Field Notes on Democracy

In “gorgeously wrought” essays, the New York Times -bestselling author of The God of Small Things takes a critical look at India’s political climate ( Time Magazine ) . These “powerful” essays ( Kirkus Reviews ) examine the dark side of contemporary India, looking closely at how religious majoritarianism, cultural nationalism, and neo-fascism simmer just under the surface of a country that projects itself as the world’s largest democracy. Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy writes about how the co