ISBN: 9788121208949    Publisher: Gyan Publishing House Year of publishing: 2006     Format:  Hardback No of Pages: 600        Language: English

Description About The Author:- Joseph Benjamin, has done considerable research on the problems of weaker sections of Indian society. He has published a number of high quality articles in papers and prestigious manazines. His books (i) "Scheduled Caste in Indian Politics and Society" (ii) Indo-Pak Relation. Currently he is reader and Head, Department of Political Science, St. Francis de Sales College, (Nagpur University), Nagpur.Contents:- Preface • Introduction • Joseph Benjamin • PART-I : RELIGION MINORITIES IN INDIA • Muslim Minority : Their Rights and Status in India • Christians: A Voiceless Minority • Fight for Minority Rights During Post-Independent Era • Ambedkar, Buddhism and Minority • Jain Community: A Shift from Majority/to Minority • PART-II : VIEWING MINORITY FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE • Sociology of Indian Minorities • Politics of Minority in India • Appendices • Appendix- 1 • Appendix-2 • Appendix-3 • Appendix-4 • Appendix-5 • Appendix-6 • Appendix-7 • Index.About The Book:- The Path Breaking Book Minorities In Indian Social System Is Multi-Layered Comprehensive Analysis Characterized By Profound Scholarship Of The Perennial Theme-Place And Role Of Minorities In Indian Federal Set Up. Right From The Momentous Debates In Constituent Assembly With Historical Echoes Going Back To The British Raj Till 2005-The Intervening Period Of 58 Years Has Witnessed Legal, Economic, Political And Cultural Policies Being So Shaped That Minorities Of All Hues And Colours Can Live As Equal And Honourable Citizens Of The Indian Republic. No Mean Achievement By Any Long Shot When One Looks Around The World., About The Author:- Joseph Benjamin, Has Done Considerable Research On The Problems Of Weaker Sections Of Indian Society. He Has Published A Number Of High Quality Articles In Papers And Prestigious Manazines. His Books (I) "Scheduled Caste In Indian Politics And Society" (Ii) Indo-Pak Relation. Currently He Is Reader And Head, Department Of Political Science, St. Francis De Sales College, (Nagpur University), Nagpur., Content:- Preface • Introduction • Joseph Benjamin • Part-I : Religion Minorities In India • Muslim Minority : Their Rights And Status In India • Christians: A Voiceless Minority • Fight For Minority Rights During Post-Independent Era • Ambedkar, Buddhism And Minority • Jain Community: A Shift From Majority/To Minority • Part-Ii : Viewing Minority From Different Perspective • Sociology Of Indian Minorities • Politics Of Minority In India • Appendices • Appendix- 1 • Appendix-2 • Appendix-3 • Appendix-4 • Appendix-5 • Appendix-6 • Appendix-7 • Index.
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