Mode of Production and Reproduction of Anti-Muslim Violence in India | Arup Kumar Sen

Violence against the Muslim community in diverse forms has become an organic part of statecraft in BJP-ruled India. The genealogy of such violence is a long one. A classic case is the Bhagalpur riots in Bihar in 1989. Very recently, Tanweer Fazal has narrated and analyzed the mode of production and reproduction of this anti-Muslim violence in his book, Practices of the State: Muslims, Law and Violence in India. (Three Essays Collective, 2024)
While narrating the roots of such violence, Fazal stated: