Roots of the Poison: Review: Reconciling Difference: Beyond Collective Violence in India By Rudolf C. Heredia

Behera, Anshuman (2021) Roots of the Poison: Review: Reconciling Difference: Beyond Collective Violence in India By Rudolf C. Heredia. The Telegraph.

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Abstract:	Contrary to the popular discourse of State monopoly over violence, the implications of collective violence on social interactions have been critical and dissociative in nature. Violence — direct and structural — induced by fear, hatred and extreme polarization often uses multiple values (religion, identity, ideology or language) as instruments of legitimization. In an otherwise pluralistic Indian society, collective violence, in its multiple forms and shades, not only dilutes the very essence of democratic values but also forces the members of the state to live in constant fear. This anxiety and extreme polarization are products of manufactured collective violence. Attempts towards an effective engagement through negotiations and dialogues hold the key to their resolution.
Item Type:	In the Media
Subjects:	School of Conflict and Security Studies > Political Conflict School of Conflict and Security Studies > Security Studies
Divisions:	Schools > Conflict and Security Studies
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2026 11:34
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2026 11:34
Official URL:	https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/books/revie...
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URI:	http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/3254

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