In his compelling new book, firebrand parliamentarian Derek O''Brien tackles some of the most pressing questions confronting our democracy under the ruling dispensation. O''Brien bravely follows in the footsteps of the argumentative Indian to interrogate the false media narratives and power politics rampant in the country. His astute observations, backed by thorough research and statistics, present not only a history of one of the most sacred institutions in India, but also trace a fact-for-fact erosion of that status in the last decade.