J. Sai Deepak speaks with us about his new book, 'India, that is Bharat', and elaborates on the key concepts that the book deals with - Coloniality, Civilisation, and Constitution.

We will soon be offering a limited number of signed copies of the book. You can also pre-order the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9354352499

Interview sections:
00:00 - Introduction
01:32 - How the book fits in the larger scheme of things
03:30 - Overlap of the book with J. Sai Deepak's columns on Daily Guardian
06:18 - Structure of the book and target audience
09:32 - Decline in quality of humanities scholarship in India
11:32 - Why the cliched yet provocative title?
13:25 - On coloniality
15:50 - Premise of the book
17:55 - Why civilisational state?
19:24 - Sources used for building the arguments in the book
22:08 - Religious identity and victimhood
25:16 - Reception from other scholars and acknowledgments
28:44 - Book writing and legal practice
30:33 - About the sequels
32:46 - Conclusion