SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONCERNS IN PAKISTAN AND INDIA

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONCERNS IN PAKISTAN AND INDIA CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS By (author)ANJUM ALTAF   Aside from a shared history and culture, there are many contemporary political and social issues that are common to Pakistan and India the answers to which shall have an indelible impact on the future of the subcontinent. In such a landscape, it is a matter of concern that there is so little exchange of opinion on these issues leading to a widening gulf of misperceptions and misunderstandings. The essays compiled in the book aim to bridge that gap and, at the same time, provide an opportunity for critical reflection on shared aspects of our past, present and future.

Author Description         

Anjum Altaf is a member of the International Coalition for Education Reform in Pakistan (ICERP), who obtained MA and PhD degrees from Stanford University. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is the author of Transgressions: Poems Inspired by Faiz Ahmad Faiz (2019), More Transgressions: Poems Inspired by Faiz Ahmad Faiz (2021), and co-author (with Amit Basole) of Thinking with Ghalib: Poetry for a New Generation (2021).