Kandhamal Riots: Origin and the Aftermath - Softcover

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Kandhamal Riot is a unique example of two protected minority communities, viz Kandha (scheduled tribe) and Pana (scheduled caste) engaged in a brutal armed struggle for cultural identity and political power. This is not only a strange departure from the traditional notion of conflict between majority and minority communities in a locality, but also a unique example of caste conflict, tribal insurgence and religious communal conflict all rolled into one. This is also an example of two centuries old peacefully coexisting communities suddenly developing mutual antagonism due to external forces. There is no parallel instance in world literature akin to Kandhamal riots. In the author's view, an in-depth understanding of Kandhamal riots is the key to the understanding of the possibility of harmony among coexisting communities in the societies of the future.

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