Islamization, gentrification and domestication: 'a girls' Islamic course' and rural Muslims in western Uttar Pradesh
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The education of rural Muslim girls in contemporary western Uttar Pradesh, by examining an Islamic course for girls, written in Urdu and widely used in Madrasahs there is discussed. Communal politics and educational provision in western Uttar Pradesh, does not provide rural girls with good educational options.
Publication Name: Modern Asian Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0026-749X
Year: 2004
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Making claims for power: a new agenda in Dalit politics of Uttar Pradesh, 1946-48
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The two related propositions that constituted Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh (UP) in the 1940s is described. The achhut identity articulated by the Dalits of UP, in order to mobilize the diverse sections of Dalit society is the major issue.
Publication Name: Modern Asian Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0026-749X
Year: 2003
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Hindi Dalit autobiography: an exploration of identity
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A study of the Hindi Dalit autobiography revealing how Dalit identity is being reformulated and reconceived in social and cultural terms by members of the Dalit community themselves is presented.
Publication Name: Modern Asian Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0026-749X
Year: 2007
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