



We also thank and a pologise to any individuals or organisations who may have been inadvertently left out of this list.Cancel anytime. It is a pleasure to thank a number of people and organisations for their kind cooperation and assistance: Shri Ali Anwar- ji, Honourable M.P., R ajya Sabha, for his help and insights Dr James Massey at the Centre for Dalit/Subaltern Studies for sharing his insights as well as for facilitating library access at the Centre Rahul Singh and Urmila Bahan of National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights for sharing their database the Indian Social Institute for access to their library the Indian Society for Pr omotion of Christian Knowledge Vidya Jyoti for providing access to their library the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and S ociety Atryee and Bhairav of Pu blic Interest Legal Support and Research Centre (PILSRAC) for facilitating access to their legal database Kamal Ashraf of All India United Muslim Morcha for providing materials as well as for his inputs and the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies for access to their Library. Meenakshi Thapan, facilitated the housing of this study in the Department, for which we are grateful to the Department as well as the University. The Depart ment of Sociology, Delhi Univ ersity, throug h its then Head, Prof.

Our Honourable V ice President, Shri Hamid Ansari, was the Chairperson of the NCM at the time that this Report was conceived, and we thank him for his encouragement and support in getting this venture off the ground. We also thank the Honour able Chairperson of the NCM, Shri Mohammed Shafi Qureshi, and the staff of the NCM whose support and cooperation helped the preparation o f this Report. Zoya Hasan, Member, NCM, who has been its guiding spirit, and has been constantly involved at every stage of its preparation, and w e thank her. This Report would not have been possible without th e generous help and encouragement of many individuals and institutions, and it is a pleasure to acknowledge their contributions to this effort and to offer them our thanks: The framework for the Report took shape in initial conversations with Prof.
