Caste, Country, and Creed : Struggles for Social Justice in the Contemporary Indian Diaspora / Ajay Bhardwaj, Sadhu Binning, Raj Chand, Santosh Dass, Sangeeta Kamat, Ajay Niranjane, Aparna Ramteke, Vaibhav Gaikwad, Balamohan Shingade, Balamohan Shingade, Mohan J. Dutta, Nishant Upadhyay, Usha Kumar, Manmit Singh, Anjum Rahman, Anjum Rahman, Shajan Kafka, Kirtika Kain, Kalpana Textaqueen, Kalpana Wilson, Kalpana Wilson, Radhika Marwaha, Rina Thiara, Jaspreet Sangha, Nisha Thapliyal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thapliyal, Nisha.

Contributor:

Bhardwaj, Ajay.

Binning, Sadhu.

Chand, Raj.

Dass, Santosh.

Kamat, Sangeeta.

Niranjane, Ajay.

Ramteke, Aparna.

Gaikwad, Vaibhav.

Shingade, Balamohan.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2026.

Summary:

What happens when ancient systems of oppression travel across oceans?How do Indian diaspora communities across five nations challenge centuries-old systems of oppression while building new forms of solidarity?.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations

FIGURE 1 A Caged Bird can Still Sing: A Tribute to F ather Stan Swamy. Artist: Shajan Kafka

Part I Historicizing Con temporary Activism in the Anglophone Indian Diaspora

When Solidarity Becomes Resistance: Reflections on Confronting Fascism in the Diaspora

Interlude I: Poems and Commentary / Ajay Bhardwaj, Sadhu Binning

Frontmatter / Anjum Rahman, Nisha Thapliyal

3. Anti-Caste Advocacy in Australia: In Dialogue with Ambedkar International Mission / Vaibhav Gaikwad, Aparna Ramteke, Ajay Niranjane, Nisha Thapliyal

Interlude II: Artwork / Kirtika Kain

Part II: Counter Knowledge Production

Introduction

4. Countering Hindutva Through New Pedagogies and Solidarities: The History and Legacy of Youth Solidarity Summers (YSS) / Sangeeta Kamat

5. "A Different Kind of News for the Diaspora": An Interview with South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection (SAMAR) (1992-2002) / Nisha Thapliyal

6. The Anti Caste Discrimination Alliance (ACDA) UK: Resisting the Caste System and Discrimination Against Dalits and Minorities in the Diaspora / Raj Chand, Santosh Dass

Interlude III: Artworks / TextaQueen

Part III: Critical Reflections

7. The Hindutva Movement's Co-Option of Indigeneity in Settler Nation-States: Colonization and Resistance / Balamohan Shingade, Mohan J. Dutta

8. Toward a Queer Anti-Hindutva Praxis: An Interview with South Asia Solidarity Initiative (SASI) Collective / Nishant Upadhyay

9. From Mobilizing to Organizing: Pitfalls and Possibilities in Organizing Indian American University Students / Usha Kumar

10. Organizing Through Sikhi: Building a Halemi Lehar (Queer Revolution) / Halemi Lehar

Conclusion: Putting Struggle Knowledge to Work / Nisha Thapliyal

Acknowledgments

References

Notes on Contributors

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781978841796

OCLC:

1594452453