LOKSHAHICHYA HATTYESATHI

📘 Book Details

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Translator: Utpal V. B.

• Language: Marathi (Translated from English)

• Edition: 1

• Publishing Year: August 2023

• ISBN: 9789357201162

• Pages: 308

• Cover: Paperback

• Category: Politics & Government

📝 About The Book

To Kill a Democracy, now available in Marathi translation by Utpal V. B., offers a powerful and provocative exploration of the decline of democratic values in India. Rejecting the simplistic view that India was once a strong democracy now eroded solely by populist politics, the authors trace the deeper historical roots of the crisis, offering a nuanced critique of civil liberties, institutional breakdown, and social injustice.

With a compelling blend of poignant real-life stories and scholarly insight, the book argues that democracy is more than just electoral processes and institutional frameworks—it is a way of life based on dignity, justice, and equal opportunity. It highlights how systemic social inequalities and everyday struggles for survival have hollowed out the meaning of elections and fostered authoritarian tendencies within governing institutions.

This book not only examines the situation within India but also underscores its global relevance, reminding readers that one in every three people living in a democracy is an Indian. The authors show how the erosion of social foundations can lead not just to democratic decay, but to the rise of despotism.

A must-read for political thinkers, civil society members, students of democracy, and anyone concerned about the future of governance and freedom in India.