urban heritage, 159–162
Hogben, Lancelot, 311
holidays, 119–121
hospitality, 461
Hsuen-Tsiang, 145–146
human capital, 139, 438
human identity, multiplicity of, 228–229
Husain, M. F., 233–237, 278
hybrid culture, 7–18
Hyderabad, 425–426
IBM, 389
identity
multiplicity of, 228–229
pluralism of, 7–18, 34
religious, 230–231
Identity and Violence (Sen), 228
identity politics, 27–35
Ignatieff, Michael, 14
IITs. See Indian Institutes of Technology (ITTs)
illiteracy, 137–143, 462
India
branding of, 409–411
contradictions in, 381–384
creation of new, 10–11
history of tolerance in, 51
hybrid culture of, 7–18
international perception of, 369–371
modernization of, 405–407
Pakistan and, 425–428
stature of, 395–403
threats facing, 433–438
uniting factors in, 11–18
Indian Administrative Service (IAS), 297–300
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (film), 413–416
Indian Constitution, 193–194
Indian culture, 52
See also Hindu culture
promotion of, abroad, 398–403
Indian democracy, 32, 83–87
See also democracy
Indian doctors, 348–352
Indian English, 462–463
Indian identity, pluralism of, 9–18, 34
Indian independence, 165–169, 173–178
Indian Institutes of Technology (ITTs), 309, 391–393, 461–462, 464
Indian middle class, 373–376
Indian Muslims
See also Muslims
minority status of, 62–68
nationalism of, 55–62
Indian National Congress, 167, 185, 188, 449
Indian nationalism, 10–11, 13–14, 37–38
Indianness, authenticity of, 73–75
Indian science, 309–314
India-Pakistan trade, 430–432
individual identity, submergence of, 7
Indonesia, 25
Indus Valley Civilization, 159–162
Information Age, 464
Infosys, 307–308, 388
intolerance, 15, 17, 27–29, 33–35, 46–50
irreligion, 37–38
Islam, 186–187
merging of Hinduism and, 24–25
misunderstanding of, 44–46
as part of India, 188–190
Islamic civilization, 229–230
Islamic culture, 15–16, 24–25
in Kerala, 343
mathematics and, 311–312
Islamic fundamentalism, 42–43
Italy, 10, 11
Jacob, J. F. R., 267
Jagannathan, Sakuntala, 260–261
Jallianwalla Bagh, 443
Janata (People's Front), 208
Japan, 133
Java, 25
Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames (Silliman), 266–267
Jews, 21, 50, 265–267
Jinnah, Mohammed Ali, 185, 186
jokes, 464
Junior Statesman (magazine), 115–117
Kagan, Robert, 230
Kalam, Abdul, 18, 145, 269–271, 384
Kama Sutra, 465
Kamdar, Mira, 384–386
Kao, Rameshwar Nath, 211–214
Kapoor, Chintu, 124–125
Kargil conflict, 465–466
Karunanidhi, M., 80
Kashmir, 426–427, 466
Kenya, 345–347
Kerala, 43, 50, 234–235, 273–287
business environment in, 421–424
heritage of, 281–284
Jews of, 265–267
natural beauty of, 275–276
openness of, to other cultures, 342–344
success of, 276–281
tourism in, 326–331
women of, 278–279, 284–287, 417–419
Khalistan, 466
Khan, Ansar Husain, 38, 259–260, 466
Khan, Imran, 247
Khan, Khafi, 24
Khan, Zaheer, 60–61
Khanna, Vinod C., 75, 81–82
Kochi, 156
Kolkata, 155, 466–467
Kops, Bernard, 125
Kumbh mela, 377
Kutty, Madhavan, 65
language
diversity of, 9, 13–14
English, 13
Hindi, 12
as uniting factor, 12–13
Lannoy, Richard, 38
law, 467
law enforcement, 149–151
Laxman, R. K., 85, 467–468
liberals, pandering by, to Islamic fundamentalists, 43–44
linguistic identity, 12–13
literacy, 137–143
Lloyd, Selwyn, 128–129
Lonar, 365
Luce, Edward, 382–384
Macmillan, Harold, 128–129
Madan, T. N., 39
Madras, 155, 269–271
Mahabharata, 15, 233–237
Maharaja, 468
majorities, separatism and, 42
Malayalam language, 275
Malayalis, 273–284
Mangeshkar, Lata, 467
mangoes, 468
Mankidiyan, Mariam Thresia Chiramel, 219–222
Manto, Saadat Hasan, 29
Mariam Thresia, Mother, 219–222
Maruti, 468
Masthi, N. R., 350
Masurekar, Narayan, 239
Mathai, M. O., 128
mathematics, 310–313
matrimonial ads, 468–469
Mehta, Suketu, 294
melas, 119–121
memory, 33
Menen, Aubrey, 75
Menon, V. K. Krishna, 201–203
MGR. See Ramachandran, M. G.
middle class, 373–376
milk, 452
minorities, 469
all Indians as, 9–10, 14, 17
intolerance of, 15
Muslims as, 62–68
Misra, R. S., 39
Miss India contest, 51
Mistral, Gabriela, 139
modernity, Western attire and, 131–136
modernization, 405–407
moksha, 38–39
monsoons, 470
Moor's Last Sigh, The (Rushdie), 57
Mother Teresa, 470
Mukesh, A., 339
multinational corporations, 389
multi-religiousness, 16
Mumbai, 154, 337–338
Murphy, George, 79
Musharraf, Pervez, 425, 427–428
music, 470–471
Muslim fundamentalists, 42–44
Muslim League, 168, 185–186
Muslims
animosity toward, 44–46
contributions of, 61–62
cultural assimilation by, 24–25, 62–63
in government, 41–42
nationalism of Indian, 55–62
as part of India, 32, 188–190
Naidu, Sarojini, 128
Nair, Prema, 285–287
Nalanda University, 145–148
name changes, 153–158, 301–304, 478
names, 10, 25
Arabic, 63–68
of cities, 153–158
Nandy, Ashis, 95
Narayan, Jayaprakash (JP), 465
Narayanan, K. R., 195–199, 278
national identity, pluralism of, 7–18
nationalism, 10–11
of Hindutava movement, 26
Hindu vs. Indian, 42, 48–49
of Indian Muslims, 55–62
nationalization, 471
national language, 9
National Museum of Kenya, 346–347
nation forming, 11, 13
nationhood, religion and, 48–49
Nazir, Prem, 82
negative numbers, 311
Nehru, Jawaharlal, 10–11, 13, 44, 127, 128, 410, 458, 471–472
on communalism, 41, 48–49, 180
contributions of, to science and technology, 309–310, 392–393
leadership and legacy of, 165–171
Patel and, 173–183
policies of, 188
soft power and, 401
Nehru-Liaquat Pact, 182–183
Nel, André, 405–407
Neo Sports, 111–113
nepotism, 472
Netravali, Arun, 391
New Delhi, 333–335
Nilekani, Nandan, 307–308