Bangalore Girls

Witnessing the Rise of Nationalism in a Progressive City

Supriya Baily

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English

Rowman & Littlefield
08 October 2024

Colonialism & imperialism; Gender studies: women; Nationalism; Political control & freedoms

Through the stories of a group of school girls in what used to be India’s most progressive city, Bangalore Girls reveals how the freedom women once enjoyed in the “Silicon Valley of India” has been eroded by the rising tide of right-wing nationalism, misogyny, and religious fundamentalism.

Author Supriya Baily explores one of India’s most dynamic cities through the eyes of a group of women who grew up and went to school together in the late 1980s and early 1990s. As they enjoyed the trappings of a burgeoning middle class, these classmates also watched their country move to the right politically and socially, spurred on by the Ayodhya riots that tore down the Babri Masjid Mosque in 1992 and the sectarian violence that followed—a Hindu nationalist tide that continues to rise today.

The book offers us a window into these women’s lives and shows us how they are responding to the breakdown of progressivism across multiple domains. They discuss not only their own safety and the educational opportunities and challenges confronting their families; they also talk about such society-wide issues as anti-Muslim sentiment, the backlash against science, and the dangers of independent thinking. Baily gives voice to their worries about political cults of personality and government policies that seek to marginalize and ostracize anyone who speaks out against the authorities, but especially women.

As Indian prime minister Narendra Modi now consecrates the new Ram Temple in Ayodhya, it has never been more important to understand the wave of nationalism that began in 1992. The stories of these women told by Supriya Baily are a must-read tale of extremism’s threat to women’s rights and human rights.

By: Supriya Baily
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781538198018
ISBN 10: 1538198010
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Supriya Baily is an activist, a scholar, and an educator. Born in the US Midwest, she spent her formative teenage years in Bangalore, where she worked as a community organizer and student leader. Returning to the United States, she received a BA in social work, an MA in international development studies, and a PhD in international education. She is currently professor of education at George Mason University in northern Virginia.

Reviews for Bangalore Girls: Witnessing the Rise of Nationalism in a Progressive City

An important book - not only for the significance of the case of Bangalore - but for what this case teaches about how the worldwide surge of hypernationalism is so strongly linked to religious intolerance, antiscience, and conspiracist ideation. This is a book exemplifying empirical rigor and moral clarity. --Gilbert A. Valverde, Dean and Vice Provost of the Center for International Education and Global Strategy, University of Albany