He is the author of the book ‘Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India’ which sheds light on the ideological moorings of Hindutva. Since its release in August 2015, Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India has elicited rave reviews and won literary awards such as the Tata Literature Live! Book of the Year Award, and the Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize for the best non-fiction work in English.