The author of the book is Shashi throor who is a Congress leader and a MP in kerela. In this book he writes about the Hinduism that he has learnt from parents, society and religion itself. This book tells about the very belief of hindus and how the politicians ussed it for their political motives.He aslo tells about the rise of Hindutva in from the pre Independence time.In the book he tells about the difference in the hindutva he has learned and the hindutva, the political parties are spreading.