Research on Indian culture and society has been conducted from a
dizzying range of perspectives. However, in recent decades it has
been particularly characterized by a change in focus from the past
to the present; from the worldview of the elites to that of the
subalterns; from philosophy to everyday life; and from hierarchy to
the critiques of hierarchy and the sources of equality in Indian
culture.
More dramatic than the changes in the focus of research are the
changes in Indian society itself. Urbanization, the liberalization
and globalization of the economy, the IT revolution, the success of
the global Indian diaspora, the affirmation of religious identities
and reaffirmation of ancient world views, reinterpretations of
history, new medias and transnational megagurus, and new political
landscapes denote some of these processes.
This new title from Routledge makes sense of these changes by
bringing together the very best scholarly work on India's
contemporary transformation. As the world's largest democracy
emerges as an economic and cultural superpower, there is a pressing
need for a more sophisticated and nuanced understanding of Indian
culture and society. This four-volume collection answers that need
and will be welcomed as a vital one-stop research resource.
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