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The idea of transitions in Indian history emerged early when the
term 'transition' denoted shifts from one period to another. The
notion of transition itself has moved beyond being primarily
economic to include dimensions of society, culture and ideology.
This volume brings together scholarly works that re-examine and
re-define the concept of transition by looking into a range of
subjects including religion, culture, gender, caste and community
networks, maritime and mercantile modes, ideas of nationalism and
historiographies across geographical and temporal settings. With
contributions by leading scholars from South Asia, this book will
be useful to scholars and researchers of ancient history, modern
Indian history, sociology and social anthropology, and South Asian
studies.
The idea of transitions in Indian history emerged early when the
term 'transition' denoted shifts from one period to another. The
notion of transition itself has moved beyond being primarily
economic to include dimensions of society, culture and ideology.
This volume brings together scholarly works that re-examine and
re-define the concept of transition by looking into a range of
subjects including religion, culture, gender, caste and community
networks, maritime and mercantile modes, ideas of nationalism and
historiographies across geographical and temporal settings. With
contributions by leading scholars from South Asia, this book will
be useful to scholars and researchers of ancient history, modern
Indian history, sociology and social anthropology, and South Asian
studies.
Maharashtra in the nineteenth century exhibits all the
characteristics of a society standing at the crossroads of
civilization. Western education, press, industrialisation and
material changes in production and consumption patterns resulted in
fundamental changes in the thinking of the people. The first half
of the nineteenth century witnessed the beginning of the Postal
Service in 1837, rise and spread of the native press and
rudimentary education. The second half witnessed more dramatic
events such as the coming of the Railways and the establishment of
the of Indian National Congress that changed the destiny of the
subcontinent forever. The book takes a fresh look at the various
aspects of nineteenth century Maharashtra. It includes the
critiques and reviews of literature, language, history writing and
women's reforms in this period. It argues that the elite attempts
at social reform had their own inherent limitations. They could not
reach the level of radicality reached by the subalterns whose lived
experience of discrimination was the biggest stimulus for reform.
Mahatma Phule stands out from among a range of thinkers in this
period for his innovative understanding of the Indian reality.
Phule was one of the rare thinkers who reconciled the Indian
reality with its Universal counterpart.
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