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Indian Cultural Diplomacy
The Book is a window on Indian cultural diplomacy, which is set against the backdrop of its ethos of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (The World is a Family). It is pivoted to the 'Idea of India' that gets manifested through acceptance of diversity and celebration of pluralism. The Book in 15 chapters under 8 sections provides a comprehensive picture on the concept of cultural diplomacy; its relationship with public diplomacy and soft power; its place in the diplomatic architecture and its growing centrality. Unlike soft power, cultural diplomacy is not in the paradigm of power. The Book also provides an in depth study on the origins and evolution of Indian cultural diplomacy over the years. It revie...
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Caste Matters in Public Policy
Caste in India, despite its historical resilience, has been undergoing transformation since independence. If caste as a system of rigid stratification has been on the decline, castes as autonomous interest-serving groups have been on ascendance. This book critically engages with the changing notions of caste and its intersection with public policy in India. It discusses key issues such as social security, internal reservation, the idea of Most Backward Classes, caste issues among non-Hindu religious communities, caste in census, caste in market, and service castes and urban planning. Drawing on in-depth case studies from states including Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, ...
Sociology and Social Anthropology in India
The Indian Council of Social Science Research, the premier organization for social science research in India, conducts periodic surveys in the major disciplines of the social sciences to assess disciplinary developments as well as to identify gaps in research in these disciplines.
The Stock Market Monk
The Stock Market Monk is story of fear, greed, and hope, which revolves around Chaitanya, Sonia, and their three investors who, having made a fortune in the stock markets, lose almost everything in a global meltdown in the year 2000thanks to their ignorance and greed. Will they be able to recover their money, their prestige, and their self-respect? Who shall guide them through the blinding alleys of risk, volatility, fear, and uncertainty and drive them home? Can they get help from a young man whom they once insulted, whose advice they did not pay any heed to. A man who walked away from his lover because of her unethical professional conduct only to come back to lend a helping hand to a bunch of students. The students who have joined his classes to make money, to learn the art of making a quick buck in the stock market but end up achieving something more worthwhile than simple moneymaking. Their learning curve becomes steeper as they learn that there is no shortcut to any place worth going to and that the road to wealth creation not only passes through the by-lanes of common sense but also through the ragged terrains of boredom.
India-Eurasia, the Way Ahead
Contributed articles presented at the Conference at CRRID on November 17-18, 2005.
Internal Displacement in South Asia
Papers presented at a workshop held at Colombo in 2003.
India and Southern Africa
A collection of papers presented by the authors at a conference organized by CRRID on "India and Southern Africa: Forging Ahead Through Partnership", held at Chandigarh in February 2014, in partnership with ICWA. The contributors are a mix of theoreticians and practitioners, comprising the academia, former diplomats turned businessmen, media personalities and professionals.
