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	Publisher: GARUDA PRAKASHAN PVT. LTD.
	Author Kaushik Gangopadhyay
	Language: English
	Pages: 329 (B/W Illustrations)
	Cover: PAPERBACK
	8.5x5.5 inch
	Weight 360 gm
	Edition: 2024
	ISBN: 9798885751582
	HCH098

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About the Book This book analyses why majoritarianism is a deeply flawed idea. In a road accident involving a big vehicle and a small vehicle, should the blame automatically assign to the larger vehicle, or to the vehicle that contravened traffic rules? The believer in majoritarianism effectively says that the bigger vehicle is abways to blame no matter what! The sane view would be to find the vehicle that broke the traffic rules, and call out its guilt for the accident. The book has simply taken that sane path, scientifically and engagingly. to demonstrate that it is flawed to blame the majority for any social intolerance. For a scientific discussion around majoritarianism, we have shed the notion of symmetry of all cultures, following the ideas of economist Ronald Coase and philosopher Karl Popper. We have defined the notion of Linear Theary of Social Evolution (LTSE) which actually creates a moral impetus for intolerance in people's minds. If a community, irrespective of its being the majority or a minority, has an ITSE, it becomes the source of social intolerance. We have formulated two hypotheses the typical Majoritarian hypothesis and our LISE hypothesis to explain the source of social intolerance. We test the suitability of these hypotheses based based on the idea of economist Friedrich Hayek. The test conclusively demonstrates the superiority of our ITSE hypothesis over the majoritarian hypothesis. The solution to social intolerance may lie in the Indic understanding of the pursuit of satya and ahimsa, as understood in the Mahabharata, rather than any theory. We have demonstrated how the liberal troika of Diversity. Equity and Inclusivity, violates the principles of satya and akimsa, to the detriment of sustainable social harmony.

About the Author Kausik Gangopadhyay is an economist who earned his PhD from the K University of Rochester (2007). He is a professor in the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode. He has published many articles in reputed refereed international journals and has a co-edited book published by Springer Verlag. He also enjoys writing popular articles, having published in platforms like DNA, Firstpost, Swarajya, and Matrubhumi.

Foreword In we the captivating world of "The Majoritarian Myth: How Unscientific Social Theories Create Disharmony', embark on a thought-provoking expedition through the twists and turns of societal narratives. Driven by an unwavering commitment to unravelling the truth, this book by Prof Gangopadhyay invites us to explore the intricate tapestry of our social fabric, where perceptions often lead us astray. Imagine this: a world where every societal woe, every challenge that surfaces, is routinely attributed to the actions or beliefs of the majority. Well, you won't have to imagine too hard because it's a scenario that has become all too familiar in our contemporary discourse. But is this 'majoritarian myth' the full story? This book, with the skill of a seasoned detective, peels back the layers, revealing the complexities beneath the surface. As a scientist, I found myself captivated by the rigorous analysis within these pages. It challenges us to dive beneath the headlines, to see beyond the surface, and to uncover the deeper truths that often evade our grasp. One striking revelation lies in the heart of our constitutional frameworks. While designed to safeguard minority rights, could they inadvertently harbour biases against the majority? This book invites us to question, to ponder, and to re-evaluate the very foundations of our social contracts.

Acknowledgements This This book is the outcome of the churning of ideas over a very long time period. Many people have, directly and indirectly, contributed to this churning. Surely, I have failed to name many of them, towards whom I tender my apology in advance. The most important name is George Thundiparambil. My conversations with him have helped me formulate my hypothesis for this book. I sincerely appreciate Dr. Saradindu Mukherji and Chandramouli Singh for enlightening me on different aspects of history. Kalyan Sarkar has been especially helpful in expanding my understanding about genocide research. The other significant name is M. Nageswara Rao, a retired IPS officer, who has discussed with me, carefully and critically, many of the issues mentioned in the first section. I have tremendously benefitted from the careful reading of earlier drafts of the manuscript and numerous important suggestions by Abhinav Agarwal, M.S. Chaitra, Dr. Satish Deodhar, Swaraj Kumar Dey, Dr. Yugank Goyal, Raghavan Jagannathan, and Jerry Rao. I am indebted to Dr. Anand Ranganathan for his kind foreword to this work. Introduction Majoritarianism considers the majority to be oppressors of the minority always. Therefore, whenever, wherever, in whichever issues, two communities-one belonging to the majority and the other from the minority-are in conflict with each other, the blame completely goes to the majority community irrespective of the reality. To draw an analogy, in case of an accident concerning two vehicles in a traffic, one may consider the bigger vehicle blameworthy for simply being bigger instead of looking into the specifics of the situation and being in congruent with traffic rules. This would be the equivalent of looking through the lens of majoritarianism. While some people take the above approach in the case of an accident to locate a perpetrator and a victim, the sober view is to look into other environmental factors to understand the cause of this conflict. That cause may be the lack of adherence to traffic rules, or aggressive driving, or lack of defensive driving. That sober view may also imply that the smaller vehicle is guilty of having broken the traffic rule.

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