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Talk:Tara Sethia

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By Renuka Joshi


Tara Sethia is a Professor Emeritus, History, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences, Cal Poly Pamona as of 8th June 2023[1] [2]. According to her university profile, she specializes in the history of India and South Asia and the history of Nonviolent Social Change.

As per his bio, he has published no books, papers, or research pertaining to Hindus, the rights of Hindus, the impact or relationship between Islam and Hinduism / Hindutva, India, or the Indian Government in the context of the BJP Government.

In 2021, he along with Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the Taliban, co-signed a letter supporting "Dismantling Global Hindutva" Conference, as an academic and scholar and made the allegation

"the current government of India [in 2021] has instituted discriminatory policies including beef bans, restrictions on religious conversion and interfaith weddings, and the introduction of religious discrimination into India’s citizenship laws. The result has been a horrifying rise in religious and caste-based violence, including hate crimes, lynchings, and rapes directed against Muslims, non-conforming Dalits, Sikhs, Christians, adivasis and other dissident Hindus. Women in these communities are especially targeted. Meanwhile, the government has used every tool of harassment and intimidation to muzzle dissent. Dozens of student activists and human rights defenders are currently languishing in jail indefinitely without due process under repressive anti-terrorism laws."[3]

Publications related to India[edit]

Book[edit]

  • Sethia, Tara, and Anjana Narayan. The Living Gandhi: Lessons for Our Times. Penguin Global, 2013.

Articles[edit]

  • Sethia, Tara. "Women and Labour in Late Colonial India: The Bengal Jute Industry by Samita Sen." Social History, vol. 27, 2002, pp. 366-368. doi:10.2307/4286915.
  • Sethia, Tara. "Colonialism, Chemical Technology, and Industry in Southern India, 1880-1937." Technology and Culture, vol. 40, 1999, pp. 673-675. doi:10.1353/tech.1999.0142.
  • Sethia, Tara. "Mariam Dossal. Imperial Designs and Indian Realities: The Planning of Bombay City, 1845–1875." The American Historical Review, vol. 98, 1993, pp. 549-549. doi:10.1086/ahr/98.2.549.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Tara Sethia Cal Poly Pamona University profile, accessed June 8, 2023
  2. ↑ Tara Sethia Reseach gate profile, accessed June 8, 2023
  3. ↑ "Letter of Support", Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference website, accessed August 7, 2022
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