The book is concerned with changing patterns and emerging issues in sociology of education in India. The volume comprises a number of scholarly essays that include a survey of sociology of education, that is, its trajectory and concerns in India. Using case studies, it views the extent to which education actually makes an impact on society and brings about a change in it. It studies the mode of schooling in India and some aspects relating to it. It takes up the issue of caste discrimination and social inequalities in nature, forms and consequences of education. It presents insights on education provided in madrasas and ayurveda education in contemporary world. Interweaving issues relating to gender, childhood and work in the context of education.
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