Contents List of Artworks and Figures List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: From Casteism to Hindu Nationalism: Charting Modes and Moments of Contemporary Activism in the Indian Diaspora Nisha Thapliyal Part I: Historicizing Contemporary Activism in the Anglophone Indian Diaspora Chapter 1: When Solidarity Becomes Resistance: Reflections on Confronting Fascism in the Diaspora South Asia Solidarity Group (SASG), UK Interlude: Poems and Commentary by Sadhu Binning and Ajay Bhardwaj Chapter 2: Resisting Islamophobia in Aotearoa New Zealand: An Interview Anjum Rahman with Nisha Thapliyal Chapter 3 Anti-Caste Advocacy in Australia: In dialogue with Ambedkar International Mission Vaibhav Gaikwad, Aparna Ramtheke, and Ajay Niranjane, with Nisha Thapliyal Part II: Counter Knowledge Production Chapter 4: Countering Hindutva through New Pedagogies and Solidarities: The History and Legacy of Youth Solidarity Summers (YSS) Sangeeta Kamat Chapter 5: ?A Different Kind of News for the Diaspora?: An Interview with South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection (SAMAR) (1992-2022) SAMAR Editorial Collective, with Nisha Thapliyal Chapter 6: The Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance (ACDA) UK: Resisting the Caste System and Discrimination Against Dalits and Minorites in the Diaspora Raj Chand and Santosh Dass Part III: Critical Reflections Chapter 7: The Hindutva Movement?s Co-option of Indigeneity in Settler Nation-States: Colonization and Resistance Balamohan Shingade and Mohan J. Dutta Chapter 8: Towards a Queer Anti-Hindutva Praxis: An Interview with South Asia Solidarity Initiative (SASI) Collective Nishant Upadhyay Chapter 9: From Mobilizing to Organizing: Pitfalls and Possibilities in Organizing Indian American University Students Usha Kumar Chapter 10: Organizing through Sikhi: Building a Halemi Lehar (Queer Revolution) Halemi Lehar In Conclusions: Putting Struggle Knowledge to Work Nisha Thapliyal Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index.
Caste, Country, and Creed : Struggles for Social Justice in the Contemporary Indian Diaspora