Overview

This book studies the social formation of India through the lens of religion, state, ethnicity, and governance. It provides a nuanced understanding of the structural as well as the processual aspects of the Indian social sphere. The volume studies diverse themes, such as the impact of religiosity on religious consciousness, the primacy of tribal identity in colonial India, political inclusion of marginalised communities, the emerging subaltern activism, among others. An important contribution, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of sociology, political sociology, South Asian studies, Affirmative action, and political science.

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Author:   Sakarama Somayaji (The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India) ,  Ganesha Somayaji ,  Joanna P. Coelho
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9781032427119

ISBN 10:   1032427116
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   28 August 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE: Some Components of the Social Sphere: Religion, State, Ethnicity, and Governance 1. Communication of Religious Knowledge in the Lingayat Community 2.Impact of Religiosity on Religious Consciousness: A Comparative Study of Jains and Radhasoamis of Agra 3. Primacy of Tribal Identity in Colonial India: An Interface between Colonial Construction, Revolts and Religious Conversion 4. The Process of State Formation in Goa (CE 400 to 1400) 5. Examining Ethnicity: The Context of Mizos in Bengaluru 6. Governance, Decentralization and Peacebuilding in India: Exemplications from Jammu and Kashmir State 7. Civil Society in India: Its Role in India’s development Story 8.The Friendship Bridge in Nepal – Squeezed Between India and China PART TWO: Affirmative Actions, Social Policy and Social Transformations 9. Bending Backwards and Forwards: Caste, Polity and Public Policy (The Case of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States) 10. Political Inclusion of the Marginalised Communities in Panchayats in India-Case Study of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States 11. Politics of Indigeneity: The Emerging Subaltern Activism in Kerala 12. Transformative Challenges in the Northeast India: A Study of Ethno-Political Dimensions 13. Rethinking Urban Poverty and Social Justice in Independent India: The Case of an Unsustainable Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Mumbai

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Sakarama Somayaji, Shree Keshetra Hosakatte Trust, (Agency for Social Development of Underprivileged), Mundadi, Karnataka, India. Ganesha Somayaji, Professor of Sociology, Goa University, India. Joanna P. Coelho, Sociology Programme, Goa University, India.

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