Muslims of India Since Partition [Hardcover]

After 1947, Muslims of India, acquired a different form, in terms of their role, status, problems, challenges and opportunities. The partition of the country divided them in two and later three parts and led their political, bureaucratic and intellectual elite to migrate to Pakistan. The expert opinion was divided about their very future. W.C. Smith, a renowned scholar of Islam, for instance, believed that “Islam in India would emerge as more progressive, dynamic, liberal and creative than Pakistani Islam”. The fact that Muslims in India bear the same proportion in Indian Population as those in the world bear to the world population, make their experience of universal value. Religion has two components. One is set of theological beliefs and practices. Two as a basis of a social identity. Even those who do not follow its beliefs and practices and are agnostics or atheists are an integral part of a religious community. This book is primarily a study of Muslim community since partition. But some references to pre-partition lessons and Islam, based on its acknowledged authorities, were inevitable for the study of contemporary problems of the community. This study of micro problems of Indian Muslims is a humble contributioin to the vastly grown scholarly work on macro Islam. About The Author:- Balraj Puri, started his public career in 1942 as editor of a Urdu weekly in Jammu. He has written over a thousand articles and authored or co-authored around forty books. Intercommunity relations and problems and potentialities of Muslims in India have been a matter of his special interest, as a social and political activist as also a writer. Apart from intervening in many conflict situation, he has been extensively writing on these subjects for national dailies and academic journals and addressed many academic gatherings. He has been interacting with Muslim scholars and leaders of the country belonging to various scholars of thought. He is vice-president of the Minority Council of India and founder member of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties. He edits a bimonthly journal Human Rights and is Director, Institute of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs. The awards he has received include the following: 1. Padam Bhushan awarded by President of India 2. Award for National Harmony given by Mother Teresa 3. MA Thomas Human Rights Award. He has widely traveled to countries like USA, Canada, UK most of Europe, Pakistan and Bangladesh to attend seminars and give lectures. Contents:- Introduction • Indian Muslims since Partition • Understanding Indian Muslims • Autonomy and Participation : Dimensions of Indian Muslims Identity • Ethnic Dimension of Subcontinental Muslims • Mohammad Iqbal and the Universe of Muslims Identities • Urdu and Muslims Identity • Problems and Opportunities of Urdu Speaking Muslims • Muslims Personal Law: Uniformity Vs Reform • Religion in Indian Politics • Mythology of Muslim Politics in India • Understanding and Transcending Communalism • Religion, Communal Identities and Communal Violence • Simplifying Islam • Theorizing on Communalism • Politics of Minorities : Some Perspectives • Dilemma of Indian Muslims over Bangladesh • Rebuilding Bridges in Merrut after 1989 Riots? • Is Ayodhya only a Muslim Problem? • Gujarat: threat to Muslim body and Hindu soul • The political System of Islam in Industrial and Post-Industrial Era • Modernisation of Islamic Tradition by Iqbal • Azad and Iqbal: A Comparative Study • Index. The Title 'Muslims of India Since Partition written/authored/edited by Balraj Puri', published in the year 2007. The ISBN 9788121209526 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 246 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Sociology. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-