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Author Archives: Thebookreviewindia

Partial Failures

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 23, 2017Leave a comment

The topic of NGOs, especially those which are rights-based, in Pakistan is an intriguing and polarizing case in media discussions, always instigating hype by the critics over alleged negative roles and pushing the western agenda or by the proponents who appreciate NGOs’ capacity to challenge the authoritarian status quo.

Of Ownership and Control

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 23, 2017Leave a comment

The volume under review is remarkable for many reasons. The painstaking empirical research and the rigorous analysis of the same from a feminist perspective will make this book a very important source of reference to understand the lives, work and struggles of women in Asia.

Politics, Punjabiyat, Insaniyat

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 23, 2017Leave a comment

A chronological political history of Punjab—the title is self-explanatory—Rajmohan Gandhi began the journey of writing this book at the point of its denouement, Partition.

Interpreting Form and Reality

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 23, 2017Leave a comment

In 1976, within a year of its publication, Wendy Doniger’s Hindu Myths met with a bad press.

Invoking Marginality

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 23, 2017Leave a comment

Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857 is a seven-volume series that has emerged from a research project based at the University of Edinburgh involving collaborative research and international conferences beginning in the 150th year marking the revolt.

The Colonial Project Defined

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 20, 2017Leave a comment

The Calendar of Persian Correspondence in 10 volumes was originally published by the Imperial Record Department, subsequently incorporated into the National Archives of India.

Readymade Ramayana

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 20, 2017Leave a comment

In the prologue to his account of Gandhi’s early career in England and South Africa, Ramachandra Guha declares, ‘There are some striking resemblances between the central character of this story and his counterpart in the great Indian epic, the Ramayana.

Truth About Minorities

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 20, 2017Leave a comment

Minorities in Pakistan, published by Pakistan Publications, Karachi, was the first book I read on religious minorities in Pakistan before Bangladesh was created.

26/11: Constructing A Timeline

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 20, 2017Leave a comment

The title of the book suggests that it is only a narrative on the attack on Taj Hotel, one of the several targets during the three-day long Mumbai terrorist attacks in November 2008.

Linking Intellectual Inputs

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 20, 2017Leave a comment

Post-9/11, two words, namely Jihad and Terrorism, have acquired much of our attention. These terms unintentionally as well as intentionally are used interchangeably, often, to indicate that Islam and terrorism share an organic relationship.

A Parallel Vision

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 20, 2017Leave a comment

Babar Ayaz’s book does not present an ordinary diagnostic enquiry into the health of a state called Pakistan.

On the Edge of an Abyss?

Volume XXXVIII No. 2 - FEBRUARY 2014By ThebookreviewindiaMay 20, 2017Leave a comment

Pakistan’s imminent failure as a nation state has spawned many books. Pakistan’s principal attraction for writers and experts is the country’s central role in sustaining and promoting regional and international terrorism.

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