Postcolonial Theory and the Making of Hindu Nationalism

Meera Nanda is a crossover from natural sciences (Ph.D., Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India) to the humanities (Ph.D. Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA). She taught the History of Science at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. She has authored several books, including Prophets Facing Backward: Postmodern Critiques of Science and Hindu Nationalism (2004) and her most recent A Field Guide to Post- truth India (2024). She lives in Connecticut, USA.

• Introduction: Decolonizing Ourselves into a Hindu Rashtra Chapter 1 The Conservative Revolution of the Postcolonial Left: The ContextChapter 2 The Conservative Revolution of the Postcolonial Left: The ArgumentsChapter 3 The Palingenetic Modernism of the Hindu Right: The PioneersChapter 4 The Palingenetic Modernism of the Hindu Right: The ContemporariesChapter 5 Rediscovering the Solidarity of Humankind