Ornit Shani is an Israeli academic, author and professor at the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Haifa.[1] She won the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize in 2018 for her book How India Became Democratic.[2][3][4][5] Her previous book is Communalism, Caste, and Hindu Nationalism: The Violence in Gujarat which covers identity and caste politics, the rise of Hindu nationalism, Indian citizenship, democracy and the history of elections.

Ornit Shani
2016,
NationalityIsraeli
Notable workHow India Became Democratic

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  1. ^ "ORNIT SHANI - JLF London". haifa.ac.il/. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ "New India Foundation". New India Foundation. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ "NIF announces Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize 2021 longlist". Firstpost. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ Shani, Ornit. "Ornit Shani's 'How India Became Democratic' wins the Rs 15-lakh New India Foundation Book prize". Scroll.in. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Ornit Shani – How India Became Democratic | Watson Institute". Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Retrieved 28 November 2021.