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A single mirror reflects the truth as it is but only from one perspective. A ‘hall of mirrors’, on the other hand, exposes the truth through overlapping reflections, with varying depths and from a wide range of perspectives. In this book, political scientist Peter Ronald deSouza places India at the centre of such a hall of mirrors. He reveals for the reader the layered nature of Indian democracy, one particular depth, one particular perspective at a ...
The public intellectual in India is an endangered species. Should we care? In this well-argued book, Romila Thapar and others tell us why we should. Thapar begins by defining the critical role that such individuals play in our societies today. Collectively, they are the objective, fearless, constructive voice that asks the awkward questions when government, industry, religious leaders and other bulwarks of society stray from their roles of ensuring the proper ...
Proceedings of a meeting organised by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study on 30th January 2008 at Sabarmati Ashram.
Any biography of independent India necessarily constitutes a profound intellectual challenge. It must be framed so as to accommodate, as also to encourage a dialogue between, the multitudinous voices that comprise India. Recognising that there are many Indias within India, this volume brings together a diverse and distinguished group of scholars and commentators--including historians, philosophers, journalists, jurists, writers, economists, theatre critics, ...
Any biography of independent India necessarily constitutes a profound intellectual challenge. It must be framed so as to accommodate, as also to encourage a dialogue between, the multitudinous voices that comprise India. Recognising that there are many Indias within India, this volume brings together a diverse and distinguished group of scholars and commentators--including historians, philosophers, journalists, jurists, writers, economists, theatre critics, ...
This volume is the sixth in the series of essential readings in Indian government and politics focusing on political parties in India. It introduces the reader to the extensive and varied landscape of parties by bringing together seminal articles, new studies on national and regional parties and specific commentaries on important aspects of parties and the party system in India. The book covers an exceptionally wide terrain ranging from a discussion of individual ...