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Religious Polarisation Outweighs Ethnic Mobilisation

Vol. 57, Issue No. 26-27, 25 Jun, 2022
Vikas Tripathi, Dhruba Pratim Sharma

The Assam assembly elections continued the trend towards deepening of religious polarisation in the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s alliance strategy helped in retaining its hold over the ethnic base that had shifted to the party in 2016.

Not ‘Sailing in the Same Boat’: Why the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Been Worse for LGBTQI+ Persons in India

While the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives across the world, there can be no argument that the worst-affected are individuals and communities that were already vulnerable before the pandemic. The pandemic has exacerbated and made visible existing structural inequities. Like other crises, the pandemic is not neutral to gender, caste, ethnicity, class, sexuality or any other determinant of one’s social location. It is more than clear now that people already marginalised and stigmatised, are the worst hit by the pandemic lockdowns. The hit is marked on several axes —psychological, economic...

The Citizen Finds a Home

Vol. 53, Issue No. 47, 01 Dec, 2018
Gaurav Rajkhowa, Ankur Tamuliphukan, Bidyut Sagar Boruah

On a fact-finding trip to the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, the authors find that the “crisis of citizenship” is a structural phenomenon rooted in the history of capitalist development and community dynamics in the state. The current political dispensation of establishing the “Hindu” Bengali as the “citizen” is not only a breach of the universal principles of “citizenship,” but also has deeper implications for the unresolved ethnic conflicts in the state.

Ethnicity, Religion, and Identity Politics among Tribes in Jharkhand

Vol. 53, Issue No. 39, 29 Sep, 2018
Anant Kumar, Pramil K Panda

The underlying causes for the ethnic, religious, and political divides among the tribals of Jharkhand have been examined. Tribal leaders have failed in uniting the tribal society of Jharkhand, leading to divisive and fragmented politics among them. The tribal leaders of today need to realise and understand that any further divide will weaken their collective voice and identity.

Identity, Contestation and Ethnic Revivalism among Nepalis in Darjeeling

Vol. 53, Issue No. 1, 06 Jan, 2018
Sangay Tamang, Hoineilhing Sitlhou

Nepalis in India tend to be treated as outsiders and this has prompted the political mobilisation of Nepali identity and the ethno-linguistic movement for “Gorkhaland.” However, the struggle in the Darjeeling Hills is not for a single homogeneous identity, but a composite of diverse ethnic and caste entities. This article studies the fragmentation of ethnic identity within the movement, the resultant political changes, and the processes of negotiation in the quest for identity formation.

Defying the Pattern

Vol. 51, Issue No. 43, 22 Oct, 2016
Bidyut Chakrabarty

On the basis of evidence, culled from the 2016 assembly elections, this opinion piece reiterates the argument that political process shaping voters' preferences needs to be contextually understood to meaningfully explain the poll outcome in India.

In Defence of Pluralism

Vol. 38, Issue No. 17, 26 Apr, 2003
Philippe Tulkens

Pluralism, Equality and Identity: Comparative Studies by T K Oommen; Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2002; pp 189, Rs 475.

Ethnicity and Socio-Political Assertion

Vol. 36, Issue No. 39, 29 Sep, 2001
U A Shimray

Assertion of ethnic identity and the accompanying political unrest is rooted often in fears among minority groups of losing their historical and culturally acquired identities. But such assertions may have several dimensions as seen in Manipur where for long several groups have agitated against the centre and state government's perceived neglect of their needs.

On Nationalism and Ethnicity

Vol. 36, Issue No. 35, 01 Sep, 2001
M S S Pandian

Postcolonial Insecurities: India, Sri Lanka, and the Question of Nationhood by Sankaran Krishna; University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis and London, 1999; pp 296, $ 22.95, paperback.

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