[1][2][3][4][9] It surveys historical documents, government committee reports, court judgments, media archives, and records personal anecdotes on a range of issues.

The first chapter explores the history of the partition of India, and a few others examine the foundational texts of Hindu nationalism and their influence on the contemporary ideology of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Drawing on his experience as a journalist in Ahmedabad, Patel examines how the government has used laws such as the Disturbed Areas Act to separate and ghettoize Muslim populations.

[11] Patel argues that the Hindu majoritarian ideology of the BJP lacks substance beyond its disdain of Muslims and Christians and its support of the caste system.

[1] Ranjona Banerji of The Asian Age in her review of the book writes, "Our Hindu Rashtra is more a presentation of our recent history from the perspective of democracy.