Chanwahn Kim & Misu Kim 
GREAT TRANSITION IN INDIA: ISSUES AND DEBATES [EPUB ebook] 
Issues and Debates

India has been experiencing a significant transition as the new generation born after the economic reforms in 1991 has emerged as a main player in the Indian society. Now in their 20s and 30s, this generation has different attitudes and preferences toward religion, politics and consumption from their parents. As a result, the country is also witnessing rapid changes.

This book seeks to explore great transition in India through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspectives related to Digital India, Foreign Policy and Social Identity including Caste. It attempts to lay foundation for understanding India and will be of great interest to students, researchers and for anyone is interested in India.

Contents:

• Introduction (Chanwahn Kim and Misu Kim)


• Vigilantism and the Making of ’New India’: Changing Strategies in Hindutva’s Repertoire of Violence (Kazuya Nakamizo)


• ’Decolonizing’ the NCERT Social Science Textbooks: Hinduization of History and Issues of Gender and Caste (Aditi Singh)


• Political Connotation in Hindi in Multilingual India: From Gandhi to Narendra Modi (Jihyun Lee)


• The Perception of Relative Power: Explaining the Changing Dynamics of Indian Foreign Policy (Rajiv Kumar)


• From Look East to Act East: Continuity and Change (Premesha Saha)


• India in Transition: India’s Pivot to Southeast Asia (Ji Yeon-jung)


• A Union of Data States: Technology and the Promise of Democratic Governance in Post-Pandemic India (Aasim Khan)


• Digital India and Finance: Is Financial Inclusion Happening in India? (Misu Kim)


• Caste in Times of COVID-19: Revisiting the Ambedkar–Gandhi Dialogue on the Caste Question (Roma Dey)


• Great Transition in Indian Caste System and Rural Market Economy: Hitherto Unexplored Areas (Mohammad Muqeet Khan)


• Dissent and Democracy in Early Buddhism (Balaganapathi Devarakonda)

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students specialising in South Asian studies, with a specific focus on India. Academics with a research interest in India and South Asia, and Indian history, culture, economy, and politics. Policymakers seeking an in-depth understanding of India.