The Shaping of Modern Gujarat: Plurality, Hindutva, and Beyond

The book examines how Gujarat evolved through industrialization, urbanization, nationalism, Gandhian politics and identity-based movements, while exploring the tensions between its diverse past and modern political identity.

Achyut Yagnik and Suchitra Sheth are researchers and writers who examine Gujarat through historical, social, political and cultural perspectives.

The Shaping of Modern Gujarat traces Gujarat’s journey from its ancient multicultural roots through British rule, industrialization, the freedom movement and Gandhi’s influence to post-independence politics and the rise of Hindutva. The authors explore how social, economic and political forces shaped contemporary Gujarat.