ABSTRACT
This volume develops a unique framework to understand India through indigenous and European perspectives, and examines how it copes with the larger challenges of a globalized world. Through a discussion of religious and philosophical traditions, cultural developments as well as contemporary theatre, films and media, it explores the manner in which India negotiates the trials of globalization. It also focuses upon India’s school and education system, its limitations and successes, and how it prepares to achieve social inclusion. The work further shows how contemporary societies in both India and Europe deal with cultural diversity and engage with the tensions between tendencies towards homogenization and diversity.
This eclectic collection on what it is to be a part of global network will be of interest to scholars and researchers of South Asian studies, philosophy, sociology, culture studies, and religion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|149 pages
Religion, Philosophy and Culture
chapter 1|22 pages
Kali's Daughters
chapter 4|21 pages
Education for a Better World?
chapter 6|14 pages
Cultivating Simplicity as a Way of Life
part II|75 pages
Dance, Theatre and Media
chapter 10|19 pages
The Commune-Ist Air: Living the Everyday in Times of Struggle
chapter 11|10 pages
Finding a Path
chapter 12|25 pages
The Message of their Pictures
part III|140 pages
Education, Self-Education and Human Development
chapter 16|17 pages
‘The Treasure of Life Lies in Hard Work' 1
chapter 18|17 pages
Sugarcane Migration and the Impact on Education
chapter 19|21 pages
Educational Experiences of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education
chapter 22|12 pages
When the Solution Becomes Part of the Problem: The Role of Education in Social Conflicts
part IV|105 pages
Homogenization Versus Diversity