taking Responsibility: Being a Liberal in India
        N.R. PRASHANTH BHAT    

12.  Struggles of a Closet Idealist
        SREYOSHI GUHA    

13.  Being Liberal: Embracing the Change
        TANMAYI GIDH    

14.  The Indian Liberal: A Subjective Approach
        UTKARSH SRIVASTAVA    

15.  Liberty versus Liberalism: 
        Defending the Freedom of Expression
        VAGEESHA SUSHAN    

16.  A Letter to ‘I’
        VAISHNAVI RAY    

17.  Overcoming Disparity: Liberty for All
        VANI MANCHANDA    

18.  Liberalism in India: The Lucifer Effect
        PRAKHAR MISRA     

19.  The Indian Liberal: Golden Age or Gilded Cage?
        ROHIT BALAGOPAL


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