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Pogrom in Gujarat

Author : Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691151776
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Pogrom in Gujarat written by Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-08 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2002, after an altercation between Muslim vendors and Hindu travelers at a railway station in the Indian state of Gujarat, fifty-nine Hindu pilgrims were burned to death. The ruling nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party blamed Gujarat's entire Muslim minority for the tragedy and incited fellow Hindus to exact revenge. The resulting violence left more than one thousand people dead--most of them Muslims--and tens of thousands more displaced from their homes. Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi witnessed the bloodshed up close. In Pogrom in Gujarat, he provides a riveting ethnographic account of collective violence in which the doctrine of ahimsa--or nonviolence--and the closely associated practices of vegetarianism became implicated by legitimating what they formally disavow. Ghassem-Fachandi looks at how newspapers, movies, and other media helped to fuel the pogrom. He shows how the vegetarian sensibilities of Hindus and the language of sacrifice were manipulated to provoke disgust against Muslims and mobilize the aspiring middle classes across caste and class differences in the name of Hindu nationalism. Drawing on his intimate knowledge of Gujarat's culture and politics and the close ties he shared with some of the pogrom's sympathizers, Ghassem-Fachandi offers a strikingly original interpretation of the different ways in which Hindu proponents of ahimsa became complicit in the very violence they claimed to renounce.

Gujarat, the Making of a Tragedy

Author : Siddharth Varadarajan
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780143029014
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Gujarat, the Making of a Tragedy written by Siddharth Varadarajan and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2002 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Gujarat a turning point for India? The events at Godhra and the ensuing communal carnage in Gujarat, like the Babri Masjid demolition and the 1984 massacres, constitute an ugly chapter of our contemporary history. For the sheer brutality, persistence and widespread nature of the violence, especially against women and children, the complicity of the State, the ghettoization of communities, and the indifference of civil society, Gujarat has surpassed anything we have experienced in recent times. That this happened in one of India's most 'well off' and 'progressive' states, the home of the Mahatma, is all the more alarming. This book is intended to be a permanent public archive of the tragedy that is Gujarat. Drawing upon eyewitness reports from the English, Hindi and regional media, citizens' and official fact-finding commissions - and articles by leading public figures and intellectuals - it provides a chilling account of how and why the state was allowed to burn. With an overview by the editor, the reader covers the circumstances leading up to Godhra and the violence in Ahmedabad, Baroda and rural Gujarat. Separate sections deal with the role of the police, bureaucracy, Sangh Parivar, media and the tribals, the economic and international implications of the violence, the problems of relief and rehabilitation of the victims, and, above all, their quest for justice. The picture that emerges is deeply disturbing, for Gujarat has exposed the ease with which the rights of citizens, and especially minorities, can be violated with official sanction. The lessons of the violence ought to be heeded and acted upon by the public. For, in the absence of this, can another Gujarat be prevented from happening elsewhere?

Scarred

Author : Dionne Bunsha
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184758979
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Scarred written by Dionne Bunsha and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did it really start with the burning of a train? Scarred: Experiments with Violence in Gujarat asserts the existence of a much larger politics of violence, and tells the story of a disaster in Hindutva’s laboratory which etched deep faults in Gujarat’s social landscape. While capturing the predicament of the Sabarmati Express survivors, Scarred is an intense, moving portrait of refugees whose lives have been changed forever by the violence that followed. It tells the story of people fighting for justice amidst fear and turmoil, unable to return home. It is also an insightful look into the minds of the perpetrators of this violence, and the world they seek to construct—a world where the ghettoization and socio-economic boycott of Muslims have become the norm. What exactly happened in Gujarat in February 2002? Why did the country’s political leaders fiddle while Gandhi’s Gujarat burned? In this honest and thought-provoking book, Dionne Bunsha tries to answer these and many of the questions that we are still left with.

The Gujarat Carnage

Author : Asghar Ali Engineer
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
ISBN 13 : 9788125024965
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (249 download)

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Download or read book The Gujarat Carnage written by Asghar Ali Engineer and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2003 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of articles, editorial, investigative reports, surveys, memoranda and other significant material on the Gujarat carnage. The final report of the Human Rights Commission (that took a direct interest for the first time, of its own accord, in communal violence) is included in it. Useful material and information will be found in it by future researchers, academics and lay readers. As the specific event of the grim year are blurred and glossed over by other issues and by time, it is important to have such a compilation that preserves the lessons learnt in one of the most horrifying and ominous periods in India s modern history.

