Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Nature of Indian social reality. 3. The Hindu world-view and the Bhakti tradition. 4. The dialectic of world-negation and world-affirmation in Ramcharitmanas. 5. Man-woman relationship and the Purushartha of Kam. 6. Caste inequality and egalitarianism in Ramcharitmanas. 7. The ideal of Ram Rajya: quest for the perfection of man in society. 8. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

    "The book seeks to raise many issues with regard to the nature and construction of Indian social reality that the prevalent social-science paradigms have been projecting." (jacket)

    [Anand Kashyap is Head, Department of Anthropology, University of Rajasthan.]

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