Author : Tapan Kumar Pradhan
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ISBN 13 : 9781797718514
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (185 download)
Book Synopsis Kandhamal Riots by : Tapan Kumar Pradhan
Download or read book Kandhamal Riots written by Tapan Kumar Pradhan and published by . This book was released on 2015-04 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kandhamal Riot is a unique example of two protected minority communities, viz Kandha (scheduled tribe) and Pana (scheduled caste) engaged in a brutal armed struggle for cultural identity and political power. This is not only a strange departure from the traditional notion of conflict between majority and minority communities in a locality, but also a unique example of caste conflict, tribal insurgence and religious communal conflict all rolled into one. This is also an example of two centuries old peacefully coexisting communities suddenly developing mutual antagonism due to external forces. There is no parallel instance in world literature akin to Kandhamal riots. In the author's view, an in-depth understanding of Kandhamal riots is the key to the understanding of the possibility of harmony among coexisting communities in the societies of the future.