Backward Communities and Migrant Workers in Surat Riots

In the riots in Surat that followed the demolition of Babri masjid on December 6, 1992, the BJP and Hindutva forces had the backing of the migrant Hindu communities in the city. These upwardly mobile communities were looking for a broader identity and a larger political role, which the Congress had...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Economic and political weekly 1994-05, Vol.29 (22), p.1348-1360
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