Bridging Neoliberalism and Hindu Nationalism

Marie Lall, FRSA, is Professor of Education and South Asian Studies at the UCL Institute of Education, UK. She has 30 years of experience in the region and has worked with the World Bank, UNICEF, the British Council, AUSAID, South Asian philanthropic bodies as well as government ministries in South Asia and internationally. In 2019 she was named one of the 100 most influential people on UK-India relations at the House of Commons. This is her 12th book.Dr Kusha Anand is Research Fellow at the UCL Institute of Education. Dr Anand works on the intersections of race, identity, ethnicity, citizenship and education, mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the UK.

• Introduction1. The Role of Post-Colonial Politics In re-Theorizing India’s National IdentityPart 1: Education and Ideology2. Hindu Nationalism Versus Secularism and the Social Realities of Discrimination3. India’s Neoliberal Schools: The Hindu Nationalist and Neoliberal Agenda in School EducationPart 2: The Effects of Neoliberalism on Teachers and Higher Education4. Teachers’ Voices: Neoliberal and Hindu Nationalist Agendas in School Education in Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Jaipur and Assam5. Higher Education, Neoliberalism and Hindu NationalismPart 3: Whither India?6. The Effects of the Indian Political Choice Model on Citizenship Under the BJP Modi GovernmentEpilogue: India at 75