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Never before has such communal carnage taken place – not even before Independence.  It is a cataclysmic event, a calamity of unimaginable proportions.  Future generations of scholars and academics will require ample information about it.  This book will provide them, if not with all, then at least with a great deal of information.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 27 February 2002, a coach of the Sabarmati Express was torched near Godhra railway station.  Fifty-eight passengers, mainly Hindu pilgrims returning from a visit to Ayodhya in support of the temple movement, were burnt to death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 24 hours, a conflagration of the most cruel and systematic violence against Muslims erupted and spread in a large number of cities, towns and villages in Gujarat.  Thee action was unlike any previous communal violence in post-Independence India.  In the months, it took for a semblance of normalcy to return to the state, apart from the natural outpouring of on the spot media reporting and analysis, several investigative teams rushed to Gujarat, conducted inquiries and published reports and other documents.  Official bodies including the National Human Rights Commission (taking a direct interest for the first time, of its own accord, in communal violence) made important studies and presented them to the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a compilation of articles, editorials, investigative reports, surveys, memoranda and other significant material on the carnage.  The final report of the National Human Rights Commission is included in it.  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This book spanning a century of epochal history, considers how the public festival has been interwoven with everyday lives and the making of the modern Indian nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Ganapati Utsava is dedicated to the elephant-headed god, and is a major festival of western India.  The festival was mobilized as a potential vehicle for political critique in the 1890s, pre-eminently by Bal Gangadhar Tilak..  Its success lay in combining entertainment with veneration, which meant that the event could not be easily prohibited by the colonial state.  While the success of the mobilization is widely acknowledged as the work of Tilak, this study shows that other, less-known community leaders were active, if not pioneering, in the festival’s more public transformations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn contemporary India, this kaleidoscopic event is of interest to various bodies: to political parties such as the Shiv Sena, the BJP, and the congress; to media conglomerates which sponsor competitions associated with religious rituals; and to the police and regulating organizations of the state which strive to keep religious festivity ‘clean’ of criminality and excessive political manipulation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the level of community life and everyday bhakti, Raminder Kaur shows that the audio-visual aspects of the festival are crucial to its enduring appeal among large sectors of India’s populace.  This is evident, for instance, from the emergence of martial representations of Ganapati and the development of shrine tableaux that provide commentaries on issues of historical and topical interest – such as the freedom struggle, contemporary political corruption, and the nuclear rivalry with Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs such, this book deploys a single major cultural and religious event to study the variety and cultures of contemporary Hinduism, and their complex histories.  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This book points out the need for, and provides the route to, the dialogue of civilizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 11, 2001, underlined the role of Islam in our time.  In its demographic spread, its political span, and its religious commitment, Islam will be an increasingly forceful presence on the word stage in the twenty-first century.  While some scholars predict that there will be a clash of civilizations, other see a need for a dialogue of civilizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will help students, scholars of politics, sociology, international relations and cultural bodies, and reporters as well as a more general audience interested in some of the most issues of our times.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the most important book to date on life in the post 9\/11 world.\u003cbr\u003e= Professor Tamara Sonn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIslam Under Siege goes beyond assigning guilt, to understanding the world that has produced such hatred and misunderstanding.  In this sometimes personal and consistently courageous mediation on the uncertainties of our time, Akbar Ahmed offers hope by focusing on shared notions of honor and human dignity.\u003cbr\u003e= Tamara Sonn, American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAkbar Ahmed is one of the wisest and bravest writers on Islam.  This work confirms his reputation as a savant in the filed.\u003cbr\u003e= Chris Rojek, Nottingham Trent University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAkbar Ahmed’s understanding of the relationship between politics and culture sets him apart from other analysts of contemporary Islam.\u003cbr\u003e= Louis W Goodman, School of International Service, American University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eGod’s Gamble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISLAM UNDER SIEGE\u003cbr\u003eThe Return of Anthropology and the Final Crusade\u003cbr\u003eThe Sense of Muslim Siege\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHAT IS GOING WRONG\u003cbr\u003eIs it about Islam or is it Globalization?\u003cbr\u003eA Post-Honor World?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIBN KHALDUN AND SOCIAL COHESION\u003cbr\u003eThe Khaldunian Breakdown\u003cbr\u003eThe Man in the Iron Cage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE FAILURE OF MUSLIM LEADERSHIP\u003cbr\u003eMuslim Leaders\u003cbr\u003eVeiled Truth: Women in Islam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSEARCHING FOR A MUSLIM IDEAL: INCLUSION\u003cbr\u003eCase Study One: The Scholarship of Inclusion\u003cbr\u003eInclusivists in America: Islam in Toledo, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSEARCHING FOR A MUSLIM IDEAL:  EXCLUSION\u003cbr\u003eCase Study Two: The Scholarship of Exclusion\u003cbr\u003eExclusivists in America: The Debate in Cleveland, Ohio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTOWARDS A GLOBAL PARADIGM\u003cbr\u003eThe Challenge for Islam\u003cbr\u003eQuestions for our Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Akbar S Ahmed \/ Sage Publications \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776204419241,"sku":"11723","price":30.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/11723_9bfb3256-19f6-4e3d-98a1-b59a68bf4270.jpg?v=1625524036"},{"product_id":"11964-ethnicity-identity-and-the-state-in-south-asia","title":"Ethnicity, Identity and The State in South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Kousar J Azam\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): Kousar J Azam\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: South Asia Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2001\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 345\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8170032563\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of papers presented at an international conference on Ethnicity, Identity and the State in South Asia at the IACIS\/ASRC.  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When bigots atop a medieval structure on a cold December morning a decade ago demolished the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, they were dismantling the edifice on which modern India  rests. By harking to an imperfect past-the vandalism of rulars of all religions in an age when such actions were par for the course for the victorious in wars and power struggles-those who prompted the demolition in God's name and those who were pathetically passive bear equal blame.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume is essential reading for those-laymen and experts alike-who want to know why a religious issue so dominates the political landscape of a modern, resurgent nation in the 21st century. 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Human rights are supperior to all other rights. This is one of the main issues of this book. The author has pointed out the dangers of minorities in details and has also suggested as to how to deal with them. He rings the alarm bell at last and says, Minoritism is deception for human civilization, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes, answers to these questions become questions themselves. It cannot be expected that everyone will agree with all the issues of the author. But it is expected definitely that the process of thinking begins in this direction after reading this book. For this, public awareness is required. We should not forget that keeping mum or maintaining silence is a sin when there is need to raise one's voice because Maunam Sammati Saksshanam, I e keeping mum is equivalent all these aspects of the process of contemplation for which the author of this book, Muzaffar Hussain, deserves praise a lot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be helpful in searching all these answers, I give my thanks to Muzaffar Hussain ji for this book and I hope the considerate readers and patriot thinkers will welcome this book very much. My good wishes to this important and precious book.