Yogesh Snehi
Biographic Data
| ID | 385014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yogesh Snehi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yogesh |
| FAMILY NAME | Snehi |
| SIGNATURE | SNEHI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ambedkar University Delhi |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7164-6971 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Language, identity and geography
Region formation in India has until now been understood through homogenising models of state formation. The reorganisation of various Indian states and the emergence of newer regions in the post-independence scenario have generally been seen through asserting regional aspirations and/or the question of language. The formation of Himachal Pradesh, however, presents a complex story. Markers of homogenous identity and language were missing in Himach…
Historiography, fieldwork and popular Sufi shrines in the Indian Punjab
Based on three case-studies of popular Sufi shrines that have been in continuous existence in post-Partition Indian Punjab, this article examines the prevalent discourse of ‘secular’ historiography in India that privileges the archive and situates the narrative strategy of the popular as marginal or outside of historical discourse. Instead, I argue that a fuller understanding of social processes, outside of prescribed imaginary binaries of secula…
Spatiality, Memory and Street Shrines of Amritsar
This paper explores semiotics at street shrines that foreground “popular” everyday faith and commemorative practices, like urs at Amritsar. These shrines are a blend of pre-partition and contemporary shrine practices, and hybridize identities in contemporary Punjab, imagined and negotiated through an ongoing process of visitation, veneration and memorialization. Street shrines are thus embedded in the “long history of space” of Amritsar which are…
Dreaming Baba, resituating memory
REVIEW - Barnett, Michael and Janice Gross Stein (eds.). Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism. viii + 258 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012
Conjugality, sexuality and shastras
Himachal's interaction with colonialism led to the creation of a complex socio-political milieu. Administrative necessities triggered migrations to this region from other parts of Punjab, and brought local customs like reet in contact with the people from the plains. In the 1920s a con-certed campaign began for the abolition of reet. Reet was regarded lewd and an immoral form of marriage, remarriage and divorce. Motivated by the reformist zeal of…
Hindutva as an ideology of cultural nationalism
Hindutva, the ideology of militant Hindu nationalism, has precipitated violent hatreds between the Hindus and Muslims of India, as was evidenced in the recent rioting in the State of Gujarat, which was unprecedented in history. The factors which led to the emergence of Hindutva are reviewed and the hollowness of the ideology exposed. It is imperative to critique Hindutva's communalist approach and make concrete efforts to debunk it, it is argued
Historiography, fieldwork and popular Sufi shrines in the Indian Punjab
Based on three case-studies of popular Sufi shrines that have been in continuous existence in post-Partition Indian Punjab, this article examines the prevalent discourse of ‘secular’ historiography in India that privileges the archive and situates the narrative strategy of the popular as marginal or outside of historical discourse. Instead, I argue that a fuller understanding of social processes, outside of prescribed imaginary binaries of secula…
Conjugality, sexuality and shastras
Himachal's interaction with colonialism led to the creation of a complex socio-political milieu. Administrative necessities triggered migrations to this region from other parts of Punjab, and brought local customs like reet in contact with the people from the plains. In the 1920s a con-certed campaign began for the abolition of reet. Reet was regarded lewd and an immoral form of marriage, remarriage and divorce. Motivated by the reformist zeal of…
Hindutva as an ideology of cultural nationalism
Hindutva, the ideology of militant Hindu nationalism, has precipitated violent hatreds between the Hindus and Muslims of India, as was evidenced in the recent rioting in the State of Gujarat, which was unprecedented in history. The factors which led to the emergence of Hindutva are reviewed and the hollowness of the ideology exposed. It is imperative to critique Hindutva's communalist approach and make concrete efforts to debunk it, it is argued
Conjugality, sexuality and shastras
Himachal's interaction with colonialism led to the creation of a complex socio-political milieu. Administrative necessities triggered migrations to this region from other parts of Punjab, and brought local customs like reet in contact with the people from the plains. In the 1920s a con-certed campaign began for the abolition of reet. Reet was regarded lewd and an immoral form of marriage, remarriage and divorce. Motivated by the reformist zeal of…
Dreaming Baba, resituating memory
REVIEW - Barnett, Michael and Janice Gross Stein (eds.). Sacred Aid: Faith and Humanitarianism. viii + 258 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012
Spatiality, Memory and Street Shrines of Amritsar
This paper explores semiotics at street shrines that foreground “popular” everyday faith and commemorative practices, like urs at Amritsar. These shrines are a blend of pre-partition and contemporary shrine practices, and hybridize identities in contemporary Punjab, imagined and negotiated through an ongoing process of visitation, veneration and memorialization. Street shrines are thus embedded in the “long history of space” of Amritsar which are…
Historiography, fieldwork and popular Sufi shrines in the Indian Punjab
Based on three case-studies of popular Sufi shrines that have been in continuous existence in post-Partition Indian Punjab, this article examines the prevalent discourse of ‘secular’ historiography in India that privileges the archive and situates the narrative strategy of the popular as marginal or outside of historical discourse. Instead, I argue that a fuller understanding of social processes, outside of prescribed imaginary binaries of secula…
Language, identity and geography
Region formation in India has until now been understood through homogenising models of state formation. The reorganisation of various Indian states and the emergence of newer regions in the post-independence scenario have generally been seen through asserting regional aspirations and/or the question of language. The formation of Himachal Pradesh, however, presents a complex story. Markers of homogenous identity and language were missing in Himach…
Philosophy (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (5 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works)