The Muslims of India: A Documentary Record (Oxford India Collection)

Presents Important Documents Recording Reactions Of Muslims Since Partitions. In Additions Documents On Hindu Revivalism, Babri Masjid Question, Shah Bano Case, Personal Laws Of Muslims Provide Insights Into Muslim Participation In Post Independence Polity And Society. Organized Under 9 Subject Headings. In This Volume, A. G. Noorani Collects Important Documents Recording Reactions Of Muslims In This Period And In The Subsequent Fifty Years. The Emphasis Is Largely On The Responses Of The Minority Community To The Problems They Faced And On Intra-community Debates That Ensued In The Aftermath Of Partition. Besides Recording Key Political Developments, Documents On Issues Like Hindu Revivalism And Muslim Responses, The Babari Masjid Question, The Supreme Court's Ruling On The Shah Bano Case, Rajiv Gandhi's Discussions With Muslim Leaders And The Issue Of Personal Laws, Provide Important Insights Into Muslim Participation In Post-independence Polity And Society. Documents On Related Themes, Such As Recent Trends In Muslim Politics, The Development Of Urdu Since Independence, And The Significant Role Of The Aligarh Muslim University In Imparting Secular Education In India, Complete This Picture. Presented By The Author As A Complete And Comprehensive Documentary Record Of The Problems And Politics Of The Muslims Of India, This Volume Is Essential Reading For Scholars And Students Of Modern Indian History And Politics, And Will Also Interest Policy-makers, Journalists, And General Readers.--book Jacket. Introduction -- Adjustment To The New Order -- Mobilization For Redress Of Grievances -- Political Strategy For Grievance Redressal -- Hindu Revivalism And Muslim Reaction -- The Shah Bano Case -- The Babari Masjid Question -- New Trends In Muslim Politics -- Urdu -- Aligarh Muslim University. Edited By A.g. Noorani. Includes Bibliographical References. Includes Bibliographical References. Ch. 1. Ch. 1. -- ch. 2. Ch. 1. -- ch. 2. -- ch. 3. Ch. 1. -- ch. 2. -- ch. 3. -- ch. 4. Ch. 1. -- ch. 2. -- ch. 3. -- ch. 4. -- ch. 5. Ch. 1. -- ch. 2. -- ch. 3. -- ch. 4. -- ch. 5. -- ch. 6. Ch. 1. -- ch. 2. -- ch. 3. -- ch. 4. -- ch. 5. -- ch. 6. -- ch. 7. Ch. 1. -- ch. 2. -- ch. 3. -- ch. 4. -- ch. 5. -- ch. 6. -- ch. 7. -- ch. 8. Ch. 1. -- ch. 2. -- ch. 3. -- ch. 4. -- ch. 5. -- ch. 6. -- ch. 7. -- ch. 8. -- ch. 9. Ch. 1.-- ch. 2.-- ch. 3.-- ch. 4.-- ch. 5.-- ch. 6.-- ch. 7.-- ch. 8.-- ch. 9. This book provides an interesting mix of documents highlighting the history of Muslim participation in Indian politics from pre- independence era to the recent times, discussing how they have adjusted to the new order after partition and independence. 'This collection is useful, and deserves to get a wide welcome from those who are interested in...Muslim communities after the Partition of India. It should be owned, not borrowed [and] deserves serious attention.' Mushirul Hasan, The Hindu