bA narrative of a central Mumbai neighborhood's divided community.b p In an age where history is a global battleground and fake news proliferates, culture wars are being waged across India over its future--majoritarian or inclusive, neoliberal or socialist, religious or secular piFake Gods and False Historyi takes us to the BDD Chawls, a central Mumbai neighborhood of tenement blocks chawls on the
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bA narrative of a central Mumbai neighborhood's divided community.b p In an age where history is a global battleground and fake news proliferates, culture wars are being waged across India over its future--majoritarian or inclusive, neoliberal or socialist, religious or secular piFake Gods and False Historyi takes us to the BDD Chawls, a central Mumbai neighborhood of tenement blocks chawls on the brink of a controversial redevelopment. It reveals how contested narratives of Indian history play out in the daily life of this divided neighborhood and how the legacies of certain godlike but very human historical figures, such as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Chhatrapati Shivaji, are invoked by different communities. Jonathan Galton draws on research conducted among the formerly untouchable Dalit Buddhist community, who are staunchly opposed to the redevelopment plans and deeply critical of the religious nationalism they perceive in their Hindu neighbors. We also meet young male migrants living in village-linked dormitory rooms called Gramastha Mandals, trapped in a liminal space between urban and rural. p Throughout the book, which is woven through with candid reflections on methodology and research ethics, readers are challenged to draw connections with their own experiences of history impinging on their lives. A story that might initially seem parochial will thus resonate with a diverse global audience. br
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