TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bharat Gupt
TI  - India A Cultural Decline or Revival ?
SN  - 9788124604595 (hb)
U1  - 954 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New Delhi 
PB  - D.K. Printworld
KW  -  Caste Political aspects
KW  - Indian Civilization 1947
N1  - It is often taken for granted that Independence from the British rule also ushered an era of cultural and social freedom in India. The author wishes to examine if that is true or if a cultural decline set in soon after. Based on a verse in the Pancatantra, the book has been divided into six parts: Eka (person), Kula (family), Grama (habitat), Janapada (land), Prithvi (earth) and Atma. Issues of education; conflicts between the classes, regions, jatis, languages and religions; expansion of proselytizers; lack of governance; tensions between the legislators and judiciary; rise of unbridled consumerism; falling standards of democracy; dilemmas created by notions of dharma challenged by Westernized modernity; and the problems of attaining universal harmony, are all put into a perspective under these six categories. While examining the state of affairs the author also suggests a way for the pursuit of happiness through unselfish transcendence
N2  - Examines the cultural situation in India after independence
ER  -