* Introduction Praful Bidwai, Harbans Mukhia, Achin Vanaik* Communal Violence and the Transmutation of Identities Harbans Mukhia 25* Radicalism of the Right and Logics of Secularism Aijaz Ahmad 37* How Not to Defend Secularism Rajeev Bhargava 57* Religion and Communalism Saral Jhingran 75* The BJP: Political Mobilization for Hindiutva Manini Chatterjee 87* Citizen's Inquiry Reports on Ayodhya and its Aftermath Kamal A Mitra Chenoy 107* Communal Violence and the Role of Law Enforcement Agencies Asghar Ali Engineer 127* Caste, Communalism and the Democratic Process Rajni Kothari 143* Three Riots in Varanasi: 1989-1990, 1991 and 1992 Dipak Malik 157* Minority Identity and its Dis* : Ayodhya and its Aftermath Mushirul Hasan 167* BJP and the North-East Ms Prabhakara 205* The BJP and Backward Castes in Gujarat Ghanshyam Shah 217* Educating the Children of the Hindu Rashtra: Notes on RSS Schools Tanika Sarkar 237* Party Politics and Communal Mobilization in Uttar Pradesh Zoya Hasan 249* Contributors 273.
Religion, Religiosity and Communialism