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Why I Am A Hindu wanted to position the debate as one within the Hindu faith, and therefore wrote about his own personal identification with the religion. The book is segmented into two parts. In the first part, Tharoor offers a brief history of Hinduism, and the development of his own personal faith. In the second part, he traces the rise of modern Hindu nationalism in the form of the Hindutva movement. Why I Am A Hindu Why I Am A Hindu is a 2018 book by Indian politician Shashi Tharoor. In the book, Tharoor writes about the history of Hinduism and its core tenets,