Astitter Sonkote Bharatiyo Musolman Somaj || Goutam Roy

Book Details:

• Author: Goutam Ray

• Publisher: New Lekha Prakashani

• Language: Bengali

• Binding: Paperback

• Dimensions: 21 × 18 × 2 cm

• Weight: 0.5 kg

• ISBN: 00009

• Publishing Year: 2025

About the Book:
This book critically examines the structural and symbolic deployment of state secularism when it is used to deprive certain communities of citizenship, security, and cultural rights. Positioned at the intersection of political and theoretical inquiry, it provides an insightful intervention in debates around the CAA-NRC process, exploring legal and ethical dilemmas, state-directed violence, ghettoization, and the construction of the “hyper-marginal Muslim” in media discourse.

Using a postcolonial, subaltern, and Islamic political lens, the book unpacks how Islamic identity and self-expression are often misread as “radicalism,” while the underlying social marginalization and cultural erasure remain largely ignored. Analytical chapters integrate international human rights reports, alternative media narratives, digital activism metrics, and the political self-articulation of Muslim youth, making the work not merely an observation but a robust theoretical document.

This book is essential for readers seeking a nuanced understanding of state-citizen relations, Islamophobic power discourse, and the existential challenges faced by Muslim communities in South Asia through a postnational, postcolonial, and discursive framework.