Discover the complex nationalist thought of Lala Lajpat Rai in “Being Hindu, Being Indian” by Vanya Vaidehi Bhargava (ISBN: 9780670094073). Explore Rai’s views on Hindu-Muslim unity, his critique of British rule, and his vision of Indian nationhood. Was he an ancestor of Hindutva, or a more nuanced thinker? Challenge your assumptions about nationalism, communalism, and secularism in early 20th-century India.