Communal Violence and Minorities

Author : J. S. Bandukwala
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Communal Violence and Minorities written by J. S. Bandukwala and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The 2002 Gujarat riots witnessed the rise of a spate of writings on related issues in India as well as abroad. The present volume, though deals with the same subject, adds some newer dimensions to its understanding. These include an analysis of the spread of these riots; contents, causes and nature of violence; actors and agencies perpetrating and facilitating its sustenance; response of tribals and dalits to these events; socio-political determinants of perpetuating as well as thwarting the effects of such riots and the cognitive construction of communal images among the rural population in Central Gujarat during the aftermath of these unprecedented riots in the State."

Keeping the Peace

Author : Raheel Dhattiwala
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108497594
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Keeping the Peace written by Raheel Dhattiwala and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates geographic variation in Hindu-Muslim violence in Gujarat in 2002 critically examining the logic of political violence.

Gujarat Riots: the True Story

Author : M D Deshpande
Publisher : Partridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1482841630
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Gujarat Riots: the True Story written by M D Deshpande and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2002 violence in Gujarat, Godhra and after was reported widely by the media, both Indian and Global. The nature of the violence, the role of the state government, and also of the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi were massively debated and discussed. Many contrasting views have been expressed worldwide about the topic. This book reveals exactly what happened. With meticulous media research, it gives contemporary newspaper reports, official statistics and comprehensive analysis to reveal the full truth of the 2002 riots, and removes many misconceptions. It also gives a special chapter on the findings of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team. With comprehensively documented arguments, this is like an encyclopedia on the 2002 riots, reveals everything you need to know about the Gujarat violence. Was the state government of Narendra Modi culpable, or did it handle the riots effectively? Was the violence after Godhra one-sided or was it plain riots in which both sides suffered? Were some reported incidents exaggerations or were they real brutal facts? The answers to all these questions are given comprehensively. A simple reading of the book will throw enough light and arm the readers with strong facts to make up their mind.

Scarred

Author : Dionne Bunsha
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9780144000760
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Scarred written by Dionne Bunsha and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2006 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scarred: Experiments with Violence in Gujarat asserts the existence of a much larger politics of violence, and tells the story of a disaster in Hindutva's laboratory which etched deep faults in Gujarat's social landscape. While capturing the predicament of the Sabarmati Express survivors, Scarred is an intense, moving portrait of refugees whose lives have been changed forever by the violence that followed. It tells the story of people fighting for justice amidst fear and turmoil, unable to return home. It is also an insightful look into the minds of the perpetrators of this violence, and the world they seek to construct--a world where the ghettoization and socio-economic boycott of Muslims have become the norm. What exactly happened in Gujarat in February 2002? Why did the country's political leaders fiddle while Gandhi's Gujarat burned? In this honest and thought-provoking book, Dionne Bunsha tries to answer these and many of the questions that we are still left with.

Gujarat After Godhra

Author : Ramesh N. Rao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Gujarat After Godhra written by Ramesh N. Rao and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributed articles.

Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism

Author : Ornit Shani
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521683696
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book Communalism, Caste and Hindu Nationalism written by Ornit Shani and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Belligerent Hindu nationalism, accompanied by recurring communal violence between Hindus and Muslims, has become a compelling force in Indian politics over the last two decades of the twentieth century. Ornit Shani's book, which examines the rise of communalism, asks why distinct groups of Hindus, deeply divided by caste, mobilised on the basis of unitary Hindu nationalism? And why was the Hindu nationalist rhetoric about the threat from the essentially impoverished Muslim minority so persuasive to the Hindu majority? Shani uses evidence from communal violence in Ahmedabad, the largest and most prosperous city in Gujarat, long considered the 'laboratory' of Hindu nationalism, as the basis for her investigations. She argues that, contrary to the currently perceived wisdom, the growth of communalism did not lie in Hindu-Muslim antagonisms alone. It was rather an expression of intensifying tensions among Hindus, nurtured by changes in the caste regime and associated state policies. The causes for the resulting uncertainties among Hindus were frequently displaced onto Muslims, thus enabling caste tensions to develop and deepen communal rivalries. The book offers a significant and persuasive challenge to previous scholarship on the rise of communalism, providing a conceptual framework for thinking of similar conflicts elsewhere. It will be welcomed by students and readers with a professional interest in the region. Book jacket.

