Remembering India's Villages

Remembering Indias Villages explores the rural India, examining its past and present through cinema, development discourses, and debates among modern India's founders. It offers empirical research, a multidisciplinary perspective, and cross-cultural insights to understand the reality of rural life, challenging the myth of little republics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 266 pages
Publication date: 21 July 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In the midst of the agrarian crisis and movement, "Remembering India's Villages" takes a comprehensive look at rural India, delving into its rich history and vibrant present. Moving beyond the notion of small republics, the book explores villages in cinema, development discourses, and the discussions among the founders of modern India, including Gandhi, Nehru, Tagore, and Ambedkar. Through empirical research, a multidisciplinary approach, and cross-cultural insights, the book aims to provide a deeper understanding of the realities of rural life, encompassing both its structural challenges and social opportunities. Instead of focusing on the disappearance of villages, the book adopts a reconstitution perspective, highlighting their enduring significance in Indian society. This book contributes to the growing interest in village studies, rural sociology, development studies, and intellectual history. It is co-published with Aakar Books, and the print edition is not available for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Bhutan).

Weight: 650g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032524627