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UNIT II(i)(ii)(iii)UNIT III(i)(ii)(iii)UNIT IV(i)(ii)(iii)Politics of Regionalism in Indian StatesBASIS OF SECCESSIONISMKashmirAssamDemand of Gorkhaland as a Separate StateCaste as factor in the politics of States with reference to North-South VariationsDravid Movement in Tamil NaduCommunal Politics in Indian State with special reference to UttarPradesh, Maharashtra and GujaratVariations of Socio-economic Development in different regions ofIndiaRegional Political Parties in Indian Politics: Akali Dal, TDP, NC,DMK, AIADMKGrassroot Politics in Indian States with special reference toRajasthan, Karnataka and West BengalSuggested ReadingsM.J. Akbar, India: the Siege Within: Challenge to a Nation’s Unity,Middlesex: Penguine Books, 1985.Atul Kohli, Democracy and Discontent: India’s Growing Crisis ofGovernability, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.Paul R. Brass, politics of India since Independence, New Delhi: Shipra,1996.Javeed Alam, India: Living with Modernity, New Delhi: Oxford UniversityPress,1999.Myron Weiner, Indian Paradox: Essay in Indian Politics, New Delhi: SagePublications, 1989.Myron Weiner, Sons of the Soil: Migration and Ethenic Conflict in India,Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1988.Balraj Puri, Kashmir Towards Insurgency, New Delhi: Orient Longman,1993.P.S. Verma, Jammu and Kashmir at Political Cross roads, New Delhi: VikasPublishing House, 1994.Ramesh K. Chauhan, Punjab and Nationality Question in India, Delhi: Deepand Deep, 1995.Rajinder Kaur, Sikh Identity and National Integration, New Delhi:Intellectual Publishers, 1992.Magazines & Journals: Economic and Political Weekly, Mainstream, SocialScientist, Politics India, Frontline.46