02211nam a22002297a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100120008308200230009510000240011824500490014226000530019130000350024436500300027952014980030965000470180765000290185465000270188365000430191070000280195320221220103153.0221220b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9788132102243  cAL  aEnglish  223a306.0954bCHAO  aRajesh Chakrabarti   aOther India : Realities Of An Emerging Power  aNew DelhibSAGE Publications India Pvt Ltdc2009  axxviii,274 p.bHBc22x14.5 cm.  b₹695.00c₹d₹695.00  aThis collection analyzes and assesses the complexities of contemporary India's socio-economic reality from multiple perspectives. The contributors comprise eminent thinkers and grassroot activists from diverse fields like the judiciary, social development, environment, education, contemporary science, and art. Unlike the bulk of available literature on emerging India, which focuses mainly on the positives, these articles posit contrary views, necessary for a balanced, objective understanding of the issues.
The Other India: Realities of an Emerging Power talks of an India far removed from the India of glass and steel high-rises and air-conditioned schools; glistening malls and multiplexes; and fashion shows, Bollywood, and T20 cricket. It explores issues like the role of spirituality in social justice, conflicts associated with false religious identities including terrorism, the dangers of mindless destruction of nature and the consequent disempowerment of people dependent upon it, and so on. In this volume, dispassionate analysis of history and contemporary forces alternate with straight-from-the-heart narratives of grassroot activists. Candid despair shares space with encouraging stories of collective action bringing about real change.
This book will hold tremendous appeal for the general reader and will also be useful for academics and thinkers working in the fields of sociology, environment, education, human rights, law and justice, development issues, and politics.  aIndia -- Social conditions -- 21st century  aIndia -- Economic policy  aIndia -- Social policy  aIndia-Economic Conditions-21st Century  aCHAKRABARTI (Rajesh) Ed