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Urban History of Atmospheric Modernity in Colonial India

Vol. 57, Issue No. 11, 12 Mar, 2022
Mohammad Sajjad

Dust and Smoke: Air Pollution and Colonial Urbanism, India, c1860–c1940 by Awadhendra Sharan, Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan, 2020; pp xxiv + 319, `895. 

Rejoinder to UGC Panel Audit

Vol. 53, Issue No. 7, 17 Feb, 2018
Asim Siddiqui, Mohammad Sajjad

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Atrocity against Dalits in Bihar

Vol. 51, Issue No. 51, 17 Dec, 2016
Mohammad Sajjad

While the Dalit upsurge in Una in Gujarat received widespread attention, an atrocity against Dalit youths being thrashed in Muzaffarpur, Bihar at the same time did not. It remained merely a Paswan versus Bhumihar confrontation. Dalits remain a differentiated group in Bihar, and have a long way to go before the community can rise above the imperatives of the here and now and assert as a conglomeration. 

Underscoring Political-Criminal Nexus

Vol. 51, Issue No. 37, 10 Sep, 2016
Mohammad Sajjad

The incident of communal violence in Agarpur, Vaishali, Bihar in November 2015, clearly points to the widespread nexus among hoodlums, politicians with criminal records, and the police in the state. Dismantling this criminal patronage network, which perpetuates communalism and casteism and exacerbates lawlessness, is one of the biggest challenges that confronts the Nitish Kumar regime.

Caste, Community and Crime

Vol. 50, Issue No. 5, 31 Jan, 2015
Mohammad Sajjad

The violence against Pasmanda Muslims in Azizpur-Bahilwara in Muzaffarpur cannot be understood as an instance of conventional communal strife between Hindus and Muslims. This report from the ground indicates that different layers of caste, community, administrative and patronage networks have played a role in fostering the violence but also in containing it.

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