Articles by Alok Rai

Discourse within a constitutional framework alone can be the foundation for a possible solidarity in societies which are vibrant with real diversities and differences.

The presence of migrating pravasi Bengalis in the early Nagari-Hindi agitations of the second half of the 19th century has long been noted. But the probable effects of this involvement have not been given adequate attention. Thus, there appears to be an easy parallel between the sanskritisation of modern Bangla and that of modern Hindi. This article is an attempt to explore the ways in which these apparently similar processes might also be dissimilar in signifi cant respects. Further, it seeks to push certain hints that the two processes might also be interdependent. It argues, finally, that this similarity masks a complex and deeply consequential process of cultural "translation".

Addled Only in Parts Strange Case of Indian Secularism Alok Rai On the rebound from the vacuity of official, elite secularism, and from its esseptial hypocrisy, it is important not to fall into some form of 'subaltern' romanticism. Even as we recognise the intrinsic functionality of the traditional bonds of caste and community, their sustaining role in the face of the heartless violence of capitalism, one should simultaneously be able to see the other, vicious face of these groupings.

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