Episode 8: The struggle for freedom of religion or belief in India

Join us for a conversation with CSW’s Asia team leader on the unique FoRB challenges in India which stretch back to its creation as a nation in 1947.
Below is a list of recommended reading for anyone who wants to learn more:

Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism is Changing India (Angana P Chatterji, Thomas Blom Hansen and Chistophe Jaffrelot – Editors)
Religion, Caste & Politics in India (Christophe Jaffrelot)
Anti-Christian Violence in India (Chad M. Bauman)
Pentecostals, Proselytization, and Anti-Christian Violence in Contemporary India (Chad M. Bauman)
Modi’s India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy (Christophe Jaffrelot)
The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics 1925 to the 1990s (Christophe Jaffrelot)
The RSS: A Menace to India (A.G. Noorani)
The Fiction of Fact-Finding – Modi & Godhra (Manoj Mitta)
Looking Away: Inequality, Prejudice and Indifference in New India (Harsh Mander)
The Struggle for India’s Soul (Shashi Tharoor)