{"product_id":"heartland-rising-the-making-of-majoritarian-india","title":"Heartland Rising : The Making Of Majoritarian India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeartland Rising: The Making of Majoritarian India\u003c\/strong\u003e by Javed Gaya examines the forces behind India’s contemporary majoritarian turn, tracing developments from Partition and the framing of the Constitution in the 1940s to the present. The book centres on a foundational debate about liberty, political representation and the structure of India’s federal democracy, arguing that choices made in the early republic contributed to the conditions shaping contemporary India.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGaya examines how the Partition of the subcontinent and the subsequent political prominence of the Hindi heartland influenced India’s social and economic development. He connects these developments with changes in caste and communal relations, constitutional safeguards, federalism, the judiciary and the space available for pluralism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book presents majoritarianism as a development increasingly embedded within the mechanisms of governance. It revisits the constitutional choices made at the beginning of the republic and considers their consequences for democratic representation and minority participation within a federal system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGaya also examines the weakening of constitutional protections and the changing role of institutions, including the judiciary and federal structures. Alongside these institutional developments, he considers the growing emphasis on cultural purity, the mythologising of national heroes and the portrayal of minorities in political narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than limiting its analysis to contemporary politics, \u003cstrong\u003eHeartland Rising\u003c\/strong\u003e connects present-day developments with historical and constitutional changes. The book ultimately asks how India’s current political trajectory might be altered and what this means for the country’s democratic future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe political consequences of Partition and the framing of India’s Constitution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe debate between individual liberty and minority political representation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe influence of the Hindi heartland on India’s social and economic trajectory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe relationship between majoritarianism, caste and communal divisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe weakening of constitutional safeguards and the judiciary’s role\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe gradual subversion of federalism and its political implications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe growing emphasis on cultural purity and national identity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe political mythologising of national heroes and demonising of minorities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePerfect For\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders interested in Indian politics and contemporary India\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders interested in constitutional law and federalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders exploring India’s political and constitutional history\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaders interested in democracy, pluralism and minority representation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeartland Rising: The Making of Majoritarian India\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a historical and constitutional examination of India’s changing political landscape, connecting developments since Partition with contemporary debates about democracy, federalism and majoritarianism. It concludes by posing a central question about how India can change the political course described in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Javed Gaya","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54554061406483,"sku":"BY36.821","price":650.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/booksandyou.in\/products\/heartland-rising-the-making-of-majoritarian-india","provider":"Books and You","version":"1.0","type":"link"}