To help set the ethnographic present of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a selection of articles on the tensions between religions: 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/06/world/asia/modi-gujarat-riots-timeline.html?_r=0#/#time287_8514 timeline of Hindu/Muslim violence in Gujarat, 2002

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/07/narendra-modi-massacre-next-prime-minister-india  violent history of the current Prime Minister Modi (opinion piece)
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2015/01/muslims-burned-death-india-attack-20151190514458644.html  examples of retaliatory violence against Muslims
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/13/448182574/indias-ban-on-beef-leads-to-murder-and-hindu-muslim-friction more current tensions

For Tuesday, November 24, please use the following reading: http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/internal-labor-migration-india-raises-integration-challenges-migrants