The book is primarily a self-presentation of Indian sociologists and their
recent theoretical and empirical research endeavours. Not only it provides an
opportunity for diagnosing what Indian sociologists have identified as the most
important issues for various social communities, but also helps reproduce the
idiomatic interpretation of modernization in the colonial and post-colonial
contexts. And, last but not least, it offers a convenient point of departure for
reflection on Western Europe and its international role-modelling function.The
book deserves to be read carefully, not only because it provides an excellent
review of universality, rationality and diversity in post-colonial India but
also because it shows that it makes sense to