This IPS officer's new book is all the rage. Anand Mahindra, Amish Tripathi mesmerised by 'Hinduism Beyond Ritualism'

'Hinduism Beyond Ritualism', a book written by an IPS officer and IITian, Vineet Agarwal, has become a social media hit.

From Corporate India bosses to personalities from the film industry, everyone seems to be talking about the 'book for all Hindus and non-Hindus', published by The Write Place Publishers.

Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy recently had said that he read Agarwal's book that demystifies Hindu concepts. He further informed that Agarwal is a very senior IPS police officer in the Maharashtra State Government. The new author also holds an IIT Delhi post-graduate degree in Management, and is highly-decorated for his work.



Anand Mahindra took to Twitter on Tuesday to inform his 8.3 million followers that he has been reading Agarwal's new book. The Mahindra Group Chairman said that he was not only intrigued by the title of the book, but also by 'the author who seems to be a Renaissance Cop'.

He further said that the IPS officer's investigative skills helped him unearth the basic tenets of his faith.


Last week, 'Shiva Trilogy' author Amish Tripathi also informed that he had been reading the 'insightful' book for the last few days. He shared a quote from the 'scholarly' book's introduction - "Hinduism has always been an awe-inspiring concept for scholars from all over the world..."


Yesteryear actress Poonam Dhillon, alongside a 29-second video of her flipping the pages of the book with a yellow pencil in hand, lauded the 'mesmerising' book. In her post, she informed that she underlines portions in books she finds fascinating, and likes to go back to them later.

Calling it a must-read, the 58-year-old actress said she was totally fascinated by the book as it contains well imparted info.


In the beginning of the month, director Vishal Bhardwaj also said that he had started reading the 'rare book'. "Don’t want it to end", he wrote.


Agarwal has also won the prestigious President’s Police Medal for meritorious services. 'Hinduism beyond Ritualism' is his third book after 'Romance of a Naxalite' and 'On the Eve of Kalyug'. The book has also received the Poiesis Society award, and been adapted into a popular television serial.

The author has held various important posts in the Government of Maharashtra, Central Bureau of Investigation and Government of India after a brief stint in the corporate sector.