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10th
Anniversary Issue
Year
10 No.90-91
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‘Target: communalism’ Romila Thapar
Not only does it aim to point out the existence of communal attitudes in contemporary Indian society, but what is even more pertinent, it also demonstrates how pervasive they are in areas that are often overlooked, as for instance, the educational curriculum particularly at school level, discussions about changing legal codes, popular entertainment and some projections about social values. There are also specific problems on which Communalism Combat zeroes in. I admired the systematic way in which information on the genocide in Gujarat in 2002 was made available. One would like to read even more detailed presentations in the future on situations and conditions that are the potential promoters of communalism, so that there is an awareness of the implications of these. One looks forward to the increasing effectiveness of Communalism Combat in challenging the perspectives of a communal view of Indian society. (Romila Thapar is an internationally renowned historian). |
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