"'A single bullet took one life and shattered three others. Mine, among them. My brother shot my father. My mother heard the shot. Approximately 1400 kilometers away, in the Armed Forces Medical College at Pune, where I was pursuing a postgraduate course in pathology while servi…
With the Hindu nationalist BJP now replacing the Congress as the only national political force, the communalization of the Indian polity has qualitatively advanced since the earlier edition of this book in 1997. This edition has been substantially reworked and updated with sever…
With the Hindu nationalist BJP now replacing the Congress as the only national political force, the communalization of the Indian polity has qualitatively advanced since the earlier edition of this book in 1997. This edition has been substantially reworked and updated with sever…
Between 1955 and 1956 the Government of India passed four Hindu Law Acts to reform and codify Hindu family law. Scholars have understood these acts as a response to growing concern about women's rights but, in a powerful re-reading of their history, this book traces the origins …
Riots and After in Mumbai provides a synoptic record of events in Mumbai, focusing essentially on the history of riots in the city. Using this framework, it attempts to understand the sociopolitical and cultural realities of present-day Mumbai through a collection of narratives …
Regional Diversities and the Conflict -- Caste, Everyday Life and Conflict Politics -- Border Realities: Contesting Hegemonic Paradigms of Nationalism and Conflict -- Contesting the Homogenised Discourse of Religious Identities. "Rethinking Conflict at the Margins departs from …
"Rethinking Conflict at the Margins departs from the conventional academic narration of the conflict situation in Jammu and Kashmir and expands the debate by shifting the focus from the Kashmir region to the Jammu region. Generally, it is the response of Muslim-majority Kashmir …