Watch | Umar Khalid, the Historian: Why 'Fractured Communities' Should Be Widely Read

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Description: Sociologist Nandini Sundar, historian Ramachandra Guha and legal scholar Arvind Narrain discuss Umar Khalid's book 'Fractured Communities'.

Sociologist Nandini Sundar, historian Ramachandra Guha and legal scholar Arvind Narrain discuss Umar Khalid's book 'Fractured Communities'.

Nandini Sundar

Sociologist Nandini Sundar, historian Ramachandra Guha and legal scholar Arvind Narrain discuss Umar Khalid's book 'Fractured Communities'.

In an interview for The Wire, Sociologist Nandini Sundar, historian Ramachandra Guha and legal scholar Arvind Narrain come together to talk about Umar Khalid's book Fractured Communities and its importance, the way it brings out the realities of Adivasi existence and resistance in colonial-era Singbhum, the tragedy of Khalid's continuing incarceration and more.

The book, published by Juggernaut Books, released last month.

Watch the full discussion.

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