Claiming Citizenship and Nation

ISBN-13: 9781032040127 / Miękka / 2023 / 248 str.

Ne Jindal Global Law School Aishwarya (Assistant Professor

Opis

The book provides insight into the changing nature of Muslim politics and the ideas of citizenship in independent India. It studies the electoral mobilization of minority groups across North India.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The Making and Unmaking of the Congress Heartland   2. Muslim Politics in India’s Heartland  3.The Making of the Hindi Heartland  4. Property, Rehabilitation and Citizenship  5.The Husainabad Trust: A Case of Shi‘a Heartland  6. Mandir-Masjid Politics: Muslim Appeasement and Hindu Counter- Mobilization  Conclusion

O autorze

Aishwarya Pandit is Associate Professor at Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, India. She was previously a visiting fellow at the Centre for Developing Societies, New Delhi, India. She has also taught at the Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India.