Publisher's Synopsis
'Few can match A.G. Noorani in documenting evidence and presenting facts as they are...The book is the voice of a people....trying to come to grips with modern reality. -- Business Standard '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 '...A veritable storehouse of information.' -- The Telegraph This volume presents important documents recording reactions of Muslims in the period following Independence and the Partition of India, and in the subsequent fifty years. Besides key political developments, documents on topics such as Hindu revivalism and Muslim responses, the Babri Masjid question, the Supreme Court's ruling on the Shah Bano case, Rajiv Gandhi's discussions with Muslim leaders nad the issue of personal laws, provide insights into Muslim particip ation in post-Independence polity and society. This book will interest scholars and students of modern Indian history and politics, journalists, and general readers.