\u003cbr\u003e-Justice C Dharmadhikari\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE PUBLISHER:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndian civilisational stream was impeded for several centuries. It struggled and survived through tornado of Islamic and Imperial invasion, which blew other civilizations to smithereens. Efforts to revitalize, revive and reassert this great civilization and restore the continuity were made by Rishis, Mahatmas and intellectuals of this ancient land for over a century, which accelerated the process and led the road to freedom. Unfortunately, the ideal of Ram Rajya set by Mahatma Gandhi, which provided the ideological basis of our freedom, became anathema to the post independent polity, politicians, intellectuals and establishments. Even the goal of the Ram Rajya came to be regarded as narrow, sectarian, communal and even dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Swamy Vivekananda said, it is given to the Hindus by destiny to discover the idea of Universal validity of all faiths and ways of life and share it with the rest of the world. This inclusive idea, which validates all Gods, faiths, peoples and way of life, is the ultimate destination of the journey of humanity and the final guarantee for global and national peace. 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Heera Lal, who stabbed a stranger ‘just like that’ one morning in 1947, has lived for years with a shadow which appears only when he is alone. Mangat Ram fired on a caravan of refugees but feels no guilt, seeing himself merely as an instrument of destiny in the days of junoon or madness. Kesar Devi whose breasts were cut off is renamed Adhdha, the Half, and denied her identity as a woman by her own people. Abdul Nasir, survivor of the Gujarat riots, dreams of flying snakes and exploding bombs. Sobha Rani, reduced to prostitution, speaks of her grief in cosmic terms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeenakshie Verma’s sensitive portrayal of these lives is a powerful indictment of collective violence. 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Instead this book deals with specifics: what ought to be done in regard to Articles of the Constitution which deal with freedom of religion - Articles 25 or 26, for instance; in regard to Articles 29 and 30 which deal with the question of minority institutions; in regard to Article 44 which directs the State to ensure a Common Civil Code for all citizens throughout the country etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, the author argues that a Secular Agenda is contingent on three things: purging public discourse of double standards, and grounding it in facts; reviving the national spirit; and getting the best into public life - persons of integrity and competence, persons who are dedicated to the country.  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This the present study dispels the misconception that fertility is high and family planning acceptance is low among Muslims because they are a highly religious community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgain very few studies have tried to study the opinions and attitudes of the Muslim leadership towards various aspects such as status of woman, modernization, religiosity, female education, small family norm, use of contraception etc. The present study has covered this area by trying to get the Muslim leadership’s views and attitudes regarding above mentioned variables in Muslim community. 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Empowerment generally refers to a process as well as a programme of action or intervention whereby a qualitative and sustained improvement in the lives of people is brought about. This short book focuses on the issue of the empowerment of Muslims in India in an integral, holistic perspective. Proceeding from the premise that the issue of empowerment of any group or community in a given society should be addressed in the context of both the larger society and the community in quest, the book brings out the bearing of the larger political, social, economic and cultural processes in contemporary Indian society on the marginalization and disempowerment of Muslims and other minority groups. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book argues that the ideal of empowerment needs to be juxtaposed with the reality of disempowerment in the context of specific groups and communities. It presents an extended discussion on the nature and extent of the disempowerment and marginalization of Indian Muslims as perceived and experienced by the community and as corroborated by researches as well as official sources. This is followed by an analysis of the dynamics of disempowerment in terms of exogenous and endogenous sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book emphasizes the need for creating and sustaining an enabling environment for the empowerment of marginalized groups and communities. It also addresses the key question of the prerequisites of empowerment in the context of Indian Muslims. The concluding part of the book underscores the role of community mobilization as a potent instrument of empowerment. 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It also used data from well-recognized sources like National Council of applied Economic Research, New Delhi and National Family Health Surveys, IIPS, Mumbai. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book tries to analyse various threats and opportunities the community face as a whole and the steps needed to promote community’s welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003eMuslims within the Pluralistic Nature of Indian Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003ePopulation, Size \u0026amp; Distribution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eEconomic Participation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003eEducation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003eGender Issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Participation and Welfare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 8\u003cbr\u003eDemographic and Health Characteristics among Social Groups\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 9\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Abusaleh Shariff \/ Institute of Objective Studies \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776350662825,"sku":"15497","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/15497_3094c70f-e4e6-474b-a397-36aa3d5deabb.jpg?v=1625525179"},{"product_id":"15502-muslims-in-free-india-their-social-profile-and-problems","title":"Muslims in Free India - Their Social Profile and Problems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: M K A Siddiqui\u003cbr\u003eEditor(s): M K A Siddiqui\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Institute of Objective Studies\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1998\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 140\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8185220506\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume was designed to make on objective assessment of the nature and direction of change in the socio-cultural life of India’s largest religious minority, namely the Muslims, during fifty years of the country’s Independence. In its present form it has dealt with only some limited aspects of the life of the community. The study could not be as broad based as originally planned and has attempted to observe certain aspects of demography, the nature of their polity and political empowerment, the state of their exudation in a limited area and the features of their social structure and organization including the impact of Islam on the aboriginal tribes in the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is in no way an exhaustive study but a focus on a few selected aspects provides ample insight into the problems of the Muslims in India particularly since the country has gained Independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSome Demographic features of the Muslims in India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStratification in the Muslim Society A Study in Indo Muslim Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuslim Polity in India during the Post-Independence period-Myth and Reality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDynamics of social Stratification among Muslims in Rural West Bengal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDynamics of the Structure of the Muslim Society in India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEducation and Muslim Women-Case Studies on two West Bengal Villages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eState of Muslims Education in Calcutta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImpact of Islam on Aboriginal Tribes in India\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"M K A Siddiqui \/ Institute of Objective Studies \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776350695593,"sku":"15502","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/15502_159ff389-ec4a-4ccd-8508-798a991eab42.jpg?v=1625515547"},{"product_id":"15552-ambassador-of-hindu-muslim-unity","title":"Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Ian Bryant Wells\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Permanent Black\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 269\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8178241056\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses the development of Jinnah’s relationship with India’s Muslims from his entry into politics until 1934. 