“Why Dalwai Found no Difference Between a Communal Muslim And a Nationalist One”, Swarajya Mag, 29 Aug 2026.

“Hamid Dalwai’s Muslim Politics in India is perhaps the most radical critique of Indian Muslim society that exists to this day. The critique of his co-religionists made him persona non grata in the eyes of the broader Indian intelligentsia.

The ferocity of Dalwai’s critique is rooted in a genuine plea for reform of Muslim society. Published for the first time in 1968, his text contains a collection of articles dealing with the evils that affect and chain Muslim society.

The dawn of realisation of the noble mission to rescue his people, who were lingering on the edge of darkness, came very early to him, in his teenage years, when he joined a socialist organisation. He was the only one from his village to join such an organisation, and his peers, who could not imagine someone taking the unconventional path, subjected him to scathing criticism…..”

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