Muslim Politics in Bihar

This book studies the engagement of various Muslim communities with Bihar politics during colonial and post-Independence period, their resistance to communal separatism while confronting colonialism, and their democratic struggle for educational and political empowerment - through language (Urdu) politics, mass mobilization and media propaganda around the issues related to social justice.

Mohammad Sajjad is Assistant Professor, Centre of Advanced Study in History, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh.

Introduction 1. Community Consensus: An Overview of Muslims in Bihar Politics until 1940 2. The Polarizing Texture of Bihar Politics: A Survey till 1940 3. From Alienation to Exodus, 1940-47 4. Muslim Resistance to the Two-Nation Theory: Bihar, 1940-47 5. Language Politics as a Tool of Empowerment: Political Landscape of Urdu in Bihar after Independence, 1947-89 6. Quest for Social and Gender Justice: Bihar Muslims since 1990s 7. Conclusion. Bibliography. About the Author. Index