Communal politics : facts versus myths - Puniyani, Ram. (New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2003)
Ancient India: was it a golden period? -- Medieval India: dark era or foundation of syncretism? -- Gandhi and Godse: nationalism, Hindutva, and the freedom struggle -- The partition: who was responsible? -- Kashmir imbroglio: how green is the valley? -- Babri Masjid-Ram Janambhoomi Dispute: abode of Ram or house of Allah? -- Minorities in 'secular' India: appeasement or maltreatment? -- Crime and (no) punishment: communal violence, inquiry commissions and deliverance of justice -- Spreading the word: conversions and anti-Christian violence -- Ram Rajya: religious nationalism or secular democracy -- Hindutva: fanatical faith or political tool? -- Unmaking the state: rewriting the constitution -- God willing: genesis of terrorism, motives of war and Islam -- The Gujarat experiment: programmed for pogrom.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-295) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Communalism -- India; Communalism -- Political aspects -- India; India -- Politics and government; India -- History -- Errors, inventions, etc