Communal Violence in Twenty-first Century India

Moving Beyond the Hindi Heartland

Bibliographic Data

ID6170984
AuthorsSanjal Shastri (University of Auckland, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume8
Issue2
Pages266-280
Publication date2020-10-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Indian Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2321-0230 • E-ISSN: 2321-7472
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/2321023020963721
OpenAlexW3097447067
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Using communal violence data between 2006 and 2017, this study challenges the idea that communal violence is primarily an issue in the Hindi Heartland. The data demonstrates how Karnataka and West Bengal are also witnessing rising levels of communal violence. The study goes on to take a closer look at the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka and West Bengal. It demonstrates how a combination of factors ranging from localized narratives of Hindu nationalism, caste coalitions, alliances with regional parties and the decline of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI[M]) in West Bengal and the Janata Party (JP)/Dal in Karnataka have been crucial factors for BJP’s rise in these two states

Archaeology · BENGAL · Caste · Communism · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Hindi · Hindu nationalism · Hinduism · Hindutva · Marxist philosophy · Narrative · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Theology · West bengal · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · Law · Social and Economic Development in India · South Asian Studies and Conflicts