Hindu nationalism is hawked by India's new Brahmins
An elite class makes the rightwing case
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This post is timed for the June 4 Indian election results, the world’s largest exercise in electoral democracy. We have an interview with Dr Anuradha Sajjanhar, whose new book examines the rise of an intellectual elite that explains and justifies the Hindu nationalist agenda.
The book, The New Experts, was published last month. It’s timely, thought-provoking and relevant to any part of the world where right-wing politics is remaking public discourse and policy with the help of a post-liberal elite, the new Brahmins. Think Poland, Italy, the United States...
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