The other India : realities of an emerging power /
The other India : realities of an emerging power /
edited by Rajesh Chakrabarti.
- New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : Sage, 2009.
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 274 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Section I: India-Seven Portraits; 1 -- India-21st Century Disconnects; 2 -- Secularism in India-A Minority Perspective; 3 -- The Struggle of an Artist; 4 -- An Aesthetic of Erasures; 5 -- Shaping India's Agricultural Destiny; 6 -- Inclusive Sustainable Development; Section II: Faith that Heals-Religion and Social Justice; 7 -- Religion and Social Justice; 8 -- Religion in the Quest for Global Justice and Peace; Section III: The Violence of Religious Identities; 9 -- Terrorism-Causes and Remedies; 10 -- From the Age of Anxiety to the Age of Fear. 11 -- Defi ne Terrorism, and You Could be Targeting Your Own Leaders12 -- Justice for Peace-Challenges from Gujarat; Section IV: Nature-Sustaining the Sustainer; 13 -- Earth Democracy, Living Democracy; 14 -- Unfair Land Deals, Unjust Water Grab; Section V: Actions and Reactors in War and Peace; 15 -- Peace-Imperative for South Asia; 16 -- Nuclear Energy-Hardly an Unmixed Blessing; Section VI: Justice; 17 -- Caste-A Persistent Mind Disease; 18 -- The Buddha and the Caste System; 19 -- The Human Price of Flawed Development; 20 -- Unorganized Sector Labor-A Reality Check. 21 -- The Extent of Bonded Labor in India22 -- The Civil Service and the Right to Dissent; 23 -- Appointing the Judges; Section VII: CollectiveSuccess; 24 -- Food from the Courts; 25 -- Water Harvesting in Arid Rajasthan and Himalaya-A Story of Community Action; 26 -- Empowering Women-The SEWA Experience; About the Editor and Contributors.
This collection documents and analyzes, from different angles, the forces and trends that shape contemporary India's socio-economic reality. The contributors comprise an eclectic group--spiritual leaders, grassroot activists, as well as eminent thinkers from diverse fields like the judiciary, social development, environment, education, contemporary science and art. In contrast to the dominant characterization of a "Shining India" in recent years, these articles present a complex and multi-dimensional reality, essential for a balanced, objective understanding of the issues that shape today's Ind.
9788132104216 (electronic bk.) 8132104218 (electronic bk.) (hbk.) 9788132112747 (ebook) 8132112741
2000-2099
India --Economic conditions --21st century.
India --Economic policy.
India --Social conditions --21st century.
India --Social policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Social conditions.
Social policy.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Conditions.
Social Sciences.
India--History--21st century.
India--Social conditions--21st century.
India--Economic conditions--21st century.
India--Social policy.
India--Economic policy.
Inde--Histoire--21e siècle.
Inde--Conditions sociales--21e siècle.
Inde--Conditions économiques--21e siècle.
Inde--Politique économique.
India.
Electronic books--History.
Electronic books.
History.
HN683.5 / .O84 2009eb
306.0954/09051
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Section I: India-Seven Portraits; 1 -- India-21st Century Disconnects; 2 -- Secularism in India-A Minority Perspective; 3 -- The Struggle of an Artist; 4 -- An Aesthetic of Erasures; 5 -- Shaping India's Agricultural Destiny; 6 -- Inclusive Sustainable Development; Section II: Faith that Heals-Religion and Social Justice; 7 -- Religion and Social Justice; 8 -- Religion in the Quest for Global Justice and Peace; Section III: The Violence of Religious Identities; 9 -- Terrorism-Causes and Remedies; 10 -- From the Age of Anxiety to the Age of Fear. 11 -- Defi ne Terrorism, and You Could be Targeting Your Own Leaders12 -- Justice for Peace-Challenges from Gujarat; Section IV: Nature-Sustaining the Sustainer; 13 -- Earth Democracy, Living Democracy; 14 -- Unfair Land Deals, Unjust Water Grab; Section V: Actions and Reactors in War and Peace; 15 -- Peace-Imperative for South Asia; 16 -- Nuclear Energy-Hardly an Unmixed Blessing; Section VI: Justice; 17 -- Caste-A Persistent Mind Disease; 18 -- The Buddha and the Caste System; 19 -- The Human Price of Flawed Development; 20 -- Unorganized Sector Labor-A Reality Check. 21 -- The Extent of Bonded Labor in India22 -- The Civil Service and the Right to Dissent; 23 -- Appointing the Judges; Section VII: CollectiveSuccess; 24 -- Food from the Courts; 25 -- Water Harvesting in Arid Rajasthan and Himalaya-A Story of Community Action; 26 -- Empowering Women-The SEWA Experience; About the Editor and Contributors.
This collection documents and analyzes, from different angles, the forces and trends that shape contemporary India's socio-economic reality. The contributors comprise an eclectic group--spiritual leaders, grassroot activists, as well as eminent thinkers from diverse fields like the judiciary, social development, environment, education, contemporary science and art. In contrast to the dominant characterization of a "Shining India" in recent years, these articles present a complex and multi-dimensional reality, essential for a balanced, objective understanding of the issues that shape today's Ind.
9788132104216 (electronic bk.) 8132104218 (electronic bk.) (hbk.) 9788132112747 (ebook) 8132112741
2000-2099
India --Economic conditions --21st century.
India --Economic policy.
India --Social conditions --21st century.
India --Social policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Economic history.
Economic policy.
Social conditions.
Social policy.
Sociology & Social History.
Social Conditions.
Social Sciences.
India--History--21st century.
India--Social conditions--21st century.
India--Economic conditions--21st century.
India--Social policy.
India--Economic policy.
Inde--Histoire--21e siècle.
Inde--Conditions sociales--21e siècle.
Inde--Conditions économiques--21e siècle.
Inde--Politique économique.
India.
Electronic books--History.
Electronic books.
History.
HN683.5 / .O84 2009eb
306.0954/09051