In Ahmedabad’s Juhapura, exploring the paradoxes of Muslim ghettoisation
Perplexing features of the area’s political economy are not separate from Gujarat’s long history of Hindu nationalism. A Muslim resident walks past overflowing open sewage in the Juhapura area of Ahmedabad. | Sam Panthaky/AFP
This is an excerpt from the upcoming sixth edition of the India Exclusion Report, a collaborative effort involving institutions and individuals working with a shared notion of social and economic equity, justice and rights. The report seeks to inform public opinion around exclusion and the role of the state and to influence policy-making towards creating a more inclusive, equitable and just society. The annual publication is anchored by the Centre for Equity Studies and edited by its director, Harsh Mander.