1st Edition

Region, Religion and Politics 100 Years of Shiromani Akali Dal

By Amarjit S. Narang Copyright 2023
420 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

420 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

420 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

An objective and dispassionate study of the oldest religion based regional political party: the Shiromani Akali Dal, participating in the democratic politics and processes of socio-economic development and transformation of the country. It delineates and analyses events and developments from the emergence of the Akali Dal, as a religious movement, its transformation into a religious political... Read more

 

Biography

Amarjit S. Narang retired as Professor of Political Science from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. He has about forty five years of teaching experience having taught at Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi National Open Universities. He has been a fellow at Brock, McGill and Queen’s universities and Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. His interests include Indian Politics, Comparative Politics, Ethnic and Minority Studies, Human Rights, Punjab and Sikh studies.