The Rise of Hindu Authoritarianism keyword herbert marcuse Claudio Pavone’s masterwork has become Claudio Pavone’s masterwork has become indispensable to anyone seeking to understand this period and its continuing importance for the nation’s identity Philip Mirowski argues that Hindutva’s rise necessitates a more critical take on mainstream secular claims ironically reinforced by liberal left sections discovering special virtues in India’s ‘distinctive’ secularism The careful evaluation of the ongoing debate on ‘Indian fascism’ has resonances for the broader debate about how best to assess the dangers of the far right’s rise in other liberal democracies