Muslim Politics In Secular India

On January 24-25, 1968, Sadhana - a Marathi weekly published from Poona - had convened a seminar on the Hindu-Muslim problem. These articles are based on notes for my lecture in the seminar. Sadhana subsequently published them in the form of four articles. To these, I have added more articles specially written for this English edition. I am grateful to professor A. B. Shah for the co-operation he has given me in preparing this book for publication in English translation, and I must also thank Mr Dilip Chitre for translating the articles into English. The Indian Secular Forum has sponsored the publication of this book and I am grateful to this organization for all the assistance it has given me. CONTENTS 1 FOREWORD 2 PREFACE 11 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 11 READING THE MIND OF INDIAN MUSLIMS 19 THE COMMUNAL MALADY - A DIAGNOSIS 27 STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: COMMUNISTS' INTIMACY WITHCOMMUNALISTS 32 THE CHIEF OBSTACLE IN THEWAY OF MUSLIM INTEGRATION 36 MUSLIM OPPOSITION TO SECULAR INTEGRATIONNATURE, CAUSES AND REMEDIES 42 HUMANISTIC MODERNISMTHE ONLY SOLUTION 46 INDIAN MUSLIMS AT THE CROSSROADS 53 FUTURE OF A MISSION? 63 THE MEANING OF BANGLADESH 69 THE ANGRY YOUNG SECULARISTAN INTERVIEW by DILIP CHITRE 81 CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND READING THE MIND OF INDIAN MUSLIMS THE COMMUNAL MALADY - A DIAGNOSIS STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: COMMUNISTS' INTIMACY WITH COMMUNALISTS THE CHIEF OBSTACLE IN THE WAY OF MUSLIM INTEGRATION MUSLIM OPPOSITION TO SECULAR INTEGRATION NATURE, CAUSES AND REMEDIES HUMANISTIC MODERNISM THE ONLY SOLUTION INDIAN MUSLIMS AT THE CROSSROADS FUTURE OF A MISSION? THE MEANING OF BANGLADESH THE ANGRY YOUNG SECULARISTAN INTERVIEW by DILIP CHITRE