{"product_id":"re-imagining-india-and-other-essays-9788125041962","title":"Re-imagining India and Other Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Institute of Social Sciences (Ed.)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRe-imagining India and Other Essays \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ebrings together a collection of writings that originated from annual lectures, organised at the Institute of Social Sciences, by leading economists, political and legal thinkers, sociologists, linguists and historians. Addressing a diverse array of themes, the essays are bound by a common thread—concern for humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume explores a wide range of issues as varied as—need for basic education, poverty, human development index, self-employment over wage employment, the apartheid regime in South Africa, the role of democracy in counter-striking terrorism, the function of multiculturalism in preserving solidarity of a nation, the rise of \u003cem\u003eHindutva \u003c\/em\u003eand its ideological implications, and the relevance of Gandhian and Nehruvian ideals in shaping of modern India.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommemorating well-known economist Professor D. T. Lakdawala’s contributions in the contemporary context, the scholars emphasise on the need to replace profit maximisation by profit-making and social returns. As the global economy struggles with an unprecedented recession—which has led to millions becoming unemployed and small investors and pensioners losing their life-long savings—the contributors underline the importance of revisiting the \u003cem\u003esocial-political-ideological \u003c\/em\u003estructure, which largely shapes our policy making. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616474030231,"sku":"9788125041962","price":1036.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9788125041962.webp?v=1769294888","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/re-imagining-india-and-other-essays-9788125041962","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}