The Rise of Hindu Authoritarianism keyword herbert marcuse Claudio Pavone’s masterwork has become Claudio Pavone’s masterwork has become indispensable to anyone seeking to understand this period and its continuing importance for the nation’s identity We are in the midst of a global climate crisis and extreme challenges of urbanization Hindutva’s rise necessitates a more critical take on mainstream secular claims ironically reinforced by liberal left sections discovering special virtues in India’s ‘distinctive’ secularism the communalization of the Indian polity has qualitatively advanced since the earlier edition of this book in 1997