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The primary changes in Jinnah’s politics, he suggests, were the strategies Jinnah employed to achieve his goals rather than the goals themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the facets of Jinnah’s political thought and career analyses here are various other settled perspectives on Jinnah-his elitism and distance from mass politics; the effect on his work of an intellectual genealogy from the Liberalism of Morley on the one hand and the constitutionalism of Gokhale on the other; his view of secularism, religion and the religious community; his relations with Gandhi, Motilal and Jawaharlal Nehru, Willingdon, Ramsay MacDonald and Irwin; his attitude to the Rowlatt Act, the Khilafat Movement, and non-cooperation; and his complex, troubled relations with other nationalist Muslim leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will interest all historians of modern India and nationalist politics, as well as those who find Jinnah an intriguing and fascinating contrast to Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION: THE IMPACT OF PARTITION ON THE STURY OF JINNAH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGOKHALE’S HEIR\u003cbr\u003eMorley, Liberalism and Jinnah\u003cbr\u003eJinnah, Congress and the Muslim League\u003cbr\u003eRepresenting Muslim Interests\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAMBASSADOR OF UNITY\u003cbr\u003eReforming the Council of India\u003cbr\u003eLaying the Foundation for Unity\u003cbr\u003eThe Lucknow Pact\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJINNAH AND WILLINGDON\u003cbr\u003eThe Home rule Leagues\u003cbr\u003eJinnah the Extremist\u003cbr\u003eThe legislative Council\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEFEAT BY GANDHI\u003cbr\u003eThe Rowlatt Act\u003cbr\u003eMontagu-Chelmsford Reforms\u003cbr\u003eJallianwalla Bagh and the rise of Mass Protest\u003cbr\u003eJinnah’s Fall from Grace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BACKROOMS OF POLITICS\u003cbr\u003eJinnah and the Khilafat\u003cbr\u003eNegotiating to end Non-cooperation\u003cbr\u003eDrifting Towards the Muslim League\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLEADER OF THE OPPOSITION\u003cbr\u003eReturn to constitutional Politics\u003cbr\u003eReviving Hindu-Muslim Unity\u003cbr\u003eLeading the Legislature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE JINNAH LEAGUE\u003cbr\u003eThe Delhi Proposals\u003cbr\u003eTemporary Unity: Opposition to the Simon Commission\u003cbr\u003eThe End of Unity: Rejecting the Nehru Report\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE FOURTEEN POINTS OF MR JINNAH\u003cbr\u003eUnifying the Muslim Community\u003cbr\u003eNegotiating with Gandhi\u003cbr\u003eDiffering Agenda: Jinnah and Irwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXILE IN LONDON\u003cbr\u003eThe Round Table Conference\u003cbr\u003eHindu-Muslim Disunity \u003cbr\u003eRethinking Political Directions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONCLUSION: JINNAH IN PERSPECTIVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Ian Bryant Wells \/ Permanent Black \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776351285417,"sku":"15552","price":45.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/15552_629af034-bf10-44a4-ae7c-82aa1355236a.jpg?v=1625568558"},{"product_id":"15902-racial-hegemony-gujarat-genocide","title":"Racial Hegemony - Gujarat Genocide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Paul Mike\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Indian Social Institute\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 270\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): N\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an original study along with compilation of several recorded versions on Gujarat Carnage. The gory tales of political murder of innocent Muslims in the context of the Ram Temple construction by demolishing Babri-Masjid has exposed the new angle of Hindutva psyche-that they are terrorists of the worst kind. There is a fundamental difference between jehadi kind of Islamic terrorism and the Hindutva terrorism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Jehadi Islamic terrorism of the kind of Bin Laden aims at its so-called enemies with mass destructive weapons. They killed people at one stoke in the World Trade Centre.  The death there, too, was of innocent American. That death was painless. It was like the death of people sitting in a plane and it crashes down to the ground killing all those inside at once. A killing is killing and it deserves to be condemned. That is the reason why all Muslims also joined in condemnation of that killing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Gujarat kind of terrorism is more brutal. It was organized by the very ruling party. Even in form and dastardliness Gujarat was worse. Along with cold-blooded killing of people, raping of women, tearing off the stomachs of pregnant women, burning the foetus and the mother alive with awe of celebration is worst form of terrorism. Nobody celebrated the jihad terrorism. The killer themselves got killed But the Hindutva terrorists celebrated the Gujarat kind of terrorism almost on everyday basis. This is a more serious mode of religious terrorism. This mode of terrorism has its origins in its casteist brutalization of the human self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrahminism is the root cause for the carnage that took place in Gujarat and for the series of such events that are bound to take place in different parts of the country in the near future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstead of facing the challenges posed before the caste system through the demands for justice put forward by the Dalits and Tribals for the wrongs done to them for thousands of years, Brahminism is diverting the attention of the people by saying that the minorities are the root-cause for all evils of this nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf the proponents of Hindutva are allowed to establish Hindu Rashtra in India as they claim they will, that will be the Brahminic Rashtra, which would perpetuate the age-old discriminatory caste system. These forces use this tactic, to maintain their Aryan-Brahminic supremacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDEDICATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA WORD OF THANKS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGLOSSARY \u0026amp; ABBREVIATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I: THE GUJARAT CARNAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eThe Victims Speak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003eThe Nature of Attacks: Post-Godhra Pogrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003eGodhra Incident: A Planned Violence or a Spontaneous Eruption?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eGujarat Carnage-A Gujarat Government sponsored Genocide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003eRelief Camps \u0026amp; Rehabilitation Measures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003eHard Facts noted from the Carnage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003eRays of Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II: IDEOLOGY BEHIND THE GENOCIDE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eOrigin \u0026amp; Ideology of Rashtriya Swayam-sevak Sangh (RSS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003eRSS Ideology and Brahminism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003eImposition of RSS Ideology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eOutfits of RSS\u003cbr\u003eA Brief Descriptive Outline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003eStrategies of RSS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003eHistory of Communal Riots in Gujarat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003eHindutva Implications and Response Strategies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecret Circular of Gujarat Police\u003cbr\u003eTranslation of a VHP Leaflet\u003cbr\u003eTranslation of an Article in Sandesh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Paul Mike \/ Indian Social Institute \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776356659369,"sku":"15902","price":16.