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June 20, 2026Contemporary South Asia0 citations

Fragile hope: seeking justice for hate crimes in India

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SMSankha Maji

Key Points

  • The aim is to investigate the intersection of caste and legal practices in addressing hate crimes in India.
  • Conducted eighteen months of fieldwork in Rajasthan
  • Utilized ethnographic techniques to gather qualitative data
  • Analyzed the perspectives of Scheduled Castes regarding legality and morality
  • Identified systemic barriers faced by Scheduled Castes in seeking justice
  • Revealed the moral complexities surrounding legality in hate crime cases
  • Highlighted the resilience and struggles of marginalized communities in the legal process

Abstract

This book is a perceptive ethnography of caste, legality, and moral striving in contemporary India. Drawing on eighteen months of fieldwork in Rajasthan, Fuchs explores how the Scheduled Castes and...

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Sankha Maji (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a362f3bdb0793dc1a536bffhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09584935.2026.2666713
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