On September 11, 2021, This Land is Mine , I Am Not Of This Land: CAA-NRC and the Manufacture of Statelessness’, edited by Harsh Mander and Navsharan Singh was released virtually.
Historian and biographer Rajmohan Gandhi gave the keynote address, followed by a discussion between the editors of the book, historian Yasmin Saikia, supreme court lawyer Nizam Pasha, writer Githa Hariharan and human rights researcher Abdul Kalam Azad, moderated by Mohsin Alam Bhat. The book launch also featured poetry by Ashraful Hussain.
Published by Speaking Tiger, the book brings together a comprehensive selection of essays that deal with the theoretical, political, and subjective aspects of this issue. It traces the evolution of citizenship in India, deals with the peculiar case of Assam, covers the bureaucratic travesties unleashed in the name of protecting the state from ‘external aggression’ as well as their sobering human cost. Finally, it exposes the superfluousness of the National Population Register (NPR), and poses serious questions on the constitutionality of the CAA.
