: Riding a Bullet through the Gathering Storm Nambiar, Harish. creator text Cultural pluralism -- India New Delhi : SAGE Publications India Pvt. Ltd. , 2012 monographic eng

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ix, 240 p. ; 22 cm. The book is a travelogue combined with social commentary set against the backdrop of the 2002 Gujarat communal riots. Journalist Harish Nambiar narrates a motorcycle journey across small towns and non-metro regions of India to explore the country’s social, cultural, and religious fault lines. Through encounters with ordinary people, folklore, oral histories, and political observations, the book examines identity, communal tension, modernization, migration, and the changing urban consciousness of India. It presents a layered portrait of India in transition after economic liberalization. / Harish Nambiar Social conflict -- India Communalism -- India 305.800 NAM 9788132106562 260527 20260527144149.0