The Muslims of India
A Documentary Record
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Photo Essays, History, Asian, India, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780199087747 | |
| Publisher: | OUP India | Publication: | May 21, 2004 |
| Imprint: | OUP India | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780199087747 |
| Publisher: | OUP India |
| Publication: | May 21, 2004 |
| Imprint: | OUP India |
| Language: | English |
This volume presents important documents recording reactions of Muslims in the period following Independence and the Partition of India, and in the subsequect fifty years. Besides key political developments, documets on topics such as Hindu revivalism and Muslim responses, the Babri Masjid question, the Supreme Court's ruling on the Shah Bano case, Rajiv Gandhi's discussions with Muslim leader and the issue of personal laws provide insights into Muslim participation in post-Independence polity anad society. This book will interest students and scholars of modern Indian history and politics, journalists, and general readers.
This volume presents important documents recording reactions of Muslims in the period following Independence and the Partition of India, and in the subsequect fifty years. Besides key political developments, documets on topics such as Hindu revivalism and Muslim responses, the Babri Masjid question, the Supreme Court's ruling on the Shah Bano case, Rajiv Gandhi's discussions with Muslim leader and the issue of personal laws provide insights into Muslim participation in post-Independence polity anad society. This book will interest students and scholars of modern Indian history and politics, journalists, and general readers.
