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082			_a320.6 BAR-S
100			_aBaru, Sanjaya
245			_aIndia's power elite : class, caste and a cultural revolution / _cSanjaya Baru
260			_aIndia _bPenguin / Viking _c2021
300			_a243 p.
365			_aINR _b699.00
500			_aIndia'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.
650			_aPolitical Power
650			_aPolicy and Public Intellectuals
650			_aOpinion Makers and Celebrities
650			_aSecession of the Successful
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