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The Biggest Mind Game: Why Facts Fail and Stories Succeed in Indian Politics - Softcover

VIREN, M.

 
9798296825483: The Biggest Mind Game: Why Facts Fail and Stories Succeed in Indian Politics

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Why do millions of Indians ignore facts and continue to follow political leaders blindly even when their lives remain unchanged or get worse?
Why does logic fail where loyalty wins?
And why is Indian politics more about emotion, identity, and stories than data and truth?
In The Biggest Mind Game: Why Facts Fail and Stories Succeed in Indian Politics, M Viren delivers a piercing, deeply insightful examination of how narratives, memory, caste, class, and cultural identity shape political behavior in India more than any manifesto ever could.
Drawing from real-life case studies, rural India experiences, and psychological concepts like moral tribalism, betrayal aversion, and the backfire effect, this book shows how politicians manipulate emotional pain into votes and how even the most rational people can be trapped by the stories they were born into.
You’ll discover:

  • Why truth alone doesn’t change minds especially in Indian democracy
  • How storytelling beats statistics in building political loyalty
  • Why urban elites misunderstand rural voters
  • How media, caste, religion, and memory create long-lasting political myths
  • The invisible reasons why India is still debating One Nation One Bill, illegal immigrants, ration card corruption, and more decades after independence
This is not just a book about politics.
It’s a guide to understanding India’s political mind from slum to WhatsApp to Parliament.
Whether you're a student, political analyst, journalist, or just a citizen trying to make sense of why India votes the way it does, this book will challenge what you think you know and replace it with a more human, more painful, and more real understanding.

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