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9 February 2016: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) erupted in anti-national slogans. Arrests of student leaders, the shutdown of the university, a lecture series on What the Nation Needs to Know, a students disappearance, anothers suicide and a number of even more disruptive protests ensued.

JNU: Nationalism and Indias Uncivil War , by a long-standing JNU professor, is a ringside account of what happened. Delicately and incisively crafted, it is an empathetic insiders account of JNUs problems from an expert in the field of higher education. Through this book, the author makes an impassioned plea to transform rather than destroy JNU, and also reform the Indian higher education. But more than that, this book is a history of our times, of Indias ongoing transformation, the story of the changing self-apprehension of a nation.

Examining the multiple meanings of nationalism in our time, Paranjape delves deeply into what it means to be Indian today. He offers his perception and understanding of the new India that is fast emerging as the nation celebrates its 75th year of Independence.

Praise for the Book

This important book comes at an inflection point in Indian democracy when identity politics are no longer just about social justice, but have come into conflict with the Republic itself, even with the Constitution, and with the idea of nationhood. JNU has long been a vaunted institution of higher education but with each passing year has become an avenue for ever-greater politico-ideological rifts, and with an ever-widening chasm with the bulk of public opinion. I am glad Professor Paranjape has taken up the challenge to share an insiders perspective of the tumult within the campus of this once hallowed institution. He brings immense erudition to this gripping account of nationalism and Indianness in these most turbulent of years.

Baijayant Jay Panda , national vice president and national spokesperson, BJP

In 2016, when Urban Naxal students ran a sinister campaign to break India and all media, intelligentsia and academics stood silent and watched meekly, one man raised his voice against it. He fought them alone with courage and conviction. And above all, with his commitment to the integrity of India. One of the universitys senior-most professors, Makarand R. Paranjape, presents an unbiased account of the goings-on in JNU, as well as some creative vision on how to fix the problem.

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri , filmmaker and author

JNU is known for creating concocted history and anti-India student groups, in addition to false and negative archaeology which prevented a resolution of the Ayodhya problem for two decades. It is a mouthpiece of communist parties with Indian taxpayers money. But the insider, Professor Makarand R. Paranjape, known for his courage and objectivity, has offered a balanced picture based on personal experiences.

Dr S.L. Bhyrappa , internationally renowned Kannada novelist

There is an ongoing battle for the soul of Indiaa legitimate political encounter marred by competitive intolerance. Through this study of the unrest in one of Indias premier universities, Makarand R. Paranjape demonstrates how political fashion and a warped sense of correctness have crippled the intellectual climate in India. It is a must-read for those who dare to love India and swim against the tide of coercive rootlessness.

Dr Swapan Dasgupta , author and Member of Parliament

Makarand R. Paranjapes insightful and eminently readable analysis offers the possibility of looking at JNU beyond the binaries of Left and Right, noting instead the bigger issues of a systematic decline in academic excellence and the acceptance of mediocre populism as the dominant discourse. The best part of this seminal book is that it offers a blueprint for the resurrection of the university, which if followed can restore JNU to its numero uno position.

Dr Sanjeev Chopra , vice president, JNUSU 198283 and former Director, LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie

Makarand writes with honesty and nuance. The skill to deep dive and present a point of view which neither gets addled in the floodlight of popular sentiment nor hubristic in the shade of moribund academia is rare. His first-hand experience and reflection in this book would be truly interesting to explore.

Prasoon Joshi , writer, poet and internationally acclaimed communication specialist

Professor Makarand R. Paranjape provides a stark narrative of what a shut shop JNU has become, full of extremist ideologies and far from the lofty principles and objectives on which it was founded. Professor Paranjape weaves many of his own experiences on campus to give us an account of the tensions and radicalism at JNU over the last four years. He also provides a comprehensive blueprint for reforming JNU, steering it away from ideological fights and restoring it to the original vision of Jawaharlal Nehru. India needs JNU to lead in liberal thoughts and not languish as a victim of failed ideologies.

T.V. Mohandas Pai , chairman, Manipal Global Education and Aarin Capital

A commanding look at the trials and tribulations of an academic in JNU, at once illuminating and masterfully crafted; not so much a cry in the wilderness as it is a cry out for change. This book is a must-read.

Anand Ranganathan , professor at Special Centre for Molecular Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru University, author and commentator

I dont always agree with Makarand R. Paranjape but I have enormous respect for his scholarship and his intellect. This is an insiders account from the heart of JNU and is essential reading for anyone who wants to develop a balanced perspective of the truth behind the headlines.

Vir Sanghvi , media personality, author, editor and food critic

Makarand R. Paranjapes deeply thoughtful book on JNU is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the root causes of the recent ideological clashes the university has seen, and the pivotal role a culturally rooted yet dialogic nationalism must play in building Indias future.

Pavan Varma , author, and vice president, Trinamool Congress

This is an insiders account of JNUs infamous tukde-tukde inspired troubles in February 2016 and its aftermath. The author, one of JNUs most senior and respected professors, Makarand R. Paranjape, tells us the causes of the academic degeneration of this once distinguished institution. Unlike others, he also offers positive prescriptions on how to cure and reform an ailing university instead of killing it.

Prabhu Chawla , senior journalist and editorial director, New Indian Express Group

Universities everywhere around the world should be laboratories to engage and energize the minds of young people. They should offer an atmosphere that encourages lifelong curiosity and a thirst for learning. Makarand R. Paranjape, as an educator, writer and thinker who has intimately known one of Indias foremost universities, reveals many aspects of Jawaharlal Nehru University. In a very timely manner, he seeks to right the wrongs of over-politicization and biases that have crept in to dissuade true inquiry, honest dissent and the desperate need for intellectual activity to be truly objective. He does this with the passion and the literary flair of a person who really cares, not just about education but about what nationalism and the transformation of India should mean to us all.

Jaya Jaitly , former president, Samata Party, activist, author and Indian handicrafts curator

Makarand R. Paranjape, a leading intellectual in the country, has written a thought-provoking and, for some, controversial book on what is happening in one of Indias premier educational institutions, Jawaharlal Nehru University Makarand is clear that student politics in JNU should be dialogical rather than confrontational. He insists that he is not for substituting Left primacy with Right primacy. Rather, he insists, it is important to heal, join and unite.

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