Police and Human Rights

Author : Aman Mohd Khan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789378313769
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Police and Human Rights written by Aman Mohd Khan and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Votes and Violence

Author : Steven Wilkinson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521536059
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Votes and Violence written by Steven Wilkinson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-23 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the relationship between Hindu-Muslim riots and elections in India.

The Anatomy of Hate

Author : Revati Laul
Publisher : Context
ISBN 13 : 9789395073578
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of Hate written by Revati Laul and published by Context. This book was released on 2023-05-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revati Laul's unforgettable narrative, built on a decade's worth of research and interviews, is the very first account of the perpetrators of 2002--and a crucial new addition to the literature on violence.

Communal Violence, Forced Migration and the State

Author : Sanjeevini Badigar Lokhande
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316569810
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Communal Violence, Forced Migration and the State written by Sanjeevini Badigar Lokhande and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When violence occurs in democracies it is often characterized as an aberration. The state that saw human rights violations and failure of law and order in Gujarat in 2002 emerged, even if by its own admission, as a model for good governance. Communal Violence, Forced Migration and the State, through an account of displaced Muslims, challenges this notion. Through the unlikely yet probing lens of displacement, it offers fresh insight into communal violence and is an important resource for the emerging domain of forced migration and the changing nature of the state in a globalized world.

Riot Politics

Author : Ward Berenschot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788129123756
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Riot Politics written by Ward Berenschot and published by . This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a study of communal violence in India that looks at a range of actors, including criminals, politicians, local leaders, police officers and Hindu-nationalist activists. It is an ethnography revealing the links between violence and political mediation."--Publisher's description.

Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life

Author : Ashutosh Varshney
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300127944
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Ethnic Conflict and Civic Life written by Ashutosh Varshney and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What kinds of civic ties between different ethnic communities can contain, or even prevent, ethnic violence? This book draws on new research on Hindu-Muslim conflict in India to address this important question. Ashutosh Varshney examines three pairs of Indian cities—one city in each pair with a history of communal violence, the other with a history of relative communal harmony—to discern why violence between Hindus and Muslims occurs in some situations but not others. His findings will be of strong interest to scholars, politicians, and policymakers of South Asia, but the implications of his study have theoretical and practical relevance for a broad range of multiethnic societies in other areas of the world as well. The book focuses on the networks of civic engagement that bring Hindu and Muslim urban communities together. Strong associational forms of civic engagement, such as integrated business organizations, trade unions, political parties, and professional associations, are able to control outbreaks of ethnic violence, Varshney shows. Vigorous and communally integrated associational life can serve as an agent of peace by restraining those, including powerful politicians, who would polarize Hindus and Muslims along communal lines.

The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India

Author : Paul R. Brass
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295800607
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book The Production of Hindu-Muslim Violence in Contemporary India written by Paul R. Brass and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic Hindu-Muslim rioting in India has created a situation in which communal violence is both so normal and so varied in its manifestations that it would seem to defy effective analysis. Paul R. Brass, one of the world’s preeminent experts on South Asia, has tracked more than half a century’s riots in the north Indian city of Aligarh. This book is the culmination of a lifetime’s thinking about the dynamics of institutionalized intergroup violence in northern India, covering the last three decades of British rule as well as the entire post-Independence history of Aligarh. Brass exposes the mechanisms by which endemic communal violence is deliberately provoked and sustained. He convincingly implicates the police, criminal elements, members of Aligarh’s business community, and many of its leading political actors in the continuous effort to “produce” communal violence. Much like a theatrical production, specific roles are played, with phases for rehearsal, staging, and interpretation. In this way, riots become key historical markers in the struggle for political, economic, and social dominance of one community over another. In the course of demonstrating how riots have been produced in Aligarh, Brass offers a compelling argument for abandoning or refining a number of widely held views about the supposed causes of communal violence, not just in India but throughout the rest of the world. An important addition to the literature on Indian and South Asian politics, this book is also an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the interplay of nationalism, ethnicity, religion, and collective violence, wherever it occurs.