New Royal Book Company

Indian Society and Culture

About Book - There is no dearth of literature on Indian society and culture. From indologists to sociologists, social historians, travellers and journalists, hundreds of scholars have contributed to this field producing thousands of pages. Besides these, text books have also been published catering to the requirements of students pursuing courses at colleges/universities.
In the present book attempt has been made to broaden the scope and canvas as much as possible. Divided into eight sections-historical morrings, village India, social stratification, religion and society, weaker sections, women and society, population dynamics and dynamics of change-the author has tried to cover, though briefly, all important aspects of Indian society and culture. The latest information/stratistical data pertaining to every section and sub-section has added to the lay utility of the book for the readers and students.
Topics and issues in Indian society and culture concern the students of sociology, social anthropology, human/social geography and other related disciplines. The simple and lucid style of narration and analysis shall benefit even those readers who do not carry any background of socials sciences. Besides general readers, the book should be of great help to aspirants preparing for civil services and other admlnistrative serices, UGC/NET and a host of others which include in their syllabi topics and issues in Indian society and culture.

 

About Author - Nadeem Hasnain is a well known teacher, researcher and activist and is presently a professor of Social Anthropology in the University of Lucknow. His areas of interest are : disadvantaged sections of Indian population, especially the STs, SCs, OBCs and the minorities. He is one of the editors of The Eastern Anthropologist (www.efcsindia. com) and editor of Islam and Muslim Societies : A Social Science Journal (www.musltm-societies.org). He is also the Hony. Director, Centre for Social Action and Development, Lucknow.
Author of twelve books, his seminal contributions are Bonded for Ever (1982) and Shias and Shia Islam in India: A Study in Society and Culture (1988). Besides Tribal India, Indian Anthropology and Indian Society and Culture : Continuity and Change are his very popular books. Three of the recently published books edited by him viz OBC Communities in the Process of Change in India jointly with H.S. Verma (2006), Islam and Muslim Communities in South Asia (2006) and Aspects of Islam and Muslim Societies (2006) have also been reviewed as important and pioneering contributions in their respective fields. He also regularly contributes to popular English, Hindi and Urdu magazines and newspapers and participates in panel discussions on radio and electronic media.
Currently he is serving as pro vice-chanceller, M a h a t m a Gandhi International Hindi University, Wardha (Maharashtra)

 

ISBN : 978-93-80685-02-1
Price : INR 1595/-