POLITICS AND RELIGION IN INDIA

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Religion, minorities and the Indian state -- 2 Politics of religious polarization in India: insights from riots in Gujarat (2002), Kandhamal (2008) and Muzaffarnagar (2013) -- 3 Sikh politics in Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal -- 4 Religion, ethnicity and politics: understanding the BJP's rise in Assam -- 5 Church and political action in Mizoram -- 6 Identity, religion and development: the changing nature of political mobilization of Muslims in post-Sachar West Bengal -- 7 Hindutva as a 'sacred form': a case study of Karnataka -- 8 Nature and dynamics of religion-oriented politics in Kerala -- 9 Politics of Hindutva in Maharashtra: actors, causes and political effects -- 10 Religion-polity interface in Jammu and Kashmir: an analysis -- 11 Religion as a tool for political mobilization in Bihar -- 12 Beyond othering: a study of Hindu Political in Gujarat -- 13 Indian political space and religion: perspectives and exploring alternatives -- Index.

Religion, minorities and the Indian state / Himanshu Roy -- Politics of religious polarization in India : insights from riots in Gujarat (2002), Kandhamal (2008) and Muzaffarnagar (2013) / Mujibur Rehman -- Sikh pohtics in Punjab : Shiromani Akale Dal / Ashutosh Kumar, Hardeep Kaur -- Religion, ethnicity and politics : understanding the BJP's rise in Assam / Dhruba Pratim Sharma, Tarun Gogoi, Vikas Tripathi -- Church and pohtical action in Mizoram / V. Bijukumar -- Identity, religion and development : the changing nature of political mobilization of Muslims in post-Sachar West Bengal / Abdul Matin -- Hindutva as a 'sacred form' : a case study of Karnataka / Malini Bhattacharjee -- Nature and dynamics of religion-oriented politics in Kerala / Josukutty C.A. -- Politics of Hindutva in Maharashtra : actors, causes and political effects / Parimal Maya Sudhakar -- Religion-polity interface in Jammu and Kashmir : an analysis / Muhammad Tajuddin -- Religion as a tool for political mobilization in Bihar / Umakant -- Beyond othering : a study of Hindu political in Gujarat / Dhananjay Rai -- Indian pohtical space and religion : perspectives and exploring alternatives / Y.S. Alone.