About the Book: Indian Modernity: Contradications, Paradoxes And Possibilities
Indian society has been carving for modernity for a long time. But at the same
time the society could not shed the traditional values and ways of life
altogether. The author brings to light this contradiction between the Indian
society quest for modernity and its actual realities with modern technology and
gadgets put in sharp contrast with religious superstitions and prejudices. The
author discusses the specific issues of significance of secularism, the
condition of Dahts, and the image of consumerism. The significance of Indias
great intellectual tradition in the shaping of a modern mindset and culture is
analyze of.