Taking Sides:: Reservation Quotas and Minority Rights in India - Softcover

Rudolf C. Heredia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143066072 ISBN 13: 9780143066071

Publisher: Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

One of the biggest challenges facing India today is the question of reservation for the nations minority communities. Although the Constitution of India affirms equal justice for all, the manner in which legislatures and courts operate often compromise these rights in the name of political pragmatism. As a result, the voiceless and vulnerable members of society Dalits, tribals, women and religious minorities continue to be excluded and marginalized. Taking Sides outlines a credible roadmap to aid the quest for an inclusive and just society. Examining this churning debate from several points of view, Rudolf Heredia makes a persuasive argument for justice premised on liberty, tempered by equality and moderated by fraternity a justice beyond politics.

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About the Author

Rudolf C. Heredia took his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Chicago (1979), and taught sociology at St Xaviers College, Mumbai. He is the author of Changing Gods: Rethinking Conversion in India.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0143066072
• ISBN 13: 9780143066071
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408