The Trishanku Nation: Memory, Self, and Society in Contemporary India - Couverture souple

Kumar, Deepak

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0199461538 ISBN 13 : 9780199461530

Editeur : OUP India, 2015

Synopsis

This book is a collection of nine reflective essays on post-independence India. Based on memory, both historical and personal, these provide a critical and truthful account of an average citizen's life and the society. It covers issues in governance, education, science, religion, culture, etc. as seen during the last five decades. These issues are not discussed in isolation but with an eye over the colonial past. Here the past and the present, the self and the society, the local and the universal seem to merge.

Beginning with the depiction of life in a moffusil town, this book moves on to examine closely the social issues like caste, communalism, and the growing religiosity. Corruption that plagues our polity and economy and the challenges of development are also dealt with. Written with rare verve and wit, and by using the lens of personal experiences, these essays explore the complexities of contemporary politics and society in India. This should be found interesting and useful not only by the students and scholars of social sciences and humanities but also by lawyers, doctors, teachers, media persons and other professionals.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Deepak Kumar is Professor, Z.H.Centre for Educational Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP India
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0199461538
• ISBN 13: 9780199461530
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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