Title: Fighting Fascism in Gujarat: Social Activists Speak Out
By Yoginder Sikand
ISBN: 81-88869-19-8
Publisher: Global Media Publications (www.gmpublications.com)
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About the Book
Much has been written about the state-sponsored carnage directed against Muslims in Gujarat in 2002 that took a toll of several thousand lives and resulted in the destruction of property worth hundreds of crores of rupees. The victims of the carnage have not got justice as yet, inter-communal relations remain tense and the party that sponsored the violence still remains in power in the state. This speaks volumes about our pompous claims of being the world's `largest democracy'.
This book is a collection of interviews with activists from Gujarat who are presently working in their own ways to struggle for justice, democracy and communal harmony in the state. Their work is informed by their diverse ideological persuasions and they come from different backgrounds and communities. Yet, they are unanimous in their insistence that communalism, particularly Hindutva fascism, has to be seriously resisted and the struggle for social justice has to be sharpened, and they offer a range of different perspectives on the question of precisely how this must be done.
This book aims at exploring diverse perspectives on the struggle for social justice in Gujarat today in the context of the deeply entrenched Hindutva lobby.
These interviews provide valuable insights into the efforts that scattered groups and individuals in Gujarat today are making to promote inter-communal harmony and to struggle against communalism and fascism that are playing such havoc with peoples' lives, not just in Gujarat but in other parts of India as well.
People whose interviews are included in this list include
Meera and Rafi Shaikh , Mukul Sinha , Prasad Chacko, Zakia Jowher, Gagan Sethi , Sophia Khan, Hanif Lakdawala, Ahmad Shaikh, Afzal Memon, Shakeel Ahmad, Vithalbhai Pandya, Rajesh Solanki, Valjibhai Patel, Vinay Mahajan, Cedric Prakash
About the Author
Prof. Yoginder Sikand is a renowned author on Indian Muslims. His previous books include, Struggling to be Heard: South Asian Muslim Voice, Islam, Caste and Dalit-Muslim Relations in India, Bastions of the Believers: Madrasa and Islamic Education in India
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