Muslims in Indian Democracy

About The Author:- Ram Puniyani former Professor IIT Mumbai. l i 4 e -30 l 7 fr took voluntary retirement in December 2004. He is a ssociated with various spielliar and ripmnentir. gisernrelI " Mel Ion It! I R OVIrasII Imr^lb% 1Nor initiatives e.g. All India Secular Forum, Center for Study of Society and Secularism and Anhad. He has been part of 'Peoples tribunals' investigating into violation of human rights of minorities. He contributes frequent articles on web, pluralindia.com. Has been engaged in preparation of material (books, posters, CDs) for popularisation of plural, democratic and secular values. His Books include, Communal Politics: Facts Versus Myths (Sage) Contours of Hindu Rashtra (Kalpaz) God Politics (Vitasta), Communal Threat to Seculare Democracy (Kalpaz), Contemporary India (Hope). Awards: Recipient of Indira Gandhi National Integration Award (2006), National Communal Harmony Award (2007) Contents:- Contents, Preface 9, Introduction 11, Section–I, Indian Democracy and Minorities, 1. Indian Muslim Minority: A Prelude 27, 2. Religious Pluralism, Peaceful Coexistence and , its Efficacy in Democratic Polity 31, 3. Communal Fascism in India 37, 4. Minorities and Human Rights 53, 5. Defining Minorities 61, 6. Majority Report: Who is a Minority 65, Section–II, Socio-Economic Exclusion, 7. Appeasement or Maltreatment: Muslim Demo- , graphics, Education and Employment 71, 8. Myth of Minority Appeasement 81, 9. Communalism or Affirmative Action 85, 10. Fate of Gopal Singh Commission and Sachar , Committee Report 89, Section–III, Victims of Violence: Ghettoisation, 11. Communal Violence, Inquiry Commissions and , Deliverance of Justice 95, 12. Problems of Minorities and the Laws 117, 13. Khaki Prejudice 121, 14. Riot Report: Apportioning the Blame of Communal , Riots 125, 15. Why is the Liberal Muslim Bypassed? 129, 16. A House for Shabana Azmi 133Section–IV, Ayodhya, Babri and the aftermath, 17. Revisiting Babri 139, 18. Post Babri Demolition India 143, 19. Bridging the Divides: Setback to Amity Initiatives in , Ayodhya 147 , 20. Ram and Allah as Good Neighbours 151, 21. Liberhan Commission Report: Better Late than , Never 155, Section–V, Gujarat: Muslims as Second , class Citizens, 22. Godhra’s Truth 151, 23. Saviour or Devourer: BJP Ruled Gujarat State’s Naked , ‘Glory’ 165, 24. Erosion of Democratic Norms: A Case of Modi , Section–VI, Muslim Women: Double Victims, 25. Communal Ideology and Violence Against Women 175, 26. Ayesha and Head Scarf 179, 27. Lifting the Veil 183, Section–VII, Global Terror, 28. Terrorism: Facts Versus Myths 189, 29. Islam Today 211, 30. Al Qaeda or Al Fayda: Roots of Global Terror 215, 31. Making of a Terrorist 223, 32. How Not to Investigate a Crime: Case of Afzal Guru 229, 33. Manufacturing Islamophobia 231 , Section–VIII, Perceptions and Reality, 34. Manufacturing Consent: Communalism-Terrorism , and Perceptions about Minorities 237 35. Madrassas Versus RSS Run Schools 241, 36. Shiv Sena Ire against Shah Rukh Khan 245, 37. Lamb Allies with Wolf! Kerala Christian Group and , VHP Join Hands Against Illusory Love Jihad 249, 38. Maa Tujhe Salam: Vande Matram Controversy 253, Section–IX, Cross Border Issues, 39. Taliban’s Terror—Jizya on Sikhs 259, 40. Pakistan: Victim of Imperialist Designs 263, 41. Indo-Pak Peace Talks and Taliban Provocations 267, Section–X, Native terror, 42. Blasting a Myth: Two Bajarang Dal Activists Killed , while Making a Bomb 273, 43. Ishrat Jahan: Murder in Cold Blood 277, 44. Jehadi and Sadhvi 281, 45. Malegaon Blast Accused Get a Respite 285, 46. Terrorism: Scapegoats and Holy Cows 289, 47. In the Name of SIMI 303, 48. Is it a Crime to be Born a Muslim in India? 307, 49. Eradicating Terrorism: Groping in the Dark 311, Section–XI, Struggle for Peace, 50. Peace for the Planet Prophet Mohammad 317, 51. Civilizations: Clash or Alliance 321, 52. Dialogue for Peace in Action: Violence Threatening , Social Peace and Need for Amity 325, Index 335 The Title 'Muslims in Indian Democracy written/authored/edited by Ram Punyani', published in the year 2013. The ISBN 9788178359281 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 330 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Political Science. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-