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'Not since the days of Sartre has philosophy addressed political issues with the directness and clarity that Dwivedi and Mohan bring to their exposure of the caste system. A courageous book whose importance is not confined to its immediate context of India.  It overwhelms one with a sense of injustice and may well inspire a generation to speak out more openly. Listen and learn.' -- Robert Bernasconi, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy and African American Studies, Penn State University, and author of 'Critical Philosophy of Race' 'Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan are philosophers in the true sense of the word. The span of their work speaks for itself - from Gandhi to the origins of the term Hindu, from the question of caste and its actual relationship with race – and makes a reading of their work essential to understanding our times, our politics.' -- Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of Caravan Magazine, and former editor of OPEN Magazine ‘It takes courage to oppose the fascism of the Hindu-nationalist BJP that represents upper caste supremacism … An unambiguous revolutionary thesis … the philosophical interpretation about India that has been missing in the world … Not just a book for those interested in contemporary India, it is obligatory reading for all who want to understand the precipice towards which our entire world is moving … a book for everyone who seriously wants to think.’  -- Slavoj Žižek

'Nothing less than an anti-caste political program or a manifesto only comparable to the little book of Marx and Engels.' -- The Wire ‘Engages with the resurgence of upper-caste supremacism in India and its justification via the legacy of the Aryan doctrine and Hindu nationalism.' -- The Indian Express ‘A book committed to the revolutionary anti-caste project… . [It] creates a path for polynomial politics, where the lower caste majority that forms 90% of India can gain power by rewriting history from their perspective.’ -- Maktoob Media ‘An exciting . . . collection of texts summarizing their [Dwivedi and Mohan’s] thoughts on caste society and the now ten-year-old Hindu nationalist rule in India.’ -- Parabol 'Not since the days of Sartre has philosophy addressed political issues with the directness and clarity that Dwivedi and Mohan bring to their exposure of the caste system. A courageous book whose importance is not confined to its immediate context of India.  It overwhelms one with a sense of injustice and may well inspire a generation to speak out more openly. Listen and learn.' -- Robert Bernasconi, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy and African American Studies, Penn State University, and author of 'Critical Philosophy of Race' 'Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan are philosophers in the true sense of the word. The span of their work speaks for itself - from Gandhi to the origins of the term Hindu, from the question of caste and its actual relationship with race – and makes a reading of their work essential to understanding our times, our politics.' -- Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of Caravan Magazine, and former editor of OPEN Magazine 'Two courageous Indian philosophers. Mohan and Dwivedi are not satisfied with intellectual resistance only, invoking the practical spirit of Gandhi to call for radical change. This is philosophy that takes its cutting edge into the public sphere in the name of human justice and freedom.' -- Robert J. C. Young, Julius Silver Professor, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, New York University ‘It takes courage to oppose the fascism of the Hindu-nationalist BJP that represents upper caste supremacism … An unambiguous revolutionary thesis … the philosophical interpretation about India that has been missing in the world … Not just a book for those interested in contemporary India, it is obligatory reading for all who want to understand the precipice towards which our entire world is moving … a book for everyone who seriously wants to think.’  -- Slavoj Žižek

‘It takes courage to oppose the fascism of the Hindu-nationalist BJP that represents upper caste supremacism … An unambiguous revolutionary thesis … the philosophical interpretation about India that has been missing in the world … Not just a book for those interested in contemporary India, it is obligatory reading for all who want to understand the precipice towards which our entire world is moving … a book for everyone who seriously wants to think.’  -- Slavoj Žižek

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Divya Dwivedi is a philosopher based in India, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and co-founder of the journal Philosophy World Democracy. Shaj Mohan is a philosopher based in India, publishing on metaphysics, technology and history of philosophy, and co-author with Dwivedi of Gandhi and Philosophy.

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