Session 1: Secularism and the State: Changing Contours Chair & Discussant: Ornit Shani, University of Haifa 9:00-9:15AM “Secular Subjects: Refugees, Minorities and the Citizenship Act of 1955,” Haimanti Roy, MIT 9:15-9:30AM “Normalizing Violence in and Through the Legal Discourse of Secularism,” Ratna Kapoor,CFLR, New Delhi 9:30-9:45AM “Multiplex Secularism,” Srirupa Roy, UMass-Amherst 9:45-10:15AM Discussion, Q&A

Session 2: State Performance during Group Violence: Case Studies Chair and Discussant: Bish Sanyal, MIT 10:30-10:45AM “Caste & Violence: A Study of Atrocities on Dalits,” Chinnaiah Jangam, Wagner College, New York 10:45-11:00AM “Kandhamal, Orissa, 2008: Hindu Majoritarian State and its “Others,” Angana Chatterji, California Institute of Integral Studies 11:00-11:15AM “Ahimsa, Identification, and Sacrifice in the Gujarat Pogrom, 2002,” Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi,Rutgers University, NJ 11:15-11:30AM “State Failure and Governance: A Rethinking,” B. Rajagopal, MIT 11:30-12:00AM Discussion, Q & A

Session 2: State Performance during Group Violence: Case Studies Chair and Discussant: Bish Sanyal, MIT 10:30-10:45AM “Caste & Violence: A Study of Atrocities on Dalits,” Chinnaiah Jangam, Wagner College, New York 10:45-11:00AM “Kandhamal, Orissa, 2008: Hindu Majoritarian State and its “Others,” Angana Chatterji, California Institute of Integral Studies 11:00-11:15AM “Ahimsa, Identification, and Sacrifice in the Gujarat Pogrom, 2002,” Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi,Rutgers University, NJ 11:15-11:30AM “State Failure and Governance: A Rethinking,” B. Rajagopal, MIT 11:30-12:00AM Discussion, Q & A

Session 3: Countering Violence: Assessing Police Performance Chair and Discussant: R.K. Raghavan 12:00-12:15AM “Dynamics of Security Sector Performance,” Omar Khalidi, MIT 12:15-12:30PM “Police Performance: An Insider’s Experiences,” R.K. Raghavan, former Director CBI and IPS, Retd. “Assessing the Role of Police in Containing Mob Violence,” Arvind Verma, Indiana University 12:30-12:45PM Discussion, Q & A

Session 4: Bringing Violence Perpetrators to Justice: Experience and Prospects Chair and Discussant: Balakrishnan Rajagopal, MIT 2:00-2:15PM Delhi: Manoj Mitta, Senior Editor, The Times of India 2:15- 2:30PM Gujarat: Mukul Sinha, Attorney, and Nirjhari Sinha, Ahmadabad 2:30-2:45PM Andhra: Shafeeq Mahajir, Attorney, Hyderabad 2:45-3:15PM Discussion, Q & A

Session 5: Terrorism and the challenge to secularism and rule of law Chair and Discussant: Omar Khalidi, MIT 3:20-3:35PM “Terrorism and the challenge of advocacy for Human Rights” Meenakshi Ganguly,Human Rights Watch, Mumbai 3:50-4:05PM “Terrorism and the Media Reportage,” Manoj Mitta, Senior Editor The Times of India 4:05-4:35PM Discussion, Q&A 4:35-4:45PM Concluding Remarks: Omar Khalidi, MIT