Ornit Shani is an Israeli academic, author and professor at the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Haifa.[1] She won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize in 2018 for her book How India Became Democratic.[2][3][4][5] Her previous book is Communalism, Caste, and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat which covers identity and caste politics, the rise of Hindu nationalism, Indian citizenship, democracy and the history of elections.
Ornit Shani | |
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| Nationality | Israeli |
| Notable work | How India Became Democratic |
References
edit- ^ "ORNIT SHANI - JLF London". haifa.ac.il/. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "New India Foundation". New India Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "NIF announces Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 longlist". Firstpost. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Shani, Ornit. "Ornit Shani's 'How India Became Democratic' wins the Rs 15-lakh New India Foundation Book prize". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Ornit Shani – How India Became Democratic | Watson Institute". Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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