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Title: Lies, Lies and More Lies. The Campaign to Defame Hindu Nationalism (2^nd ed)

Author: Vivek

Publisher: iUniverse

Pages: 252

ISBN: 978-1-4917-3835-1 (pbk)

978-1-4917-3836-8 (hard cover)

Published: Oct 16, 2014

Available fromAmazon India Kindle ed Rs 253

Synopsis

The resounding electoral victory of Narendra Modi and the BJP in the Indian elections of 2014 makes it all the more imperative for the Western world in general and academics to get a true picture of what Hindu Nationalism stands for.The second edition of Lies, lies and More Lies. The Campaign to Defame Hindu/Indian Nationalism (pp 252. Publisher. iUniverse. 2014)does this in an objective manner.

The last decade has seen the publication of a plethora of books like Christophe Jaffrelot's, The Hindu Nationalist Movement in India, Thomas Hansen's The Saffron Wave and Martha Nussbaum's The Clash Within that have been highly critical of the Hindu Nationalist Movement in India. This genre of books has been a one-sided, prejudged narration that has failed look at the movement from the Hindu perspective or even accord Hindu Nationalism a fair and scholarly treatment. At times these books have highlighted dubious incidents to put forth their point of view or held up radical fringe elements as representative of Hindu Nationalism.

Lies, Lies and More Lies presents the other side of the story in a balanced manner with tangible proof backed by sound references that puts paid to many of the false innuendoes against Hindu Nationalism that have been bandied around for years. This second edition of Lies, Lies and More Lies (first edition was published in 2007) contains 2 new sections (Gujarat and Babri-Masjid-Mandir Controversy), 10 new chapters and 100 more pages. It provides more evidence of the lies that have been spread about Hindu Nationalism.

Especially revealing is the content of these two new sections. In a chapter titled, "Intellectuals or Charlatans' which deals with the Ayodhya verdict, there is a detailed description of the judge's rebuke directed to the detractors of Hindu Nationalism for their unethical and unprofessional attempts to influence the outcome. The same unethical conduct is evident in the SIT investigation of the Gujarat riots; the SIT report speaks of doctoring of evidence and even goes so far as to dub a witness as "highly suspicious and undesirable".

This book is a must read for all who wish to get a better understanding of Hindu Nationalism. It is recommended for local academics, political leaders, businessmen, and others who wish to interact with India and Indians for it enables them to understand the Hindu/Indian psyche better.

i'm looking for more suspense/thriller books to read

Anyone have recommendations for thriller, horror or mystery?

I really want to read those...

The Ruthless People series by JJ McAvoy
Genre: NA, Romance, Crime Thriller
Ruthless People is a romantic crime
fiction set in modern day Chicago,
following the life and marriage of
Melody Nicci Giovanni and Liam
Callahan"rivals by blood and leaders
through fear. Their marriage was
arranged by their fathers in hopes to
end years of bloodshed between the
Irish and the Italians.
Pro's: The chemistry between the leads, the way they r always ready to kill eachother is fun, love Melody character tough heroine!!

TITLE: Never Never
Author: Colleen Hoover & Taryn Fisher
Genre: YA,
a very interesting book but end on a cliffhanger.. Read it at ur own risk or just wait for book 2 b4 starting this series

Title : Too Far Series(Fallen too far , Never too far , Forever too far)

The Girl on the Train

Genre: Thriller

Title: The Deal



Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice...even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.

...and it's going to be oh so good

All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.