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The rise of communalism in recent years as the major claimant to power in Indian politics has posed a serious challenge to the survival of democracy and is even threatening the fabric of the Constitution. Coupled with the fact that political discourse in the international arena has been increasingly using the language of religion, this phenomenon has posed a serious challenge to human rights movements worldwide. The seventeen original essays in this volume traverse a large canvas and critically interrogate Hindutva from multiple vantage points in the light of recent national and international political events.
Educational Backwardness among the Muslims in India: A Case of Misrepresentation?
Educational Backwardness among the Muslims in India: A Case of Misrepresentation?
Hindutva politics portrays Muslims as educationally backward and links this to the religious orientation of the community. Projecting the Muslims as a homogeneous unit, it depicts the community as being under the control of the religious leaders, for whom education is a tool for inculcating fundamentalist notions. In this ideological framework, madarasas promote terrorism and do not give much space to progressive learning. The view is ahistorical and does not accommodate the heterogeneity existing among the Muslim population. This chapter submits that just like other religious communities, the Muslim community has divergent educational experiences and contextual requirements. It states that when placed on class ...
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