ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I suggest that the concepts of nationalism and populism are different but related. I argue that in recent decades nationalist sentiments have been rearticulated through the enactment of a populist politics that has included attempts to re-make the nation-state and its key institutions, as well as the relationship between the state and civil society. To illustrate my argument, I focus on the case of India, demonstrating how nationalist narratives are deployed in the service of right-wing populist politics, promoting a particular understanding of national belonging, privileging the political claims of a specific group of people while side-lining others. In so doing, I show how education plays a role in the populist promotion of ethno-nationalist discourses.
