Ashis Nandy and the Cultural Politics of Selfhood

The book describes Ashis Nandy as not merely a self-described political psychologist but also as an intellectual street fighter and as one of the most original and confronting Indian thinkers. The book uses the psychoanalytic theory to characterise and demonstrate the importance of psychoanalysis in the writings of Ashis Nandy. It is an innovative study of Nandy’s psychoanalytic approach by delving into his writings on subjects like secularism and the rise of Hindu fundamentalism. It throws light on the way Nandy confronts his own postcolonial identity and the complexities of the cultural politics of selfhood as a feature of his approach. It stresses on Nandy’s significance as a contemporary chronicler of India whose social and political criticism resonates beyond India.