Religion and Nationalism in India: The Case of the PunjabThis timely and significant study explores the reasons behind the rise in Sikh militancy over the 1970s and 1980s. It also evaluates the violent response of the Indian State in fuelling and suppressing the Sikh separatist movement, resulting in a tragic sequence of events which has included the raiding of the Golden Temple at Amritsar and the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The book reveals the role in this movement of a section of young semi-literate Sikh peasantry who were disaffected by the Green Revolution and the commercialisation of agriculture in Punjab. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Deol examines the role of popular mass media in the revitalisation of religion during this period, and the subsequent emergence of sharper religious boundaries. |
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... of the Green Revolution 6 Transformation in Social Communication and Religious Controversy Dialogues in Vernacular Languages Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Illustrations Maps 1.1 General map of the Punjab 4.1 The.
... of the Green Revolution 6 Transformation in Social Communication and Religious Controversy Dialogues in Vernacular Languages Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Illustrations Maps 1.1 General map of the Punjab 4.1 The.
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... language and tribe. Soon after India's independence in 1947, the foremost controversy to push India to the brink of civil disorder was the linguistic issue. However, the carving of territorial units based on language resolved the language ...
... language and tribe. Soon after India's independence in 1947, the foremost controversy to push India to the brink of civil disorder was the linguistic issue. However, the carving of territorial units based on language resolved the language ...
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... language, from other ethnic groups in the north, who have succeeded in acquiring a high degree of internal social and political cohesion and subjective self-awareness, and who have achieved political significance as a group within the ...
... language, from other ethnic groups in the north, who have succeeded in acquiring a high degree of internal social and political cohesion and subjective self-awareness, and who have achieved political significance as a group within the ...
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... language, was added to the separatist armoury. The focus is on the nature of the demand for a Punjabi suba or 'a Punjabispeaking state' and the tactics and strategies used by the Hindu and Sikh élites. In this context, the role and the ...
... language, was added to the separatist armoury. The focus is on the nature of the demand for a Punjabi suba or 'a Punjabispeaking state' and the tactics and strategies used by the Hindu and Sikh élites. In this context, the role and the ...
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... language and whose boundaries are in continual flux. In the modern world, any body of people who consider themselves to be a nation can claim the right to self-determination, or the right to a separate sovereign independent state for ...
... language and whose boundaries are in continual flux. In the modern world, any body of people who consider themselves to be a nation can claim the right to self-determination, or the right to a separate sovereign independent state for ...
Contents
The Contradictory Unity of the Indian State | |
The Historical Roots of Sikh Communal Consciousness 14691947 | |
The Rise of Sikh National Consciousness 194795 | |
The Agrarian Crisis and the Rise of Armed Resistance The SocioEconomic | |
Transformation in Social Communication and Religious Controversy | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
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