This book is the first of the three books which come under the series POLITICAL PROPHESY. This book deals with the topic of ongoing political evolution in the Indian subcontinent, which, of course, has undeniable relations with its not yet fully discovered past and seemingly uncertain future. The second book in the series deals with the nature of an unavoidable socio-political upheaval that cannot fail to grapple the subcontinent in the not so distant future. The third book explores the emerging new facets of feudalism in what is presumably a digital age civilization with artificial intelligence and knowledge economy.
This book is not intended to sabotage or tarnish Modi Sarkar, in the sense that criticism does not mean any effort to sabotage or tarnish something. This book must be seen as a sincere enquiry of an honest citizen who thinks about the future of India.
On a very moderate scale the author of this book intents to look forward to the uncertain future of India. While looking forward into the uncertain future, no realistic person can afford to miss its historical development throughout the ages as well as the forces that prevail in its social and political realms at present.
The book begins with an introduction which fairly details the trajectory of political transformation that India has undergone after independence. The gradual evolution of Indian political discourse from Nehruvian socialism to Hindutva nationalism [or according to some Hindutva fascism] cannot be neglected while dealing with a subject that is trying to make sense of what course India will follow after the end of the Modi regime.
Various reforms and controversies of Modi Sarkar from the beginning of its existence from 2014 such as Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Jan Dhan Yojana, Make in India, Demonetization, Lockdown politics and Privatization are discussed with great interest to inform the readers about the impacts of these reforms. Mass movements of unprecedented levels as well as controversies such as NRC agitation and Farmers protest have given clear signals to surmise that the Indian psyche is willing to move towards a new phase of political discourse. The possibility of such a new political discourse is discussed in subsequent chapters from both historical and sociological perspective.
There is no doubt that the current dispensation under the bandwagon of Hindutva has totally discredited all ideas and values for which generations of Indians worked hard under the tutelage of European colonists as well as after the attainment of self-rule by the Indian state. The honest people of India as well as the international community as a whole remain aghast to see the retreat of India into the darkness of feudalism, religious fundamentalism and organized oppression by the ruling dispensation. But it is sure that a great civilization like India cannot be cowed down for a long time. From this view point this book is not only a prophesy but also a great hope that eagerly waits to welcome a New India in which a new ideological discourse will take our civilization to newer heights.
A major part of this book is employed to explore the possibility of a new political discourse that is likely to replace the ideology of Hindutva nationalism which will surely be crushed under its own weight sooner than later. Politics is always a matter of surprise. This book signals the possibility of such a surprise true to the standard of Indian civilization which in the past had produced an impressive array of magnificent philosophical systems, epoch-making social innovations and magnanimous leaders. It is sincerely expected that this book will give more insight to the reader about the ongoing political discourse in India. The book is available on Google Play.
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