Vidhu Verma
Biographic Data
| ID | 3793622 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vidhu Verma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vidhu |
| FAMILY NAME | Verma |
| SIGNATURE | VERMA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Taking the EWS Quota Seriously
The Supreme Court’s recent judgment upholding the economically weaker sections (EWS) quota has given rise to the idea that reservations can be provided to economically vulnerable sections of the people. This expansion in the beneficiaries of affirmative action has triggered the perception that the reservation policy, which was earlier seen as promoting the principle of equal opportunity and providing compensation to historically marginalised cast…
Ambedkar, Buddhism, and Post-secularism
The work of B. R. Ambedkar has spurred scholars and experts to rethink traditional assessments of both the secularization process and the relationship between religious and secular domains. Two generations ago, Ambedkar evoked conversion to Navayana Buddhism as an alternative to hierarchically ordered caste-based society. Through his landmark essay The Buddha and His Dhamma, he questioned studies on Dalit communities that saw them as trying to de…
Secularism, Religion, and Democracy in Southeast Asia
The return of religion is most paradoxical, as in many parts of the world that take pride in their modernity and economic success, religion is emerging as the strongest reason in national politics. In addition, it is increasingly acknowledged that organized religion is not disappearing or fading but might even be gaining new forms of assertions. However many Western governments are unable to recognise a language that formulates both spaces, the s…
The Empire of Disgust
All known societies exclude and stigmatize one or more minority groups. Frequently these exclusions are underwritten with a rhetoric of disgust: people of a certain group, it is alleged, are filthy, hyper-animal, or not fit to share such facilities as drinking water, food, and public swimming pools with the ‘clean’ and ‘fully human’ majority. But exclusions vary in their scope and also in the specific disgust-ideologies underlying them. In this v…
Empire of Disgust
Secularism in India
This chapter examines the historical emergence of secularism through movements, debates, and legal formulations to explain specific features that the concept has acquired in the context of India. The first part examines the tensions between the theoretical narratives of Indian constitutionalism and the practices of politics that led to the acceptance of certain essential conditions of secularism. The approach towards secularism found in writings …
Malaysia
Vidhu Verma tracks two simultaneous processes in Malaysia: the increasing aspirations for democratic governance, and the emergence of the Islamic party as a major force in Malaysian politics. Verma argues that rapid and often forced modernization and development have created severe tensions in contemporary Malaysia, providing Islamist parties with the space to create a political-cultural identity for the Malays. Tracing the historical and politic…
Debating rights in Malaysia
2002). Debating rights in Malaysia: Contradictions and challenges. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 108-130
Women, War and Peace in South Asia
Where Are the Women in South Asian Conflicts? - Rita Manchanda Guns and Burqa - Rita Manchanda Women in the Kashmir Conflict Ambivalent Empowerment - Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake The Tragedy of Tamil Women in Conflict Between Two Armed Patriarchies - Paula Banerjee Women in Assam and Nagaland 'They Use Us and Others Abuse Us!' - Anis Haroon Women in the MQM Conflict Where There Are No Men - Amrita Baskota, Shobha Gautam and Rita Manchanda Women …
Tribal Peasantry
Debating rights in Malaysia
2002). Debating rights in Malaysia: Contradictions and challenges. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 108-130
Ambedkar, Buddhism, and Post-secularism
The work of B. R. Ambedkar has spurred scholars and experts to rethink traditional assessments of both the secularization process and the relationship between religious and secular domains. Two generations ago, Ambedkar evoked conversion to Navayana Buddhism as an alternative to hierarchically ordered caste-based society. Through his landmark essay The Buddha and His Dhamma, he questioned studies on Dalit communities that saw them as trying to de…
Tribal Peasantry
Malaysia
Vidhu Verma tracks two simultaneous processes in Malaysia: the increasing aspirations for democratic governance, and the emergence of the Islamic party as a major force in Malaysian politics. Verma argues that rapid and often forced modernization and development have created severe tensions in contemporary Malaysia, providing Islamist parties with the space to create a political-cultural identity for the Malays. Tracing the historical and politic…
Debating rights in Malaysia
2002). Debating rights in Malaysia: Contradictions and challenges. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 108-130
Women, War and Peace in South Asia
Where Are the Women in South Asian Conflicts? - Rita Manchanda Guns and Burqa - Rita Manchanda Women in the Kashmir Conflict Ambivalent Empowerment - Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake The Tragedy of Tamil Women in Conflict Between Two Armed Patriarchies - Paula Banerjee Women in Assam and Nagaland 'They Use Us and Others Abuse Us!' - Anis Haroon Women in the MQM Conflict Where There Are No Men - Amrita Baskota, Shobha Gautam and Rita Manchanda Women …
Secularism in India
This chapter examines the historical emergence of secularism through movements, debates, and legal formulations to explain specific features that the concept has acquired in the context of India. The first part examines the tensions between the theoretical narratives of Indian constitutionalism and the practices of politics that led to the acceptance of certain essential conditions of secularism. The approach towards secularism found in writings …
The Empire of Disgust
All known societies exclude and stigmatize one or more minority groups. Frequently these exclusions are underwritten with a rhetoric of disgust: people of a certain group, it is alleged, are filthy, hyper-animal, or not fit to share such facilities as drinking water, food, and public swimming pools with the ‘clean’ and ‘fully human’ majority. But exclusions vary in their scope and also in the specific disgust-ideologies underlying them. In this v…
Empire of Disgust
Secularism, Religion, and Democracy in Southeast Asia
The return of religion is most paradoxical, as in many parts of the world that take pride in their modernity and economic success, religion is emerging as the strongest reason in national politics. In addition, it is increasingly acknowledged that organized religion is not disappearing or fading but might even be gaining new forms of assertions. However many Western governments are unable to recognise a language that formulates both spaces, the s…
Ambedkar, Buddhism, and Post-secularism
The work of B. R. Ambedkar has spurred scholars and experts to rethink traditional assessments of both the secularization process and the relationship between religious and secular domains. Two generations ago, Ambedkar evoked conversion to Navayana Buddhism as an alternative to hierarchically ordered caste-based society. Through his landmark essay The Buddha and His Dhamma, he questioned studies on Dalit communities that saw them as trying to de…
Taking the EWS Quota Seriously
The Supreme Court’s recent judgment upholding the economically weaker sections (EWS) quota has given rise to the idea that reservations can be provided to economically vulnerable sections of the people. This expansion in the beneficiaries of affirmative action has triggered the perception that the reservation policy, which was earlier seen as promoting the principle of equal opportunity and providing compensation to historically marginalised cast…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (4 works) · Asian Studies and History (3 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political economy (3 works)