Fake Gods and False History

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  • Fake Gods and False History Book Detail

  • Author : Jonathan Galton
  • Release Date : 2023-11-23
  • Publisher : UCL Press
  • Genre : Social Science
  • Pages : 237
  • ISBN 13 : 1800085788
  • File Size : 67,67 MB
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Fake Gods and False History by Jonathan Galton PDF Summary

Book Description: In an age where history is a global battleground and fake news proliferates, culture wars are being waged across India over its future – majoritarian or inclusive, neoliberal or socialist, religious or secular? Fake Gods and False History takes us to the BDD Chawls, a central Mumbai neighbourhood of tenement blocks (chawls) on the brink of a controversial redevelopment. It reveals how contested narratives of Indian history play out in the daily life of this divided neighbourhood and how the legacies of certain godlike but very human historical figures, such as Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Chhatrapati Shivaji, are invoked by different communities. Jonathan Galton draws on research conducted among the formerly untouchable Dalit Buddhist community, who are staunchly opposed to the redevelopment plans and deeply critical of the religious nationalism they perceive in their Hindu neighbours. We also meet young male migrants living in village-linked dormitory rooms called Gramastha Mandals, trapped in a liminal space between urban and rural. Throughout the book, which is woven through with candid reflections on methodology and research ethics, readers are challenged into drawing connections with their own experiences of history impinging on their lives. A story that might initially seem parochial will thus resonate with a diverse global audience.

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In an age where history is a global battleground and fake news proliferates, culture wars are being waged across India over its future – majoritarian or inclu