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/15902_5c46b7c3-f3a4-4edc-bbac-9992efeb71fc.jpg?v=1625515639"},{"product_id":"15905-the-jihad-fixation-agenda-strategy-portents","title":"The Jihad Fixation - Agenda - Strategy - Portents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: A Compilation\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Wordsmiths\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2001\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 424\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 81874120038\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this type of jihad the kufar are repelled and their hearts are filled with fear. The purpose is to ensure the kufar remain terrorized and away from mischief, thereby allowing the message of Islam to be conveyed without obstruction. Islam has ordered the Muslims to gain strength to the extent that the disbelievers are terrorized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone who is steadfast to his religion, everyone who holds on to his religion, everyone who defends his religion became a terrorist and he is the extremist and he is the fundamentalist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI travelled several times to Pakistan and Afghanistan and there I met many brothers and Islamic groups who came from various regions of the Islamic world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe were looking for jihad after Afghanistan. We found it in the Philippines, Kashmir, Bosnia. The rulers of Pakistan and Bangladesh prepared barricades of sand bags against the flood of fundamentalism and the muftis of Egypt continue to declare that fundamentalism is haram. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadrasahs training students from Burma, Nepal, Chechnya, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Yemen, Mongolia, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Russia, Turkey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose imprisoned were: Saudi nationals and other resident expatriates who fought jihad in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Chechnya, Tajikistan, Philippines; others preparing to travel to Kosova. Muslim rebels buying arms from North Korea using money provide by Usama bin Ladin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Chinese government ahs executed 30 Muslims, accusing them of terrorism, arrested over 18,000 Yugur Muslims in Xinjiang. Saudi businessmen paying bin Ladin protection money to stave off attacks on their business. International terrorist organizations linked to Usama bin Ladin threatening to attack military installations in Kenya, Uganda, India.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most dangerous development of its kind was the entry of the USA into a direct confrontation arena against the Islamic movements. The American missile attacks against Sudan and Afghanistan give you an indication of the size and nature of any future confrontation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKilling 20 people and attacking trains, banks and hotels.\u003cbr\u003eIslamists returning from Albania arrested in various European countries. \u003cbr\u003eMany Egyptian Muslims captured in Albania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReports that Usama bin Ladin has been funding young British Muslims at armed training camps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilitants, allegedly led by Usama bin Ladin, planned to carry out multiple bombings in three countries during the holiday period in 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtremists, including supporters of Usama bin Ladin, now appear to be using Canada as a base to launch attacks in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Algeria, Egypt, the Philippines, Thailand, Syria, Lebanon, and from every corner of the world people rose to sacrifice their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne addicted to heroin can get off it, but a mujahid cannot leave the jihad. I am spiritually addicted to jihad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe won’t stop-even if India gave us Kashmir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe’ll also bring jihad in Pakistan, We want to see a Taliban-style regime here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKilling the Americans and their allies is an individual duty for every Muslim in order for their armies to move out of all the lands of Islam, defeated and unable to threaten any Muslim.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf one concedes the relevance of the concepts of jihad as the religiously enjoined duty of all Muslims to struggle\/rebel against unjust authority, why was it that no Muslims to struggle\/rebel against unjust authority, why was it that no Muslim scholar, country, or political party described Bangladesh’s freedom struggle in those terms? Why should the term in its popular usage be limited to situations that involve conflicts between Muslims and non-Muslims alone?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE CAMPAIGN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefinition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObjectives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTypes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObligation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJustification\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWay of Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturn to the Way\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerception of The Other\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetractors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Views\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE EXECUTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMethods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mujahid \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Agents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Tentacles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDestabilization Theories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGLOSSARY \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"A Compilation \/ Wordsmiths \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776356724905,"sku":"15905","price":55.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/15905_1ece6180-fc96-40dd-b54c-484f4394e496.jpg?v=1625568862"},{"product_id":"16904-india-s-market-society","title":"India’s Market Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Barbara Harriss-White\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Three Essays\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 251\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8188789208\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Harriss-White’s work breaks new ground in showing how non-market and non-state institutions shape India’s market society. She focuses on markets for land, labour and essential commodities in small town economies to show the vitality of caste and religious pluralism (among other factors) in their functioning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFar from being vestiges of an earlier era, she argues that both caste and religion are being reworked in the contemporary era to ensure the subservience of small town economies to the interests of big capital and imperialist globalization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe linkages between small town economies and the workings of Capital come alive in her analysis. 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Dalit Development in Andhra Pradesh\u003cbr\u003e4. The Alternative: Replace Caste-based\u003cbr\u003e     Reservation with Democratic Representation \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"K.S. 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It looks at the transformation of cultural meanings in everyday life that make possible the political success and the anti-minority violence of the Hindu Right. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedia and academic accounts of the Hindu right that present images of religious frenzy and fanaticism are misleading because they draw attention away from the world of everyday and the ordinary, from the homes, workplaces, schools and communities where the realities of Hindu nationalism are created and maintained.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book takes seriously the claims of RSS activists that theirs is a cultural organization, and that its main task is to character-building, in order to answer the central question: How does one comprehend the selves that are capable of the extraordinary violence witnessed in India at the turn of the millennium?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe patterns of anti-minority violence that accompanies the rise of Hindu nationalism show that it follows not a political or economic logic, but a cultural one.  The geographic and demographic distribution of violence maps and confirms cultural beliefs about the nation and its enemies.  Finally, this book argues that media and academic discourses on Hindu nationalism function to produce what has been called 'cultural anesthesia', diffusing the deflecting questions about agency and accountability while silencing the experience of the victims and excluding the cultural idioms which provide them means of comprehension and healing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS \u0026amp; REVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a searingly piece of writing, with an unashamedly partisan position, but without compromising the demands of theoretical rigor and empirical depth.  