Author: Akkara, Anto
Title: Kandhamal : A Blot on Indian Secularism
Description: Delhi, Media House, 2009. orig. wrappers. 21x14cm, 121 pp.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Critical journalistic investigation into the orchestrated communal violence against Christians in Kandhamal District of Orissa, India. Contents: Secularism on trial; Secularism trampled under funeral procession; Kandhamal carnage "national shame"; Kandhamal diaspora: from refugee camps to slums; Interim compensation; Compensation for damaged places of worship; Pillars that failed; Criticize bigots, police will act; Nun's rape & indifferent government; Where propaganda becomes truth & vice versa; Conversion in Kandhamal; "Rice" Christians stand up for their faith;Kandhamal: freehold land for saffron parivar; Impunity under 'secular' government; Kandhamal can be redeemed; Conclusion. Enforce rule of law; Appendix.

Keywords: Hindu-Christian Conflict, Kandhamal Orissa, Indian Christians, India South Asia, Religious Violence, Persecution, Christian, Christianity, Political History