Shri Ram Centre For Industrial Relations and Human Resources Indian Journal of Industrial Relations

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Reviewed Work(s): Minorities in India by Anil Bhuimali

Review by: Harihar Sahoo
Source: Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 44, No. 2 (Oct., 2008), pp. 318-320
Published by: Shri Ram Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
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The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations
an effective strategy for women not done justice to the theme, primarily,
empowerment. Mohan Kunder argues because of two reasons: First, they are
that active participation of women in based on a few field studies in selected
PRIs is the key to usher in an era of areas and as such are not comprehensive
equity and prosperity in the rural areas. and are not amenable to generalization.
Vanita, B and C.K. Veeranna present Second, social justice concerns of many
field evidence to demonstrate that other categories of persons like the
employment programmes like the following have been left out:
S warn aj ayant i Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(SGSY) implemented with the help of > Migrant Workers
SHGs ensure that women are more
> Bonded Labour
deeply and consistently empowered.
> Child Labour
Anil Anand Sagar analyses field
evidences to establish that social work > Deserted Women
interventions have proved to be another > Street Children
major strategy for micro level inter
ventions to promote effective women In such a publication, one would
empowerment. B.T. Lalwani advocates look for an editorial note linking all the
social work intervention as an effective papers logically to the theme of the book
instrument in organizing awareness and editor's observations. This is
through street plays and corner meetings, missing. Further, many of the papers
and in motivating and orienting common need to be edited properly and placed in
mass in attaining social justice and a logical sequence.
empowerment.
M.S. Ramanujam
Selection of papers focusing on Senior Fellow
social justice, on the other hand, have Shri Ram Centre for IR&HR
New Delhi 110001
MINORITIES IN INDIA by Anil Bhuimali (ed.), Serials

Publications, New Delhi, 2008 pp. 220, Rs. 650
Muslims in particular and minorities important dimensions and issues of

in general have been enriched by the human rights in the context of Muslim
chapters in Minorities in India. A population in India. In the first essay,
collection of 16 essays, the strength of Benjamin and Sreenivasulu provided a
the book lies in its no-nonsense approach detailed analysis of minority rights in
that takes minority rights issues to India, emphasizing they are special
uncover some of the intractable rights to minority groups to conserve
problems. The volume highlights the their culture, ethnicity and language.
318 UIR, Vol. 44, No. 2, October 2008
Book Reviews
Roy analyzed a case of Dzongu of Indian Hindus. Solomon conceptualized

north district of Sikkim and presented human rights and presented the Indian
the historical account of development perspective of cultural and educational
induced displacement and its conse rights of minorities by viewing that
quences in the tribal concentrated areas. secularism is highly necessary for the
Again Sreenivasulu and Benjamin well survival of the nation.
presented the need for reservation for
weaker sections, downtrodden and Mamta Rao highlighted the contri
underprivileged class in the educational bution of United Nations in human rights
institutions. The essay on Muslim and emphasized on the cultural and
women in armed conflict in Jammu and ethical strategy which is needed to
Kashmir by Sarkar and Bhuimali uproot the very deep structures of
observed that the armed conflict has discrimination and address invisibility
broken down the social structures, and silence of minority groups. The
community protection networks and national and international endeavours
legal protection mechanism and has for protecting the rights of the minorities
fostered an environment where sexual have been reviewed by Baruah who
violence and exploitation increase. lucidly presented recommendations for
Besides, millennium review would be an safeguarding the rights of minorities.
exercise of further entrenching a model Demographic characteristics of Gujjar
of development which is disempowering women have been narrated in Jan's
and threatens realization of human paper, which also highlighted the role of
rights. Sekhawat and Mahapatra showed Gujjar women in decision making
how displacement of Kashmir Pundits process. Sugirtha's work on reservation
from Kashmir valley is unprecedented policy in India illuminates the need for
in the history of independent India, effective machinery for the imple
wherein virtually the entire community mentation of reservation policy.
has been forced into exile. This has Mavoothu and Arunachalm examined
brought change in many aspects of life the problems of minority entrepreneurs
which needs immediate attention. and argued for better measures in
Review of educational status of Muslims improving the entrepreneurial skills
in the light of high power committee among the minority groups. Sanjeevayya
report on socio-economic and edu and Kumar exemplify the perils of
cational status of Muslim community by Muslim women of Andhra University
justice Rajeninder Sachar forms the core and maintained that there are many cases
of Bagchi's paper who argued that of violation of human rights of Muslim
educational marginalization of Muslims women but they do not perceive them as
has resulted from the backwardness of violations of their rights. Chinnammai
the girl children. Das highlighted the described the status of Muslim women
prevalence of caste system in India in and argued for the introduction of text
spite of modern globalized economy, books which include Muslim history and
technological revolution, immigration of cultural perspective in order to promote
UIR, Vol 44, No. 2, October 2008 319
The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations
communal harmony. In a similar vein, evolving strategies to protect their rights.

Mathur and Khanam reviewed the status Overall, it will serve as an important
of Muslim women in India and stated compendium for readers interested in the
that Muslims are a minority community study of minorities in India.
in India which suffers from minority
complex and identity crisis. Harihar Sahoo
Lecturer,
In the final analysis these essays are Department of Sociology,
essential readings not only for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada
understanding the dynamics of human University,
rights of Muslim population but for Aurangabad-431004.
DALIT CHRISTIANS OF ANDHRA (UNDER THE IMPACT OF

MISSIONARIES) byK.E. Rajpramukh, Serials Publications, New
Delhi, 2008,101 pp. Rs. 395
This book consisting of seven missionaries is logically explained. This

chapters starts with some account of the book is the extract of the data collected
concepts relating to mobility of dalits around 70's. However, the data present
and their background. In addition, it ed is very valuable. It gains more
gives a detailed account of historical importance especially where there is
development of the terms relating to already sufficient tension regarding
dalits and their conditions. The second conversions.
chapter, though titled as Dalits of
Andhra, continues to describe the status The main strength of this book is the
of dalits across the nation. In fact, till detailed account of systematic
the end of the second chapter, the reader conversion that took place in Andhra
has still to look for some material linking Pradesh area. The author also logically
with the title of the book. Different builds the situation of dalits wherein
versions and stories regarding right and they were left with no other option but
left division, mala and madiga respect conversion. Another plus point of this
ively, are clearly prevalent across the book is the meticulousness of the author
nation, of course with different names in for collecting the data by the name of
different regions but depicting the same missionary personnel along with the
structure. The author slowly goes on to specific year and providing a clear cut
describe the conditions of dalits both database. After explaining the pheno
from the conceptual point of view as well menon of conversion the author
as the precarious conditions within systematically builds the case for the
which they live. Given the conditions of converted dalits for specific privileges.
dalits in the country, the entry of This book is also an eye opener for many
320 UIR, Vol. 44, No. 2, October 2008

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Review

Reviewed Work(s): Minorities in India by Anil Bhuimali

MINORITIES IN INDIA by Anil Bhuimali (ed.), Serials

Muslims in particular and minorities important dimensions and issues of

318 UIR, Vol. 44, No. 2, October 2008

Roy analyzed a case of Dzongu of Indian Hindus. Solomon conceptualized

UIR, Vol 44, No. 2, October 2008 319

communal harmony. In a similar vein, evolving strategies to protect their rights.

DALIT CHRISTIANS OF ANDHRA (UNDER THE IMPACT OF

This book consisting of seven missionaries is logically explained. This

320 UIR, Vol. 44, No. 2, October 2008

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