India's Power Elite

By Sanjaya Baru

India's Power Elite is a study of the nature of power and elitism in postcolonial India. Its point of departure is the political transition under way in twenty-first-century India, with the marginalization of the Congress Party and the staging of a cultural revolution symbolized by the rise of Hindu majoritarianism. Baru deconstructs the morphology of the Indian power elite-comprising remnants of a feudal gentry, kulaks, a metropolitan business class, the civil services and a cultural elite of opinion-makers. He also examines the role of caste, class and culture in the emergence of a 'New India'. Aimed at the socially engaged reader, this book will interest both students as well as those who wield power.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670092444
• ISBN13: 9780670092444
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: India Viking
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"