num_pages: 164
description: In this manifesto for the downtrodden, the author examines the socio-economic and cultural differences between the Dalitbahujans (the majority, the so-called low castes) and other Hindus in the contexts of childhood, family life, market relations, power relations, Gods and Goddesses, death and, not least, Hindutva (ideology of the Hindu Right).
language: English
title: Why I Am Not a Hindu
titlecomplete: Why I Am Not a Hindu
genres: India, Nonfiction, Political Science, History, Society, Indian Literature, Hinduism, Religion, Sociology, Politics
ratings_count: 604
publisher: Samya