Violence between Hindus and Muslims has most often been framed within the term "communal riot'. While scholarly writings engage with the protocols by which the riot is materialized, they seldom discuss the modalities in which violence is represented. This book -- a detailed account of the riots that took place in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1992-93 -- engages with the riot and its aftermath. Speaking to and interacting with the residents of Dharavi, the largest ...
