The moment of containment : the Constituent Assembly debates, 1946-9. Minority rights in colonial India and the Constituent Assembly : a historical background ; Nationalist discourse and group rights : a conceptual approach ; From minority to backward : the nationalist resolution of the 'minorities question' -- The moment of crisis : preferential policies, 1986, 1990. Secularism and Muslim personal law : the Shah Bano case, 1986 ; Social justice and quotas in government jobs for other backward classes : the Mandal debate, 1990
Summary
This book presents a systematic account of the structure of public reasoning over group rights in India. It critiques both liberal and post-colonial narratives and constructs a framework that combines their insights for an empirical study of the norms of group rights in the country
