India, Bharat and Pakistan: The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched Civilis

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Beginning with the wrongly-named European “Enlightenment” and then spreading out across the world through its imposition of coloniality, the world has been increasingly operating through a well-disguised form of false consciousness. Based on the first book in Sai Deepak’s trilogy (India That Is Bharat), Latin-American thinkers apparently played a leading role in identifying this false consciousness. But perhaps, by the time they did so, they no longer had the cultural wherewithal to stop its further spread and entrenchment. Indic thinkers like Sai Deepak, on the other hand—who operate within a still robust non-western civilization—just might succeed at pushing this much-needed “Counter-Enlightenment” all the way through. At least that is the direction he continues to head in with this second book, in which he calls out the false consciousnesses of, not just the British (as in the first book), but also the British-appeasing Indian National Congress and Muslim League. What is this false consciousness? I would sum it up as the assumption that only western-style civilization (and imperialist civilization in general, which includes Islam) is fully legitimate—according to its own, supposedly “universal” standard; and therefore anything that is done to further its dominance—no matter how vicious or destructive this may be for other, supposedly “illegitimate” cultural forms—is ultimately acceptable and even necessary. By whatever means, a modern, western-style, supposedly universalist imperialism must rule the world. The depth of detail Sai Deepak goes into in order to carefully build his case—that the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League have promoted this false consciousness and have shaped India accordingly—can be challenging at times; but the overall effect is that the case he builds feels very solid; and it is actually quite fascinating to watch it unfold, detail by detail. The standard story of India’s Hindu-Muslim divide is not what it appears to be. Sai Deepak digs beneath the surface to reveal the false consciousness that the surface story conceals. The entire world should be watching this grand drama—the exposing of a globe-dominating false consciousness—as it plays out in the sharp minds of the current crop of anti-coloniality thinkers. All of us across the world are profoundly negatively impacted by false consciousness (including its Euro-American originators and perpetrators) and so we all stand to gain greatly if thinkers like Sai Deepak succeed in their bold mission.

Must read book to learn the truth and correct history.

India, Bharat and Pakistan is a compelling reminder that to understand the present, one must first look squarely at the past—and that the past, in turn, becomes far clearer after reading J. Sai Deepak’s work. The book deserves careful reading for anyone who wishes to know what was said and done by the key political actors at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It offers an overwhelming and meticulously documented account of the speeches, ideas, negotiations, and actions of those who ultimately led India toward Partition. Written with notable clarity and discipline of thought, the work reflects the author’s training as an advocate of the Supreme Court. Arguments are laid out systematically, sources are foregrounded, and conclusions are drawn from the record rather than assertion. The presentation of facts is precise and deliberate—leaving the reader, as it should in any serious historical inquiry, to be the judge.

An easier read than the first book. A totally different understanding of the two nation theory. To those who believe the freedom struggle from the Attenborough movie Gandhi this may seem a bit too partisan. This narrative took its time and about time too. Wake up call indeed. I'm now looking forward to its sequel. Well done.