Buffalo nationalism : a critique of spiritual fascism / Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd.

Includes index.

Part 1 On Communal Violence; 1 Ayodhya: What Stake Do OBCs Have?; 2 Consequences of the Call for Epic War; 3 Dalit, OBC and Muslim Relations; 4 The Rise of Modi; Part 2 On Clash of Civilizations; 5 A Case of Slipping Morality; 6 A Lesson to Be Learnt; 7 The Invisible Country; 8 Heroes Who Made the World Rock and Roll; Part 3 On Social Justice; 9 A Paradigm Shift; 10 Attacks on Ambedkar; 11 The Bard Whose Song Is His Weapon; 12 Countering the Counter-Revolution; 13 Hindutva and the War-Loving Self; 14 Spiritual Fascism and Civil Society

15 Freedom UnattainedPart 4 On Caste; 16 The Buffalo's Unholy Milk; 17 Durban, Caste and Indian Democracy; 18 Secularism: The Predicament of the OBCs; 19 Caste and Women's Sexuality; 20 Caste Shadows in London; 21 Caste in a New Mould; Part 5 On the Right to Religion; 22 Hinduism and the Right to Religion; 23 Reject the Oppressor; 24 Religion and Democracy; 25 Spiritual Democracy; 26 Where Should the Reform Begin?; Part 6 On Electoral Politics; 27 Sonia, Swadeshi and Videshi; 28 The End of Dalit Ideology?; 29 Major Priorities; Part 7 On Culture; 30 Cow and Culture

31 Cows, Buffaloes and Nationalism32 Hinduism and Capitalist Ethics; 33 The Buddha Smiles in Afghanistan; Part 8 On Globalization; 34 Cultural Globalization; 35 Dalits and Globalization; 36 Death Wish?; Part 9 On Education; 37 A Lesson from African English; 38 Caste, Clinton and IT Revolution; 39 Through Books, Ships and Sea; 40 Blacks, Science and National Pride; 41 Education and the Dignity of Labour; 42 Reservations : Experience as Framework of Debate; Part 10 Afterword: Where Are the Sudras?

The book argues forcefully for social justice for the vast majority of Indians, the Dalit-Bahujans, who remain socially, economically and culturally deprived.

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