{"product_id":"indian-philosophy-indian-revolution-on-caste-and-politics-divya-dwivedi-shaj-mohan","title":"Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics - Divya Dwivedi \u0026 Shaj Mohan","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA groundbreaking, brave, and profoundly challenging intervention in modern political theory. Grounded meticulously in political science and the rigorous traditions of Continental philosophy, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"191\"\u003eIndian Philosophy, Indian Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e offers a transformative alternative to the misleading, spiritualized images of India through the lens of radical anti-caste political thought.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eIn this definitive collection of essays written between 2016 and 2023, acclaimed philosophers Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan confront the alarming resurgence of upper-caste supremacism and its philosophical justification through the historical legacy of the \"Aryan doctrine\" and Hindu nationalism. The book serves as a vital, real-time chronicle of a turbulent era in which democratic institutions faced subversion and caste-based oppression spilled violently into public spaces—disproportionately impacting minorities, women, students, independent media, and lower castes across all religious boundaries. It provides a sharp, unyielding biography of contemporary authoritarianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eMoving past conventional frameworks, the authors reject simplistic media binaries that reduce Indian politics merely to an opposition between \"Hindu majoritarian nationalism\" and \"religious minorities,\" or between \"fundamentalism\" and \"pluralism.\" Instead, they construct an entirely new, philosophically rigorous account of the Indian polity anchored in the lower-caste majority position. Dwivedi and Mohan confront the ultimate contradictions of modern India: What does revolution mean when the constitutional promise of equality is actively betrayed by a millennia-old systemic hierarchy? What is the true definition of politics when religion justifies descent-based enslavement and indignity? This monumental work argues that revolution in India has only one genuine meaning—the complete annihilation of caste—and that true citizenship can only be achieved when the people of the state entirely shed the structures of caste and racism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy This Authoritative Philosophical Treatise Belongs on Your Shelf:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eRigorous Continental Framework:\u003c\/b\u003e Blends deep political science with Continental philosophical traditions, offering an intellectual depth rarely seen in standard political commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eBeyond the Binaries:\u003c\/b\u003e Refuses surface-level political talking points to deliver a profound, structural analysis of power, descent-based discrimination, and statecraft from a lower-caste majority viewpoint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAcademic Pedigree:\u003c\/b\u003e Co-authored by pioneering thinkers from IIT Delhi and the co-founders of major global philosophical journals, ensuring top-tier academic and intellectual credibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52418157904155,"sku":null,"price":679.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71rfZ5S_aBL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782717284","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/indian-philosophy-indian-revolution-on-caste-and-politics-divya-dwivedi-shaj-mohan","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}