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New Delhi Volume I, Issue 1

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The Conservative Legal MovementTelesI·1
The Tragedy of LiberationDikötterI·1
Savarkar and the Making of HindutvaBakhleI·1
Chinese SpiesFaligotI·1
The Idol ThiefKumarI·1

5 review essays · Volume I, Issue 1

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  • The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement
  • The Tragedy of Liberation
  • Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva
  • Chinese Spies
  • The Idol Thief
  • The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement
  • The Tragedy of Liberation
  • Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva
  • Chinese Spies
  • The Idol Thief
01ContentsVolume I, Issue 1 · Aug–Oct 2026

Five books, read closely.

  1. 01The Long March Through the InstitutionsAbhimanyu Singh, Deepesh Gulgulia and Shubham SrivastavOnThe Rise of the Conservative Legal MovementSteven Teles3 August 2026
  2. 02The People’s LiberationRevisiting State-Making in Communist ChinaAmbuj SahuOnThe Tragedy of LiberationFrank Dikötter10 August 2026
  3. 03Why, Bakhle?On Savarkar and Verdict before EvidenceApratim TripathiOnSavarkar and the Making of HindutvaJanaki Bakhle17 August 2026
  4. 04Sword, Shield, and SpearReading Chinese Intelligence between History and AnatomyGaurav SenOnChinese SpiesRoger Faligot24 August 2026
  5. 05The Plaintiff Is a GodOn The Idol Thief and Who Keeps the GodsSarvagya PandeyOnThe Idol ThiefS. Vijay Kumar31 August 2026
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