Chaudhuri, Udit creator text xu| 2002 continuing ng p.4483-486. Over the last two decades Gujarat's once-pioneering contributions to the country's economic, social and intellectual life have seen a steady decline. The gradual decaying of institutions, neglect of development and drying up of opportunities have fuelled discontent, most palpable among the youth, and created readily identifiable enemies who become easy targets of hatred and violence. - Reproduced. Riots - India - Gujarat Communal violence - India - Gujarat Communal violence Economic and Political Weekly 180718