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‘This govt is of Ram bhakts, and Gita is above the Constitution’—Inside Modi’s India

Christophe Jaffrelot
  • November 15, 2021
  • The Print
Summary:  The nature of new legislation to promote Hinduism, the extent of which remained very limited, indicates that it was not through lawmaking that the BJP primarily intended to operate: discourse and practices were the preferred means of action in their repertoire, as can be seen in debates about the respect owed to India’s very name.
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