The South Asia Summer Reading Group (SARG) is an informal organization of individuals with an interest in the politics of South Asia. Over the course of this summer, we will be reading new books on South Asian politics. Each week, one member of the group will review a book, with the review to be posted on the Center for Contemporary India website.
We encourage you to read along with us, and to post your comments on the books on Twitter with SARG Twitter handle (@readsouthasia ) and with the hashtag #SARG23.
We have nine books and the reviews/discussions will run from the week of July 9 through early September. The schedule is posted below. Reviews will be posted directly underneath the respective book’s title. Clicking on the book title will direct you to Amazon or another resource where you can find the book.
We look forward to another summer of great reading on the politics of South Asia!
- Niloufer Siddiqui | Under the Gun: Political Parties and Violence in Pakistan
REVIEWER: Fahd Humayun
DISCUSSANT: Sarah Thompson
REVIEW PUBLISHED: July 9, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: July 12, 2023
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REVIEWER: Rumela Sen
DISCUSSANT: Basil Bastaki
REVIEW PUBLISHED: July 16, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: July 19, 2023
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DISCUSSANT: Priyadarshi Amar
REVIEW PUBLISHED: July 23, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: July 26, 2023
- Akshay Mangla | Making Bureaucracy Work: Norms, Education and Public Service Delivery in Rural India
REVIEWER: Bhumi Purohit
DISCUSSANT: Tanya Vaidya
REVIEW PUBLISHED: July 30, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: August 2, 2023
- Shailaja Paik | The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India
REVIEWER: Vatsal Naresh
DISCUSSANT: Chetana Sabnis
REVIEW PUBLISHED: August 6, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: August 9, 2023
- Yasser Qureshi | Seeing Supremacy: The Pursuit of Judicial Power in Pakistan
REVIEWER: Rehan Jamil
DISCUSSANT: Christopher Clary
REVIEW PUBLISHED: August 13, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: August 16, 2023
- Abhishek Choudhary | Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right
REVIEWER: Anirvan Chowdhury
DISCUSSANT: Megan Maxwell
REVIEW PUBLISHED: August 20, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: August 23, 2023
- Nikhil Menon | Planning Democracy: Modern India's Quest for Development
REVIEWER: Rob Jenkins
DISCUSSANT: Sharik Laliwala
REVIEW PUBLISHED: August 27, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: August 30, 2023
- Christopher Clary | The Difficult Politics of Peace: Rivalry in Modern South Asia
REVIEWER: Asfandyar Mir
DISCUSSANT: Tusharika Deka
REVIEW PUBLISHED: September 1, 2023
ONLINE DISCUSSION: September 5, 2023
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