Shubh Mathur's book provides a fine-grained account of the tortured response of India's Muslims to the emerging shifts in a social order that has begun to view them with increasing weariness, impatience and a hectoring command to \"assimilate\".\u003cbr\u003e- Raza Mir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is an error to read fascism as an abnormality; one should, in fact, seek the links between fascism and 'normality'.  Shubh Mathur's work brilliantly shows how the cultural logic and institutional power of Hindutva has become deeply entrenched in everyday life itself.\u003cbr\u003e-Sadanand Menon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface and \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003eThe Everyday Life of Hindu Nationalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMAPPING THE ENEMY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eADMINISTRATIVE AND DISCURSIVE HINDUS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMUNITIES AND POWER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIOLENCE AS RITUAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Shubh Mathur \/ Three Essays \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776541438121,"sku":"24314","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/24314_a14176c1-be90-45fd-bfd0-eb6b949952e4.jpg?v=1625527319"},{"product_id":"24953-indian-muslims-in-a-whirlpool","title":"Indian Muslims in a Whirlpool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Ramashray Upadhyay\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 286\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788129114280\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian Muslims in a Whirlpool is a well researched book, which captures the essence of the author’s lifelong quest for mainstreaming the Indian Muslims. It reflects, in brief,on most of the prominent Indian Muslim related organizations and issues, which are linked with the Islamic revival movement. The author has tried to compile all the prominent issues that have a bearing on the communal conflict in the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the absence of any scope for reinterpretation of religion for democratic, secular, scientific, industrial and modern society, the larger majority of Indian Muslims do not see beyond mosques and madrasas. Due to the assertive insistence of Islamic clerics on a separate Muslim identity, Indian Muslims have been suffering from a malady of hate and divisive politics of the ruling class. Initially, they became the victims of Muslim Indians who had converted them for their self-seeking interest and subsequently of the political class in their politics of vote arithmetic. The present book is an effort to discuss almost all the issues, which the Muslim Indians raised to misguide the Indian Muslims. The authentic quotes from prominent writers, in particular from those of Muslims, hope to stir the conscience of Muslim scholars for launching an intellectual jihad and free the Indian Muslims from the siege of Muslim Indians, which is the only answer to the Hindu-Muslim problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART – I\u003cbr\u003eHISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF POLITICAL ISLAM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Sufi Movement for Propagation of Islam\u003cbr\u003e2. Jihad\u003cbr\u003e3. Islamic Terrorism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART – II\u003cbr\u003eINSTITUTIONALISED MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMI REVIVALISM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4. Madrasa Movement\u003cbr\u003e5. Islamic Institutions\u003cbr\u003e6. Aligarh Movement\u003cbr\u003e7. The Urdu Movement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART – III\u003cbr\u003eORGANISATIONAL MOVEMENTS FOR ISLAMI REVIVALISM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. All India Muslim League (AIML)\u003cbr\u003e9. Jami’ at –ul-Ulama-i-Hind\u003cbr\u003e10. Allama Iqbal\u003cbr\u003e11. Tabligh Jamaat\u003cbr\u003e12. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH)\u003cbr\u003e13. All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat\u003cbr\u003e14. Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART – IV\u003cbr\u003eOTHER ISSUES OF CONCERN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15. Muslim Personal Law\u003cbr\u003e16. Muslim Women in India: Victims of Medievalism?\u003cbr\u003e17. Fatwa\u003cbr\u003e18. Myth of Islamic Brotherhood\u003cbr\u003e19. Waqf (Charitable Islami Trust)\u003cbr\u003e20. Muslim Infiltration from Bangladesh\u003cbr\u003e21. Muslim-baiting Politics\u003cbr\u003e22. Muslims and Indian Communists\u003cbr\u003e23. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Ramashray Upadhyay \/ Rupa \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776558248105,"sku":"24953","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/24953_a5ec694f-a6ee-4abe-94a0-d8634a964d7a.jpg?v=1625527567"},{"product_id":"24978-islam-and-the-muslims-of-india-exploring-history-faith-and-dogma","title":"Islam and the Muslims of India - Exploring history, faith and dogma","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: S S Gill\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 207\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9780143065807\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Certain precepts of Islam have been exploited to promote exclusivity or justify violence. These precepts may have once been relevant in specific historical contexts, but have frozen into religious dogmas over time at the hands of blinkered interpreters.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this erudite book, S.S. Gill tries to correct common misconceptions among non-Muslims about Islam, especially in India, and offers new ways of engagement between Muslims and those who subscribe to other faiths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author examines the concept of umma, the global community of Muslims, and the place of the Muslims of India in it, and traces the history of the religion in India and its spread in different parts of the country. He argues that many followers of Islam in India and the world appear to have turned away from the values of plurality and creativity which once marked the golden age of Islam. Gill attempts to understand Islamic fundamentalism in the context of how the West, by exercising its hegemony, has largely succeeded in polarizing the world into 'us and them'. The book also includes profiles of four prominent reformers-Altaf Hussain Hali, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Muhammad Iqbal and Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan-who have contributed greatly to the cause of Islam and the Muslims of India. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtensively researched and lucidly written, Islam and the Muslims of India attempts to make sense of the problems that have been created by a too literal interpretation of the word of god by a select few who wield wide influence in the community. It makes the vital point that a failure to interpret the word in its specific historical context will only exacerbate the divides between Islam and the other religions that must share space with it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Islam in seventh-century Arabia was different from what it is today and in today’s world Islam is not the same in India, Pakistan or Iran. It is a living faith, it changes all the time.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Islam\u003cbr\u003e2. The spread of Islam in India\u003cbr\u003e3. Diversity in the Muslim Community\u003cbr\u003e4. Four Muslim Reformers\u003cbr\u003e5. The Hindu – Muslim Divide\u003cbr\u003e6. Muslims in Politics: Before Partition\u003cbr\u003e7. Muslims in Politics: After Partition\u003cbr\u003e8. Education and Employment in the Muslim Community\u003cbr\u003e9. Composite Culture and Secularism\u003cbr\u003e10. The Rise of a New Muslim Middle Class\u003cbr\u003e11. History, Faith and Dogma\u003cbr\u003e12. The Modernity Conundrum\u003cbr\u003e13. Looking Ahead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"S S Gill \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776558903465,"sku":"24978","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/24978_791cc15e-eb4e-416a-81c8-a15dfe8b3c17.jpg?v=1625527580"},{"product_id":"27020-the-god-market-how-globalization-is-making-india-more-hindu","title":"The God Market  -   How Globalization is Making India more Hindu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Meera Nanda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Random House India\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2009\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788184000955\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs India’s economy has liberalized, so too has it become Hinduized.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiddle-class Indians are becoming actively religious as they are becoming prosperous. The last decade has seen the proliferation of powerful new god-men, a massive rise in temple rituals, the creation of new gods, and the increased demand for priests. Hinduism has entered public life as well with politicians regularly using pujas and yajnas in their campaigning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe state is enabling this Hinduization with the help of the private sector. From actively promoting religious tourism, to handing over higher education to the private sector, some of who use religious trusts to run these institutions and impart ‘value-based’ education, to giving away land at highly subsidized rated to gurus and god-men, many of the privatization measures of the government are linked with the promotion of Hinduism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhy has this happened? What does it mean? And does this spell the death of Indian secularism? In this eye-opening book, Meera Nanda looks at the rise of popular Hinduism and uncovers, for the first time, the nexus between the state, temple and corporate India, and the ugly truth behind India’s leap into globalization and economic reforms. 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One whole chapter of Holy Qur’an about Bani Israel – hundreds of verses relate to them, directly or indirectly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTruth may be denied but cannot be defied – the fact remains unchallenged that the Jews are significant both in religion and world politics. If not, how does this ‘.23’ percent of world population dominate the 6.752 – billion populous world? The Jews are the major flashpoint in the world politics.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Most beloved race of God has fallen from great heights owing to their high-headedness and arrogance. In their own scriptures God calls the Jews as ‘stiff-necked people’. Isn’t a tragedy that like Lucifer fell the ‘Chosen People’ in their haughtiness and arrogance and disobedience to God! There are many lessons for other People to learn from Jews – How have they fallen from glory to gloom and how are they cut down to the ground? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are thousands of books on Jews but most of them Suffer from rhetoric, either favouring or opposing them with extreme views. Further, these books either cover their political side or religious aspects, but none covers both facets with a single storyline. Moid Siddiqui’s book ‘The Jews – a major flashpoint in world politics’ is perhaps the first attempt to paint a realistic picture on a broader canvas where one can see the whole portrait in a single glance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a nutshell, this book is meant to promote amity and harmony amongst the people of Semitic religions (Jews, Christians and Muslims) as well as people of all other religions. “Means are of greater importance and significance than the ends,” concludes the author, “there is no right way to do a wrong thing!”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003eDedication \u003cbr\u003eWhy should you read this book – The Jews? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I – The Jews – Glory to Gloom \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\tThere is something in Jews!\u003cbr\u003e2.\tThe Children of Israel (Bani Israel) \u003cbr\u003e3.\tWho are these people, we call ‘Jews’? \u003cbr\u003e4.\tMystified identity of Jews \u003cbr\u003e5.\tWas Abraham an Israeli or a Jew? \u003cbr\u003e6.\tJews – God’s Chosen People’ \u003cbr\u003e7.\tWhy God calls Jews ‘Stiff-necked People’?\u003cbr\u003e8.\tWhy Muslims don’t believe in Today’s \u003cbr\u003e9.\tJewish Torah \u003cbr\u003e10.\t From ‘Glory’ to ‘Gloom’ \u003cbr\u003ePart II – The Jewish Prophets and their Scriptures \u003cbr\u003e11.\t The Jewish Prophets \u003cbr\u003e12.\t The Jewish Scriptures \u003cbr\u003e13.\t Kabala (Cabbala) \u003cbr\u003e14.\t The Ten Commandments \u003cbr\u003e15.\t The Mystery of ‘Ark of the Covenant’ \u003cbr\u003e16.\t TH Jewish Faith – Monotheism \u003cbr\u003e17.\t Jews in Holy Qur’an \u003cbr\u003ePart III – The Jewish Destiny – Slavery and Exiles \u003cbr\u003e18.\t Exile and Captivity in Egypt \u003cbr\u003e19.\t Captivity with Assyrians Babylonians \u003cbr\u003e20.\t The Jewish Diaspora – an epitomized account \u003cbr\u003ePart IV – Zionism-A Movement, Ideology, and Conspiracy \u003cbr\u003e21.\t What is ‘Zion’? \u003cbr\u003e22.\t What is ‘Zionism’? \u003cbr\u003e23.\t ‘Zionism’ and ‘Torah-True Jewry’ \u003cbr\u003e24.\t The Zionist Movement – from Spiritual to Political \u003cbr\u003e25.\t ‘Anti – Semitism’ Terminology – a misnomer \u003cbr\u003e26.\t Did God Will a Jewish ‘Sovereign’ State? \u003cbr\u003e27.\t Is ‘Israel’ a Legitimate Child of ‘Canaan’?\u003cbr\u003e28.\t Zionist State – Wrap-up \u003cbr\u003ePart V – Breeding Terrorism \u003cbr\u003e29.\t ‘New Specimen of Human Beings’ – Breeding Terrorism \u003cbr\u003e30.\t Terror Quiz \u003cbr\u003e31.\t Branding the ‘Terrorism’ \u003cbr\u003ePart VI – The Jews – A Major Flashpoint in World Politics \u003cbr\u003e32.\t ‘Jerusalem’ – The Strategic place for world Peace \u003cbr\u003e33.\t Jews – Focused Leaders \u003cbr\u003e34.\t Jews – Intellectual Gladiators \u003cbr\u003e35.\t Jews – A Persistent Race \u003cbr\u003e36.\t ‘Monotheism’ – The Common Denominator of Semitic Religions \u003cbr\u003e37.\t I see Light at the end of the Tunnel \u003cbr\u003eBook Recommended for Reference\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Moid Siddiqui \/ Adam Publishers \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776609824937,"sku":"29231","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/29231_0a7f3e4f-7c67-4a05-bf2f-b6d0437ed924.jpg?v=1625570966"},{"product_id":"3189-untouchable-an-indian-life-history","title":"Untouchable - An Indian Life History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: James M Freeman\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1993\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 421\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0049200607\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis life story of Muli, one of India's 100 million untouchables,  is an indictment not merely of the caste system as an Indian phenomenon, but also of stratified systems of inequality everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntouchability continues to be an abiding feature in the dynamics of Indian life, even though the Indian Government has made painstaking efforts to eradicate it for nearly half a century.  It became a social phenomenon in the first few centuries of the Christian era wjhen the rebellion of the lower orders threatened to disturb the Brahmanical sate divine.  Today, it is in many ways a necessary condition in the prevalent pattern of the functioning of the village organizations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the autobiography of Mull, a 430-year old untouchable belonging to the Bauri caste of Orissa as narrated to an anthropologist.  Muli is a narrator who combines rich descriptions of daily life with perceptive observations of his social surroundings.  He describes in absorbing detail what it is like to be at the bottom of ;Indian life, and what happens when an untouchable attempts to break out of his accepted role.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book concludes with a suggested perspective for interpreting the story, and a discussion of the interviewer's role in the creating of the life history.  The book is illustrated with some 60 photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENT:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe life of this man of India's lowest caste level hits us with overwhelming force . . 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What kind of challenge does the Hindu Right present to India's secular tradition? And what does law have to do with it? This work sets out to examine these, and other enigmatic questions of the state of secularism in contemporary India. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt focuses on the landmark Hindutva cases, in which the Supreme Court of India vindicated he Hindu Right's deeply unsecular version of secularism.  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Kishwar argues that the confused concept of democracy—as a synonym for majoritarianism—combined with the idea of a 'national identity' based on religion, language, color or caste has been a prime cause of communal riots.  While traditional Indian communities worked out rules of co-existence through a consensual process, the large-scale adoption of Western national ideologies, which do not allow for complex heterogeneities, has given rise to the current communal conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this impressive body of work Kishwar re-opens important debates that have been smothered by piety or rhetoric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgumentative in tone, hard-hitting and intensely provocative, this collection of polemical essays is characterized by an urgency and passion stemming from Madhu Kishwar's extensive field and archival work.  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Stimulation Reform, not Forcing it: Uniform versus Optional Civil Code\u003cbr\u003e12.   Religion at the Service of Nationalism : An Analysis of Sangh Parivar Politics\u003cbr\u003e13.   Kashmir and Kashmiriyat: The Politics of Language, Religion and Region \u003cbr\u003e14.   Voices from Kashmir\u003cbr\u003e15.   