Muslims, Dalits, And the Fabrications of History

How have the dominant histories of the Indian subcontinent been constructed and how do they deal with the subject of Muslims and Dalits or "Untouchables"? The essays in this volume range across many topics, including: the creation of the concept of "the Mussalman" through the work of Hindi writers and publicists in the late nineteenth century; how the re-imaginings of the Mappila peasant "uprisings" in the early twentieth century constructed a popular image of the fanatic Mussalman; Gandhi's attempt to rethink political relations between Hindus and Muslims; the nationalist imagination, and more.Mayaram, Shail is the author of 'Muslims, Dalits, And the Fabrications of History ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781905422111 and ISBN 1905422113.