India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

About the book :

India, That Is Bharat, the first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of European ‘colonial consciousness’ (or ‘coloniality’), in particular its religious and racial roots, on Bharat as the successor state to the Indic civilisation and the origins of the Indian Constitution. It lays the foundation for its sequels by covering the period between the Age of Discovery, marked by Christopher Columbus’ expedition in 1492, and the reshaping of Bharat through a British-made constitution-the Government of India Act of 1919. This includes international developments leading to the founding of the League of Nations by Western powers that tangibly impacted this journey.

Further, this work also traces the origins of seemingly universal constructs such as ‘toleration’, ‘secularism’ and ‘humanism’ to Christian political theology. Their subsequent role in subverting the indigenous Indic consciousness through a secularised and universalised Reformation, that is, constitutionalism, is examined. It also puts forth the concept of Middle Eastern coloniality, which preceded its European variant and allies with it in the context of Bharat to advance their shared antipathy towards the Indic worldview. In order to liberate Bharat’s distinctive indigeneity, ‘decoloniality’ is presented as a civilisational imperative in the spheres of nature, religion, culture, history, education, language and, crucially, in the realm of constitutionalism.

About the Author: 

J. Sai Deepak Iyer is an Indian lawyer, author and public speaker. He is notable for appearing in the Supreme Court case pertaining to the entry of women into Sabarimala temple.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury India (15 August 2021); Bloomsbury India
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 484 pages
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 620 g
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India