Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognises the dignity of every ...

This research paper seeks to focus on the irony of the "refugee construct" and its application to the Tibetan women refugees in India. This paper addresses the nmltidimensional issues and concerns of Tibetan women in exile. ...

This article is a critique of the project modernity from the vantage point of an indigenous occupational community of Goa which for centuries has been pursuing sustainable livelihood practices. It revolves around the ...

The magnitude of multilingualism in India has made scholars wonder how communication happens and how social cohesion is maintained. This linguistic diversity itself is not a problem but it is what we intend to do with this ...

One of the first challenges that threatened the unity of the newly formed Indian nation state was language. With a record of more than 1600 languages, questions of language dominance and contestations were a natural ...

Development and inclusion of the tribal communities in the mainstream of the nation-state has been a vexing issue of politico-administrative practice ever since independence. Some consider the Indian experiment of tribal ...

This article discusses the implications of a landmark judgement of Delhi High Court on 22 December 2010 which declared that Tibetans born in India between 1959 and 1987 were eligible for Indian citizenship. A majority of ...

While most refugee communities aspire for citizenship in the host country, the Tibetan refugees in India have traditionally desisted from assimilation and citizenship. Under Indian law, anyone born between January 26, 1950 ...

Before the exodus of many people and the political leadership from the territory of Tibet, both the macro-governmental and micro everyday sociocultural existence were dominated by Buddhist religion and religious personalities. ...