Shades of Violence in South Asia

Introduction

Authors

  • Monika Browarczyk Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
  • Martin Hříbek Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6941-8710
  • Lidia Sudyka Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12797/CIS.27.2025.01.00

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“Shades of Violence in South Asia: Introduction”. (2025) 2025. Cracow Indological Studies 27 (1): IX–XXIII. https://doi.org/10.12797/CIS.27.2025.01.00.