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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS     ———                           —————                 ———-                       i

FOREWORD                    ———-                           —————                ————-                   ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS     ———–                          —————               —————                 iv

INTRODUCTION             ———–                          —————                ————–                  1

OPERATION BLUESTAR ———–                          —————-              —————                 3-27

THE STATE DERELICTION  ——-                           —————-             —————                28-39

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND —-                           —————–            —————                 40-49

ASPIRATIONS FOR EQUALITY  —                         —————–            —————                 50-53

MINORITIES IN INDIA: A PROFILE                        —————–            —————-                54-56

CONCLUSION AND APPEAL  —–                         ——————           —————-                57-58

BIBLIOGRAPHY              ————                        —————–            —————-                59-68