India International Centre
Cordially invite you to a Book Discussion Programme
On
Democracy and the Crisis of Inequality
By
Zoya Hasan
(Delhi: Primus Books, 2014)
On
Tuesday, 26th August, 2014, at 6:30 pm
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Democracy and the Crisis of Inequality analyses how from the early 1990s politics in India began
to undergo a fundamental transformation. Ethnic politics occupied centre stage, often prompting violent conflict and major political changes. Some of the essays focus on changes relating to representation, redistribution, social justice, secularism and the
changing nature of the State in the wake of economic liberalization and globalization. Key issues that have been discussed are: the policies of group differentiated rights; caste-class politics; regional assertions; women's rights and minority politics and
their impact on the pursuit of equality.
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Discussants are:
Dr. Sudha Pai,
Rector & Professor of Centre for Political Studies, JNU
will Chair the program and the panel consisting of
Prof. Achin Vanaik, Dept. of Political Science, DU;
Prof. Peter Ronald DeSouza, Senior Fellow, CSDS; and
Shri Harish Mander, Social Worker & Writer
will critically discuss the book.
Venue: Conference Room No. 1