It was the British crown, parliament and clergy that mandated it to evangelise, using part of its profits.

Instead of decentralizing morality and allowing the society’s indigenous cultural moorings to inform law and policy, blind and unthinking constitutionalism has effectively contributed to the concentration of totalizing powers over morality and world view in the hands of unelected institutions and individuals. The second section features the concept of Civilisation and here the author lays bare the basic precepts of the same and comes forth with a rather poignant analysis of how the colonial consciousness has been spawned in our minds and verily juxtaposes the pervasion of European Coloniality and how the same has hindered the true recognition of the Indic Civilisation. A destruction of all places of worship by the colonizer placed him in a convenient position to manipulate the original belief system of the colonized so as to be malleable to the former’s own motives. Brahmins again were the favourite whipping boys against whom cudgels could be wielded with gay abandon and elan.If political and social turmoil trouble you, wear the book as glasses through which to see happenings, for understanding what’s at work. The first one titled “Coloniality” sets the stage for the entire debacle to continue further in the next sections.

Sai Deepak spares enough space to examine the difficulties posed by the framework of a nation-state on India.The title also refers to the unreconciled dichotomy between an India shaped by colonialism and a Bharat which represents indigenous consciousness. The beauty entirely lies in the ugly, uncomfortable and often terrifying and spine chilling questions it poses to the reader and how those questions put a mirror to the Indic society and the petrifying form of its present state of existence. Though the context and the author's conclusions may be considered as reasonably correct, the fact remains that more than 60% of the words in the book are not original text.

A great read to understand the impact of British coloniality on our civilization, our country, our constitution, our politics, judiciary, policing, our consciousness and on our society as a whole. It made the colonized people see their past as one vast wasteland of non-achievement and it made them desirous of distancing themselves from that wasteland. Justifying the encroachment into Indian land and usurpation of sacred Indian territory by the adventurous Chinese, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, incredulously remarked that the land occupied by the Chinese was where not a single blade of grass grew and constituted territory that was useless and uninhabitable.For those who aren’t aware, the Portuguese inquisition in Goa was one of the most brutal events where Hindus were tortured using various means to convert to Christianity and become the followers of the ‘true religion’. This volume ends in 1919, when the British gave India a constitution — the Government of India Act of 1919, 84 years after Macaulay introduced his education policy. The polarization associated with such a controversial postulation may be gauged by contrasting opinions espoused by other Western authorities and Indologists.

Yet another bundle in the box, consists of a large collection of extracts from many original documents. I also found it very Ironic that the logic raised by him for rekindling a decolonised Bharatavarsha, are the same ones that he fights against when it comes to Caste. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. This is why I might suggest the author might consult psychoanalytical view of history rather than post modern. To comment on this book in conclusion, I'll mention what supreme court said regarding the book written by rana ayub — " it is based upon surmises, conjectures, and suppositions and has no evidentiary value.While both North and South America and nearly half of Africa have been converted to the religion of the European colonisers, this is not the case with the former colonies in Asia. This book furnishes its theoretical framework in a sophisticated language understandable to all political scientists in the world. Become a patron (or) subscribe now for ₹̶2̶4̶0̶0̶ ₹1999 and get 12 print issues, unlimited digital access for 1 year, a special India that is Bharat T-shirt, and a free 2024 calendar (Offer ends soon).