Religious polarisation is on the rise in India especially after the BharatiyaJanata Party led
National Democratic Alliance assumed power of the center in 2014. West Bengal with …

Non-family-based institutions for socializing young people may play a vital role in creating
close-knit, inclusive communities. We study the potential for youth camps—integrating …

What determines electoral support for national incumbent parties and state-level challengers
in sub-national pro-poor contexts? Based on survey data from the Indian states of Kerala …

To what extent does the BJP's dramatic electoral success in West Bengal in the 2019 Lok
Sabha election indicate a fundamental rupture in the state's political party system? This …

ABSTRACT As the Communist and Congress Parties continue their downfall in West
Bengal, two parties relying heavily on identity politics are entrenching their positions as the …

Pressing further on what we discussed at the end of the previous section, this chapter
theoretically relates to the market-driven new India or the 'brand new nation'(Kaur,) after the …

This research paper will discuss the contemporary limitations of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) and its Hindutva ideology. The key research question will be examining 5 states and …

The domain of culture is always fraught with various forms of contestation, hierarchy and
countercurrents based on divergent determinants of identity. Within the domain of the …

Across the world, religious violence has been on the rise for decades (Juergensmeyer 2000,
2010). This includes India, where religious conflict is not uncommon, and Hindu-Muslim …