‘Reflections on the Reservations Crisis in Gujarat’ in Veena Das (ed), Mirrors of Violence: Communities, Riots and Survivors in South Asia, 1990
Scope and Contents
The Upendra Baxi Collection is a digital collection that currently comprises a single series, Bibliography. This series is organised into several subseries, including Published Academic Articles, Published Book Chapters, Published Books, Published Book Reviews, Published Lectures and Presentations from Conferences and Seminars, Newspaper Articles, Letters and Correspondence (Mathura Rape Case), Other Media, and Media Articles by Others on the Mathura Rape Case.
Dates
- Publication: 1990
Creator
- Upendra Baxi (Author, Person)
- Sharunya (Archives Intern, Person)
- Meghashree Dev (Processing Archivist, Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 250 Megabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Baxi analyzes the Gujarat reservations crisis by linking affirmative action debates with violence and social fragmentation. The essay situates reservations within broader conflicts over identity, power, and community, emphasizing how legal and policy disputes intersect with collective violence. Published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi. pg 215–39.
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Repository Details
Part of the NLS Law and Society Archives Repository