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History is a hot topic in popular politics of the public domain. Pressures from different kinds of ideological positions and politics of identities of various kinds put serious constraints on the practice and writing of history. Despite the challenges, scholarship has continued to grow. Current historiographical thrusts illustrate how a whole range of themes and issues are dealt with by professional historians from a variety of perspectives with reference to sources and evidence. For instance, issues relating to the complex interactions between religion and political culture are no longer being swept under the carpet. This collection of short essays and extended discussions on current research aims to intervene in public debates on what exactly happened in history. Given the situation, attempts of this kind can possibly help in somewhat bridging the wide gap between serious academic research and misplaced assumptions of popular histories.

Table of Contents:
Preface 11 1. Invoking Virtues of Truth: Haq Ali Ali Ali Maula Ali Ali 15 2. Authoritarianism in the Garb of Democracy 19 3. Politics of Religion and the Writing of History 24 4. Liberalism/Dogmatism and the Writing of History 28 5. Challenges to the Writing of History in the Indian Vernaculars 32 6. Cultural Productions and the Question of Identity 36 7. Ramayana's Multiple Traditions in Cross- Cultural Contexts 42 8. Sanskrit Historical Traditions: Rajatarangini of Kalhana 54 9. Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Mu'in-ud-Din Chishti: Founder of Chishti Sufism in India 58 10. The Making of the Qutb Minar Complex and its Historical Significance 63 11. Mahbub-i Ilahi Hazrat Khwaja Nizam-ud-Din Auliya 67 12. Days in the Life of a Sufi 71 13. The Historic Projects of Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq 76 14. Indo-Persian Historiography: Ziya-ud-Din Barani and his Tarikh-i Firuzshahi 80 15. Cultural Dynamics as Heritage 84 16. Kabir and the Idea of Unity in Diversity in Bhakti Traditions 88 17. Akbar's Conquest of the Flourishing Country of Kashmir 93 18. History and the Present: Relevance of Akbar in our Troubled Times 101 19. Religion and Political Culture in Mughal India 107 20. Nur Jahan and the Fascinating World of Mughal Women 119 21. Jafar Zatalli: Exposing Fake Propriety of those in Power 124 22. Power, Memory and Architecture: A Review 131 23. Early Modern Bengal: An Earthly Paradise 135 24. One Thousand Years of Bengali Culture 148 25. Modern Social History at its Best 157 26. Unpacking Theory and History in a Dialogic Relationship 166 27. Reading the Gulistan of Sa'di Shirazi 170 28. Histories of Tribals and Dalits 174 29. Partition's Biharis: A Tribute to Dr Papiya Ghosh 178 30. Religious and Political Entanglements in Modern India 186 31. Conversion and Islamization in India 195 32. Music in Islam 199 33. Women in Dargahs 204 34. The Status of Dogs in Islam 208 35. Colours of Love and Hate in Traditions and History 211 36. Mirza Ghalib and the Tragedy of 1857 219 Concluding Remarks: Struggle for Peace in Violent Political Times 226 Glossary 235 Select Bibliography 239 Index 249

About the Author :
Raziuddin Aquil teaches history at the University of Delhi. Professor Aquil has published widely on religious traditions, literary practices and political culture in medieval and early modern India.

Review :
This articulate collection of engaged writings...highlights the value of rigorous historical research as part of knowledge production. The book stresses the need to protect respectful co-existence in composite India, managed by a diversity-conscious state that uses historically-informed templates and guidance to maintain feasible balances between order in the public realm and cultivating freedom of expression in this troubled post-truth era."" - Werner Menski, Emeritus Professor of South Asian Laws, SOAS, University of London, UK ""Raziuddin Aquil is one of the most engaged, lively and brilliant of Indian historians writing today. This collection of essays and reviews on subjects ranging from language, religion and identity to animals, architecture and music demonstrates history's unique power of intervention in public debates. In an easy, accessible style, wearing its scholarship lightly, Aquil's book illuminates issues that tear our polity apart, showing how we can learn lessons of peace from the turmoils of the past, and use historical evidence to sift and judge contemporary truth-claims."" - Supriya Chaudhuri, Professor (Emerita), Department of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata ""This fine collection of essays and book reviews on entanglements of religion and politics is addressed to an educated public, because false views about both history and religion are being used to target 'others' as internal enemies of the nations of South Asia. The book reveals the author's own scholarly virtues: impartial judgment, generosity and respect for the work of many different colleagues, on wide-ranging themes of crucial import in history and the present. His own essays provide refreshing correction to many ideas about Islam, from the supposed ancient Islamic sacredness of the colour green to the presumed Islamic condemnation of dogs and music. Essays also display the author's hope that when history and historians enter the public realm, they may help restore a centuries-old understanding of how to create more peace in a multi-religious society."" - David L. Curley, Professor Emeritus, Western Washington University, USA


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  • ISBN-13: 9789394262140
  • Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
  • Publisher Imprint: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 260
  • Width: 160 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9394262148
  • Publisher Date: 15 Apr 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 30 mm


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