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While jihad has been the subject of countless studies in the wake of recent terrorist attacks, scholarship on the topic has so far paid little attention to South Asian Islam and, more specifically, its place in South Asian history. Seeking to fill some gaps in the historiography, Ilyse R. Morgenstein Fuerst examines the effects of the 1857 Rebellion (long taught in Britain as the 'Indian Mutiny') on debates about the issue of jihad during the British Raj. Morgenstein Fuerst shows that the Rebellion had lasting, pronounced effects on the understanding by their Indian subjects (whether Muslim, Hindu or Sikh) of imperial rule by distant outsiders. For India's Muslims their interpretation of the Rebellion as jihad shaped subsequent discourses, definitions and codifications of Islam in the region. Morgenstein Fuerst concludes by demonstrating how these perceptions of jihad, contextualised within the framework of the 19th century Rebellion, continue to influence contemporary rhetoric about Islam and Muslims in the Indian subcontinent.Drawing on extensive primary source analysis, this unique take on Islamic identities in South Asia will be invaluable to scholars working on British colonial history, India and the Raj, as well as to those studying Islam in the region and beyond.
As India enters its seventy-fifth year of independence, conventional policy is unlikely to combat the breadth of its economic challenges. Across a range of areas-human capital, technology, agriculture, finance, trade, public service delivery and more-new ideas must now be on the table. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only cost India many lives and livelihoods, it has also exposed major structural weaknesses in the economy. A huge farm and jobs crisis, rising and massive inequalities, tepid investment growth, and chronic banking sector challenges have plagued the economy, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also exposed the limitations of the Indian state, which tries to control too much-and ends up stifling the economy and the inherent energies of its young population. Climate change is no longer a distant threat, while disruptive technology has huge implications for India's demographic dividend. In addition, the dangerous lurch towards majoritarianism will cast its shadow on India's pursuit of prosperity for all. Unshackling India examines the question: Can India use the next twenty-five years, when it will reach the hundredth year of independence, to restructure not only its economy but rejuvenate its democratic energy and unshackle its potential-to become a genuinely developed economy by 2047? The book argues that India can foster a prosperous and inclusive economy if it sets its mind to it, acknowledges the hard truths, and lays out the clear choices and new ideas India must adopt towards that end.
This second volume in the series of annual assessments of key events and trends in Indian affairs offers an overview of Indian politics, economy, and foreign relations in 1987. It thoroughly examines important topics in Indian life, national security, science and technology, and education.
E.M. Forster'S Celebrated Novel A Passage To India Is Prescribed In The Syllabus Of Almost All The Universities In India, At Both The Undergraduate And Postgraduate Levels. It Is Really A Complex And Difficult Novel, And Books That Can Well Help The Students, In Particular, In Their Having A Grip On It Are Far Too Few, If Not Non-Existent. With A View To Fill This Gap And Cater To The Academic Needs Of Readers, The Present Book Has Been Written. Briefly Outlining The Life And Works Of E.M Forster, It Makes An In-Depth Study Of His Novel A Passage To India. The Key Elements Of The Novel Like Plot, Characterization, Fantasy, Prophecy, Pattern, Rhythm, Symbols, Imagery, Mystery, Poetry, Music, Tone, Etc., Have Been Analytically Discussed. In Addition, A Character-Sketch Of Prominent Characters Has Been Skillfully Presented. Further, Memorable Quotations Included In The Appendix Will Not Only Acquaint Readers With The Original Text But Will Also Infuse Them With Enthusiasm For All The Works Of Forster. Readers Of The Present Book Are Provided With Bibliography And Index Which Will Definitely Prove Useful Study-Aids To Them In Pursuing The Studies Further. For Students, Researchers As Well As Teachers Of English Literature, The Book Is Indispensable.
Nearly fifty years after independence, India remains a very poor country. It ranks near the bottom in terms of per capita income, and is similarly placed in the Human Development Index which measures social well-being. Economic growth in India has been less than half that of China or even other countries in Asia. And governments, at the Centre as well as in the states, are close to insolvency. The reason for our spectacular underachievement lies in the continuation of policies which had a certain validity as a response to the colonial experience, but which have long outlived their usefulness. The global economic scene has changed dramatically since they were formulated, and we must respond to the new realities. Bimal Jalan, the well known economist and present Governor of the RBI, in this lucid and well-argued book, makes a case for governments doing what they alone can best do, and less of what they cannot do effectively. 'One of the most lucid and lay-reader-accessible books to have been penned by an Indian economist.' --Outlook 'One cannot but agree with most of the suggestions made by Mr Jalan.' following the reforms process closely.' --Business India 'Jalan marshals a formidable array of facts to convey the general failure of the avowed mission of planning in India and the public sector's abysmal failure in particular.' --The Telegraph