India's Power Elite: Class, Caste and Cultural Revolution
Baru Sanjaya, "India's Power Elite: Class, Caste and Cultural Revolution"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0670092444 | 264 pages | EPUB / MOBI | 1 MB
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0670092444 | 264 pages | EPUB / MOBI | 1 MB
India's Power Elite is a study of the nature of power and elitism in postcolonial India. Its point of departure is the political transition under way in twenty-first-century India, with the marginalization of the Congress Party and the staging of a cultural revolution symbolized by the rise of Hindu majoritarianism. Baru deconstructs the morphology of the Indian power elite-comprising remnants of a feudal gentry, kulaks, a metropolitan business class, the civil services and a cultural elite of opinion-makers. He also examines the role of caste, class and culture in the emergence of a 'New India'. Aimed at the socially engaged reader, this book will interest both students as well as those who wield power.