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Novos Debates, 2015
La photographie illustre Auroville aujourd'hui. On observe l'éolienne du puits de Fertile camoufl... more La photographie illustre Auroville aujourd'hui. On observe l'éolienne du puits de Fertile camouflée par la végétation. Source: http://www.auroville.org.
Novos Debates, 2014
Colonialism (either in a settled or non-settled form) has been a common feature to the Global Sou... more Colonialism (either in a settled or non-settled form) has been a common feature to the Global South. In the Indian context, a significant product of the colonial regime and its administrative policies was the middle class. An organic link can be established between colonialism and this class. However, in contemporary times, the discussion on the changing contours of the middle class has rejuvenated and has assumed significance in India as well as globally. This discussion has absorbed itself within the contemporary debates on globalization, global capitalism and social change. What are the significant factors behind these developments? Why has the middle class assumed enormous significance in contemporary times and how do we study it? In my research work, I have reviewed and analyzed the literature (debates and discussions) on the middle class, especially on the 'new' middle class; in doing so, I have assessed the range and depth of the debates taking place on this conceptual category and have located the theoretical approaches that have been used to study it. In order to establish the context of its emergence and the contemporary nature of the Indian middle class, this paper briefly presents its intricate link with colonialism and with economic liberalization. While this debate is focused and concentrated on the discussions in India, it also outlines how international approaches have been used to study it. In doing so, it assesses the ways in which contemporary scholarship is expanding on the theories of class as designed by late nineteenth and early twentieth century thinkers, Karl Marx and Max Weber. It then examines how the ideas of late twentieth century theorists such as Pierre
Novos Debates, 2015
La photographie illustre Auroville aujourd'hui. On observe l'éolienne du puits de Fertile camoufl... more La photographie illustre Auroville aujourd'hui. On observe l'éolienne du puits de Fertile camouflée par la végétation. Source: http://www.auroville.org.
Novos Debates, 2014
Colonialism (either in a settled or non-settled form) has been a common feature to the Global Sou... more Colonialism (either in a settled or non-settled form) has been a common feature to the Global South. In the Indian context, a significant product of the colonial regime and its administrative policies was the middle class. An organic link can be established between colonialism and this class. However, in contemporary times, the discussion on the changing contours of the middle class has rejuvenated and has assumed significance in India as well as globally. This discussion has absorbed itself within the contemporary debates on globalization, global capitalism and social change. What are the significant factors behind these developments? Why has the middle class assumed enormous significance in contemporary times and how do we study it? In my research work, I have reviewed and analyzed the literature (debates and discussions) on the middle class, especially on the 'new' middle class; in doing so, I have assessed the range and depth of the debates taking place on this conceptual category and have located the theoretical approaches that have been used to study it. In order to establish the context of its emergence and the contemporary nature of the Indian middle class, this paper briefly presents its intricate link with colonialism and with economic liberalization. While this debate is focused and concentrated on the discussions in India, it also outlines how international approaches have been used to study it. In doing so, it assesses the ways in which contemporary scholarship is expanding on the theories of class as designed by late nineteenth and early twentieth century thinkers, Karl Marx and Max Weber. It then examines how the ideas of late twentieth century theorists such as Pierre