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What do we mean when we say India is a secular country? How is secularism defined and to what extent are secular tenets reflected in our public and private life? Are there hidden communal agendas that are innate to the socio-cultural ethos of India, and can these 'communal elements', as they are so often referred to, indeed undermine the integrity of the country?

These are questions that must concern every educated and intelligent citizen.

In this remarkable and timely book edited by K.N. Panikkar, six commentators on contemporary India reveal the stark truth about the sectarian and segregationist tendencies that have always lurked behind our secular facade. While Romila Thapar's essay provides a historical overview of communalism in India, Rajeev Dhavan i…

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