In the years since independence the Indian subcontinent has witnessed an alarming rise in violence against marginalized communities with an increasing number of groups pushed to the margins of the democratic order. Against this background of violence injustice and the abuse of rights this book explores the critical âinsurgentâ possibilities of constitutionalism as a means of revitalising the concepts of non-discrimination and liberty and of reimagining democratic citizenship. The book argues that the breaking down of discrimination in constitutional interpretation and the narrowing of the field of liberty in law deepen discriminatory ideologies and practices. Instead it offers an intersectional approach to jurisprudence as a means of enabling the law to address the problem of discrimination along multiple intersecting axes. The argument is developed in the context of the various grounds of discrimination mentioned in the constitution â caste tribe religious minorities women sexual minorities and disability. The study draws on a rich body of materials including official reports case law and historical records and uses insights from social theory anthropology literary and historical studies and constitutional jurisprudence to offer a new reading of non-discrimination. This book will be useful to those interested in law sociology gender studies politics constitutionalism disability studies human rights social exclusion etc. Language: English