About the Book: The Battle of Belonging

There are over a billion Indians alive today. But are some Indians more Indian than others?

To answer this question, one that is central to the identity of every man, woman,

and child who belongs to the modern Republic of India, eminent thinker and bestselling

writer Shashi Tharoor explores hotly contested ideas of nationalism, patriotism, citizenship, and belonging. In the course of his study, he explains what nationalism is, and can be, reveals who is anti-national, what patriotism actually means, and explores the nature and future of Indian nationhood.