To Sign or not to Sing : The National Anthem Controversy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Madhu Kishwar \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776738209961,"sku":"8553","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/8553_067560d0-2350-4ff4-a23c-1a7dc287c9f3.jpg?v=1625530138"},{"product_id":"8564-bruised-memories-communal-violence-and-the-writer","title":"Bruised Memories - Communal Violence and the Writer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Tarun Kumar Saint\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 193\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8170461901\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis unusual volume explores India's history of recurring communal violence through the feelings and emotions of poets and writers and of those who comment on society and politics.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unusual volume explores India's history of recurring communal violence through the feelings and emotions of poets and writers and of those who comment on society and politics.  Poems, short stories, memoirs, essays and a panel discussion together probe how it feels when violence erupts, turning neighbors into enemies and home into an alien land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a time when religious identities hardened in the public sphere (manifested in the form of communalism), and exploded time and again into riots, artists and writers sought to articulate the 'subtler truths’ of lived intercommunity experience.  They also gave expression to the shock and outrage of the people at the barbarisms visited on the country.  A plurality of voices, in different genres and languages, exists; this selection highlights some of the distinctive attempts to contend with the reality of modern-day communalism, juxtaposing translations with the reality of modern-day communalism, juxtaposing translations with writings in English to allow a comparative perspective to emerge.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these writings, several ways of dealing with the communal predicament in imaginative terms become visible.  Such literary efforts bear witness to the mutilation of our dreams, as well as to the struggle to keep the lamp of understanding and good sense burning.  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Where working in the field from dawn to dust, chained to landlords as bonded laborers, working as scavengers, sweepers and in other professions, theirs is a miserable existence.  They are not considered as humans at all.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntouchability remains abolished by the constitution.  And yet the fact is that it not only exists but pervades the mental framework of caste people.  In this book, privileged students of untouchable community pursuing their research degrees in several universities across the country at their very first national Congress share their experiences, reflect on the reality of their lives and propose an action plan for their liberation from bondage.  It is a book of the Dalit students and provides a deep insight into their psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eWelcome Speech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I : EXPERIENCES\u003cbr\u003eExperiences of Discrimination\u003cbr\u003eExperiences of Atrocities\u003cbr\u003eExperiences of Harassment\u003cbr\u003ePrejudices Against Dalit\u003cbr\u003eDalit Identity\u003cbr\u003eVarna and Oppression\u003cbr\u003eMulti-dimensional Exploitation\u003cbr\u003eDalit Identity and Student Politics in JNU\u003cbr\u003eDeconstruction and Reconstruction of Dalit Identities in U.P.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II ; REFLECTIONS\u003cbr\u003eHistoriographical Critique on the Dalit Movement\u003cbr\u003eChange in Nomenclature : A Historical Note\u003cbr\u003eFormation of Dalit Identity\u003cbr\u003eDalit Identity in the Ambedkar Era\u003cbr\u003eDalit Economy and Identity\u003cbr\u003ePsycho-Social Dimensions of Dalit Identity\u003cbr\u003eDalit Women's Quest for Identity\u003cbr\u003eReligious Conversions and Dalit Identity\u003cbr\u003eReligious and Identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III : ACTION\u003cbr\u003eOur Cripped Identity: United We need to Stand\u003cbr\u003eDalit Mobilization through Education\u003cbr\u003ePlan of Action for Liberation\u003cbr\u003eConversion as a Device\u003cbr\u003eActivating Social Capital for Dalit Identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnexures\u003cbr\u003eFinal Statement of the National Assembly of Dalit University Students On Dalit Identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParticipants\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Ambrose Pinto \/ Indian Social Institute \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776740438185,"sku":"8625","price":29.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/8625_f6752716-cff6-4813-9f81-c23b1ff034e1.jpg?v=1625530171"},{"product_id":"8643-the-emerging-hindutva-force-the-ascent-of-hindu-nationalism","title":"The Emerging Hindutva Force - The Ascent of Hindu Nationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Prakash Louis\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Indian Social Institute\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2000\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8187218312\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book attempts to trace the development of the brahminical communal nationalism under the guise of Hindu Nationalism.  The author endeavors to identify the real agenda, the real face and force behind the nomenclature Hindutva.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya and the communal riots that followed after that, the increase in the atrocities on the minorities, the coming to power of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the attempt to review the Constitution etc are considered as the real threat to the Indian nation and society.  This book goes much further and deeper and attempts to trace the development of the brahminical Communal Nationalism under the guise of Hindu Nationalism.  Prakash Louis endeavors to identify the real agenda, the real face and force behind the nomenclature Hindutva.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe clearly and categorically points out that the saffron wave is not a phenomenon of the 1980s but it origin could be traced to 1930s that is even before the attainment of Independence.  Prakash Louis judiciously highlights the fact that in a period of societal and national crisis, the Sangh Parivar has projected itself to be the defender of the nation and the society.  He locates the ascent of the brahminical communal nationalism in the broader socio-cultural, political and economic crisis that is engulfing the state and the society.  He argues forcefully that in the final analysis it is the attempt by the brahminical communal forces to maintain their hegemony and monopoly over the citizens of this ancient country especially over the Dalits, Tribals, women and the most backward castes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eThe Evolution of Sangh Parivar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eThe Hidden Agenda: One Nation, One Culture, One People and One Leader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eThe Hindutva force and Economic Liberalization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003eThe Sangh Parivar and Political Participation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eThe Hindutva force and Cultural Distortions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eThe Ayodhya Tangle : A Case Study\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003eAlternative forms of Nation-State Building\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix I - Appendix VI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Prakash Louis \/ Indian Social Institute \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776740929705,"sku":"8643","price":16.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/8643_53e5c571-1553-4ce0-8e88-a3a8de2eeb48.jpg?v=1625521759"},{"product_id":"8775-religious-nationalism-confronts-the-secular-state","title":"Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Mark Juergensmeyer\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1998\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 292\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195640810\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a thought-provoking and an informative, scholastic study of a very pressing global problem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book surveys the varieties of religious nationalism that have appeared in several countries of South Asia, the Middle East and the former Soviet bloc.  Mark Juergensmeyer examines the reasons for this fundamentalist resurgence which is linked in particular ways to nationalism and the rhetoric of anti-secular politics.  He shows the ways in which popular struggles against western cultural imperialism and morality also fall within the broad rubric of religious nationalism, and that religious nationalists\u003cbr\u003eThemselves are more than simply ‘religious fanatics’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuergensmeyer shows the rapid development of a new vision of politics and religion scattered throughout the globe.  His book will interest all those who wish to learn about these new and increasingly urgent configurations in society, religion and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is a thought-provoking and an informative, scholastic study of a very pressing global problem.