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Informationen zum Autor Gurpreet Mahajan is Professor, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Surinder S. Jodhka is Professor of Sociology at the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Klappentext By making religious community a relevant category for discussing development deficit, the Sachar Committee Report (2007) initiated a new political discourse in India. This book examines its findings and highlights the implications of a new political discourse. Zusammenfassung By making religious community a relevant category for discussing development deficit, the Sachar Committee Report (2007) initiated a new political discourse in India. This book examines its findings and highlights the implications of a new political discourse. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Religion, Community and Development Gurpreet Mahajan 2. Religion and Indian Politics: Changing Perspectives D.L.Sheth 3. Group Equality and the Public Sphere: The Sachar Committee Report and Multiculturalism in India Amir Ali 4. Hindutva’s Discourse on Development Pralay Kanungo 5. Seva, sangathanas and gurus: Service and the Making of the Hindu nation Sujata Patel 6. Development as Liberation: An Indian Christian Perspective Rudolf C. Heredia 7. Indian Christians: Trajectories of Development Rowena Robinson 8. Religious Identities and Discourses of Development: The Sikhs in Contemporary Times Surinder S. Jodhka 9. A Long-Term View of Contemporary Muslim Situation in India Javeed Alam 10. Between Identity and Equity: An Agenda for Affirmative Action Tanweer Fazal 11. Struggle for the Margin or from the Margin Gopal Guru 12. Literacy, Education and Gender Gap among Socio-religious Groups Ravinder Kaur 13. Cultural Rights of Minorities during Constitution-making: A Re-reading Rochana Bajpai 14. The Goan Muslim: Presence through Invisibility V Sri Ranjani Glossary Index...
