The Story of Section 295-A: A Law and Literature Approach

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dc.contributor.advisorDr. Elizabeth Rohlman
dc.contributor.authorMcLachlan, Erica
dc.contributor.committeememberDr. Ian Holloway, Dr. Irving Hexham
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-18T17:24:36Z
dc.date.available2017-07-18T17:24:36Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the historical origins of section 295-A of the Indian Penal Code using analytical methods borrowed from the law and literature movement. The law was enacted in 1927 in response to controversy that erupted over the acquittal of Mahashe Rajpal, who was the publisher of a scurrilous pamphlet entitled Rangila Rasul. The development of this law is traced through the narratives that appeared in various archival documents, including court rulings, newspaper articles and minutes from the Indian Legislative Assembly Debates. The Rangila Rasul affair, and its culmination in the form of section 295-A, illustrates the multifaceted and entangled relationship that exists between law and narrative, and provides a rich historical context for engaging with contemporary debates surrounding subsequent applications of the law.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMcLachlan, E. (2017). The Story of Section 295-A: A Law and Literature Approach (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28391en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28391
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3967
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectReligion--History of
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subjectLaw
dc.subject.othersection 295-A
dc.subject.otherIndian Penal Code
dc.subject.otherreligious freedom
dc.subject.otherIndia
dc.subject.otherSouth Asia
dc.subject.otherPunjab
dc.subject.otherCensorship
dc.subject.otherlaw and literature
dc.titleThe Story of Section 295-A: A Law and Literature Approach
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineReligious Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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