Muslim Politics in Bihar: Changing ContoursThis book studies the engagement of various Muslim communities with Bihar politics from colonial times to present-day India. It debunks several myths in highlighting Muslim resistance to the Two-Nation theory, and counters the ‘Isolation Syndrome’ faced by Muslim communities after Independence. Using rare archival sources and hitherto unexamined Urdu texts, this book offers a nuanced exploration of complex themes such as the struggle against Bengali hegemony, communalism, regionalism and alienation before Independence, recent language politics, the political assertion of low-caste Muslims in current Bihar, as well as their quest for social and gender justice. An important contribution to the study of South Asian Islam, this book will interest students and scholars of modern Indian history, politics, sociology, religion, gender, and minority studies. |
Contents
An Overview of Muslims in Bihar Politics | |
A Survey till 1940 | |
From Alienation to Exodus 194047 | |
Muslim Resistance to the Twonation Theory in Bihar 194047 | |
Political Landscape | |
Bihar Muslims since the 1990s | |
Conclusion | |
Bibliography | |
About the Author | |