\u003cbr\u003e                                                                            —The Hindustan Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e…reading this volume…is both profitable and gratifying.  The author, Mark Juergensmeyer, also shows an admirable and wide grasp of the material….a valuable addition to the scholarly work on the subject.  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But repeated emphasis on the darker side of life, with no mention of the brighter prospects ahead can lead only to discouragement, depression and inertia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe better way to find solutions to the problems besetting us would be to seek out and lay stress on whatever opportunities present themselves, so that those upon whom fortune has not smiled may feel encouraged to take the initiative in improving themselves and their lot in life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the light of concrete realities, this book focuses, therefore on how, in entering upon the more positive avenues open to them,  Muslims may avail themselves of the same kind of opportunities right here in Indian as they would find at any other point on the globe.  For them treading this path is treading the path of wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eThe New India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003eIndian Muslim’s Priorities\u003cbr\u003eMuslims and the Scientific Education\u003cbr\u003eEducation: Key to All Success\u003cbr\u003eModel Minority: The Asian American Example\u003cbr\u003eA Story of Outstanding Success\u003cbr\u003eMuslims and the Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003eMuslims in the Post-Independence Era\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eCure for Communalism\u003cbr\u003eWhy do Muslims feel Insecure?\u003cbr\u003ePatience and Piety\u003cbr\u003eTackling the Root Cause\u003cbr\u003eThe Correct Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003eMandir-Masjid Issue\u003cbr\u003eThe Position of the Mosque in Islam\u003cbr\u003eMuslims and the Mosque\u003cbr\u003eAyodhya’s Sole Solution\u003cbr\u003eOpinion poll by MARG\u003cbr\u003eCo-existence of Religions in India\u003cbr\u003eHindu-Muslim Dialogue\u003cbr\u003eTowards Peace and Harmony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003eMinorities in India and the National Mainstream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003eIslam and Peace\u003cbr\u003eIslam in the Present Age\u003cbr\u003eReligious Freedom and Self Defense\u003cbr\u003eIn the Shadow of Swords!\u003cbr\u003eReligious Harmony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Maulana Wahiduddin Khan \/ Goodword books \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776756330665,"sku":"9394","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/9394_1804c12d-7593-4cc4-8ef0-f1cb8f6c6208.jpg?v=1625503527"},{"product_id":"9515-harvest-of-hate-gujarat-under-siege","title":"Harvest of Hate - Gujarat Under Siege","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Swami Agnivesh\u003cbr\u003eValson Thampu\/\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Rupa\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 140\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8171678580\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the product of a rare inter-religious partnership.  The authors with contributors Arundhati Roy and Harsh Mandar lay before the reader the abhorrent architecture of a man-made tragedy, seen largely through the eyes of the victims; for they know the truth best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work is the product of a rare inter-religious partnership.  The authors, pioneers in multi-faith spirituality of social engagement, have been at the forefront of the humane responses to the horror that stalked Gujarat.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe articles that comprise this volume have emerged largely from a multi-religious pilgrimage of compassion they, along with seventy other religious leaders, undertook to Gujarat in the wake of the communal carnage that erupted in that state.  It is this that accounts for the power and poignancy of their response to the massive man-made tragedy in the land of the Mahatma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book also contains contributions by Arundhati Roy and Harsh Mandar.  Together, they lay bare before the reader the abhorrent architecture of a man-made tragedy, seen largely through the eyes of the victims; for they know the truth best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn enthusiastic foreword by former Prime Minister of India I K Gujral lends completeness to this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by I K Gujral\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I\u003cbr\u003eA Temple of Tolerance\u003cbr\u003eThe Trail of Blood\u003cbr\u003eAre We Creating an Anarchic Society? Symptoms of an emerging social anarchy\u003cbr\u003eHindutva's Moment of Reckoning\u003cbr\u003eThe RSS and the Minorities\u003cbr\u003eNo, Mr. Prime Minister - Mere histrionics cannot heal\u003cbr\u003eGujarat Riots; Naming the Guilty\u003cbr\u003eA Close Shave with Modi's Normalcy\u003cbr\u003eHeal Gujarat Before it is too Late\u003cbr\u003eReligion, Riots and Victims\u003cbr\u003eChildren and Communalism\u003cbr\u003eCommunalism and the Crisis of Democracy\u003cbr\u003eCommunalism Raj and Criminal Society\u003cbr\u003eReligion: Need for a National Debate\u003cbr\u003eA Higher Harmony Among Religions\u003cbr\u003eReligion: Remedy or Malady?\u003cbr\u003eSunset of Communal Politics\u003cbr\u003eThe Game is Up!\u003cbr\u003eThe Sword of Self-Denial\u003cbr\u003eThe Riddle of Peace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II\u003cbr\u003eDemocracy: Who is She Whe's at Home? \u003cbr\u003eBy Arundhati Roy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCry, The Beloved Country: Reflections on the Gujarat Massacxre \u003cbr\u003eBy Harsh Mandar\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Swami Agnivesh \/ Rupa \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776761966761,"sku":"9515","price":15.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/9515_fb15167b-cf20-46be-be70-6049a3bcb860.jpg?v=1625521992"},{"product_id":"9903-caste-and-democratic-politics-in-india","title":"Caste and Democratic Politics in India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Eminent Contributors\u003cbr\u003eEditor: Ghanshyam Shah\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Permanent Black\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 440\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8178240246\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Indian constitution seeks to prevent the perpetuation of caste and build a casteless social system. But this has not happened over the fifty-odd years since Indian independence, and shows little sign of happening in the near future. Therefore no understanding of Indian politics is possible without a thorough understanding of the complexities of caste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe aim of this book is to bring about such an understanding. Structured into four parts and prefaced by a substantial introduction by the volume editor-himself an internationally reputed authority on the subject- it begins by examining the various meanings attached to the notion of caste. The essays and book extracts in this first section include classic writings on caste, including those by G.S. Ghurye, Louis Dumont, Mahatma Gandhi, and B.R. Ambedkar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second part consists of essays which demonstrate the relation between caste and power. The third part comprises material which investigates caste and various Indian political practices on the ground.The fourth, on caste and social transformation, includes discussion on the most heated debate within contemporary Indian politics, namely the issue of reservations’ for socially backward castes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume offers important essays on the subject of caste and politics in contemporary India. It covers all the important ground that students and scholars need in order to get to grips with the idea, ideology and ground realities of India’s caste system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Caste and Democratic Politics\u003cbr\u003eGHANSHYAM SHAH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I THE MEANINGS OF CASTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II THE DIFFUSION OF POWER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III CASTE AND POLITICAL PROCESSES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART IV CASTE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX TO CHAPTER 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Eminent Contributors \/ Permanent Black \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40776774451369,"sku":"9903","price":52.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/9903_98c45372-8f3a-4e3a-95bc-3efc6fbbb6db.jpg?v=1625572318"}],"url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/collections\/religion-caste.oembed?page=3","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}