Ornit Shani Explained

Ornit Shani
Nationality:Israeli
Notable Works:How India Became Democratic

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-09-17. ORNIT SHANI - JLF London. 2021-11-05. haifa.ac.il/. en.
  2. Web site: New India Foundation. 2021-11-05. New India Foundation. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2021-09-16. NIF announces Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 longlist. 2021-11-05. Firstpost. en.
  4. Web site: Shani. Ornit. Ornit Shani’s ‘How India Became Democratic’ wins the Rs 15-lakh New India Foundation Book prize. 2021-11-28. Scroll.in. en-US.
  5. Web site: Ornit Shani – How India Became Democratic Watson Institute. 2021-11-28. Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. en.