School as a Secular Space in Contemporary India | Dr. Devika Mittal

Are Indian schools truly secular? Or are they spaces where ideas about religion, caste, citizenship, nationalism, and identity are constantly negotiated and shaped? In this episode of Books & Banters, we speak with Devika Mittal about her book School as a Secular Space in Contemporary India. Drawing on years of research inside a school in Delhi, Dr. Mittal explores how secularism is practiced in everyday school life and what it reveals about contemporary Indian society. This conversation covers: • Secularism in contemporary India • Schools as spaces of citizenship formation • Nationalism, identity, and education • Caste and social justice in schools • The role of teachers and institutions • How young people understand diversity and belonging • What schools reveal about the future of Indian democracy A thought-provoking discussion on education, society, politics, and the making of citizens in modern India. 👍 Like, Share & Subscribe for more conversations with authors, scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals. #BooksAndBanters #DevikaMittal #Secularism #Education #IndianSchools #IndianSociety #Citizenship #Nationalism #Caste #SocialJustice #BookTalk #AuthorInterview #Podcast #India #Democracy Welcome to Dialogus — where clarity meets insight. On this channel, we break down complex topics across politics, business, real estate, law, and culture with expert analysis and research-backed explanations. 🔔 Subscribe to Dialogus channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live.    / @dialogusdigital   Follow Dialogus on instagram:   / dialogue_with_dialogus   Follow Dialogus on X: https://x.com/DialogusThreads Follow Dialogus on Facebook:   / 61577374885734   Follow Dialogus on Website: https://www.dialogus.co.in/ Follow Dialogus on whatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbAL...