Hindutva and Hind Swaraj History's Forgotten Doubles
Hindutva and Hind Swaraj: History’s Unforgotten Ideas by Makarand R Paranjape My rating: 2 of 5 stars Hindutva and Hind Swaraj by Majarand R Paranjape. The title looks enticing. Also at the front cover, there is a review by the late great Dr. S.L.Byrappa. Hard to resist the temptation to read this book. However I was severely disillusioned when I finished reading it. It turned out to be like a bag of Lays. Full of Gas, with very little edible food. And that edible food too cooked in Palm oil is Category A junk. Well if Lays were to introduce a new Moringa flovour, with the chips having a dressing of the superfood, perhaps this book can be equated to it. The book start off promising to be a impartial study of both Gandhi and Veer Savarkar and proposes that both are required for modern India. I can see why Savarkar is required, but the Gandhi bit is confusing. One is curious to know why Gandhi or his methods are required at all. While the book often quotes sublime lines of poe...