Introduction to Indian Society

Contents: Preface. 1. Different types of society. 2. Towards an analysis of Indian society. 3. Socio-economic structures. 4. Socio-political structures. 5. The dominant development model. 6. Assertion of identities and power. 7. The process of social transformation. 8. Organisational development and social vision. 9. Issues on the agenda of people\'s movements. 10. Confronting globalization. 11. Obstacles on the way towards social justice. Bibliography. Index.

India is famous across the world for its rich cultural heritage and various customs and rituals of different religions. Indian art and culture an ocean condensed into a luminous pearl. Although the subcontinent has enjoyed a virtually uninterrupted history of developments in the sphere of art and culture India has been wither studiously ignored in compilations of world art or it has been represented by a very small and limited number of examples.

The book deals with diverse aspects of Indian art culture in very descriptive way. (jacket)