The Crisis of Secularism in India
Needham, Anuradha Dingwaney
The Crisis of Secularism in India - Delhi Permanent Black 2010 - 411p
includes index and biblioraphy
I. Secularism`s Historical Background 45 Reflections on the Category of Secularism in India: Gandhi, Ambedkar, and the Ethics of Communal Representation, c. 1931 Shabnum Tejani 66 A View from the South: Ramasami`s Public Critique of Religion Paula Richman and V. Geetha 89 Nehru`s Faith Sunil Khilnani II. Secularism and Democracy 107 Closing the Debate on Secularism: A Personal Statement Ashis Nandy 118 Living with Secularism Niuedita Menon 141 The Contradictions of Secularism Partha Chatterjee 157 The Secular State and the Limits of Dialogue Gyanendra Pandey 177 Secular Nationalism, Hindutva, and the Minority Cyan Prakash III. Sites of Secularism: Education, Media, and Cinema 191 Secularism, History, and Contemporary Politics in India Romila Thapar 208 The Gujarat Experiment and Hindu National Realism: Lessons for Secularism Arvind Rajagopal 225 Secularism and Popular Indian Cinema Shyam Benegal 239 Neither State nor Faith: The Transcendental Significance of the Cinema Ravi S. Vasudevan IV. Secularism and Personal Law 267 Siting Secularism in the Uniform Civil Code: A "Riddle Wrapped Inside an Enigma"? Upendra Baxi 294 The Supreme Court, the Media, and the Uniform Civil Code Debate in India Flauia Agnes 316 Secularism and the Very Concept of Law Akeel Bilflrami V, Conversion 333 Literacy and Conversion in the Discourse of Hindu Nationalism Gauri Visumnathan 356 Christian Conversions, Hindutva, and Secularism Sumit Sarkar 369 Appendix: Chronology of the Career of Secularism in India Dwaiipayan Sen
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The Crisis of Secularism in India - Delhi Permanent Black 2010 - 411p
includes index and biblioraphy
I. Secularism`s Historical Background 45 Reflections on the Category of Secularism in India: Gandhi, Ambedkar, and the Ethics of Communal Representation, c. 1931 Shabnum Tejani 66 A View from the South: Ramasami`s Public Critique of Religion Paula Richman and V. Geetha 89 Nehru`s Faith Sunil Khilnani II. Secularism and Democracy 107 Closing the Debate on Secularism: A Personal Statement Ashis Nandy 118 Living with Secularism Niuedita Menon 141 The Contradictions of Secularism Partha Chatterjee 157 The Secular State and the Limits of Dialogue Gyanendra Pandey 177 Secular Nationalism, Hindutva, and the Minority Cyan Prakash III. Sites of Secularism: Education, Media, and Cinema 191 Secularism, History, and Contemporary Politics in India Romila Thapar 208 The Gujarat Experiment and Hindu National Realism: Lessons for Secularism Arvind Rajagopal 225 Secularism and Popular Indian Cinema Shyam Benegal 239 Neither State nor Faith: The Transcendental Significance of the Cinema Ravi S. Vasudevan IV. Secularism and Personal Law 267 Siting Secularism in the Uniform Civil Code: A "Riddle Wrapped Inside an Enigma"? Upendra Baxi 294 The Supreme Court, the Media, and the Uniform Civil Code Debate in India Flauia Agnes 316 Secularism and the Very Concept of Law Akeel Bilflrami V, Conversion 333 Literacy and Conversion in the Discourse of Hindu Nationalism Gauri Visumnathan 356 Christian Conversions, Hindutva, and Secularism Sumit Sarkar 369 Appendix: Chronology of the Career of Secularism in India Dwaiipayan Sen
8178242567 450
R20 / N289