This book is the second of a four-volume festschrift in honor of one of the
stalwarts of sociology in India, Professor Yogendra Singh. It covers the topics
of education, religion, and creativity. The first section of the book examines
the state of higher education in a globalizing India, the decline of the
university as a public institution, and the trends of youth sexuality. A case
study of a school near the India-Pakistan border also raises the hope of peace
in the overall context of civil-military relations. The second section
investigates how religion could be mobilized for the dignity and development of
a dalit community, and how a