Iranian scholar Ramin Jahanbegloo interviews twenty-seven prominent Indians on their views on Gandhi, religion, secularism, caste, economy, globalization, feminism, art, and culture. The interviews give an insight into how Indians perceive themselves and their country sixty years after Independence.Including interviews with Romila Thapar, Partha Chatterjee, Ashis Nandy, Mushirul Hasan, M.J. Akbar, Vandana Shiva, the Dalai Lama, Mrinal Sen, Sonal Mansingh, and many others, this book is a one-of-a-kind view of contemporary India.