Tag Archives: Sociology

Caste outside Hinduism

Posted on June 24, 2006 | Comments Off

India is a land of complex mixing of traditions and cultures. Through its ever continuous evolution, it has developed local flavours of religions. It has adopted practices, assimilated traditions, and even transformed the religious practices that have emerged in foreign … Continue reading →

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India and English Language

Posted on April 30, 2006 | Comments Off

Many years ago, a well known editor and columnist had written that since he writes in english, speaks most of the time in english, most of his reading is english, and he even consequently thinks in english, therefore his mother … Continue reading →

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Socialism

Posted on November 1, 2005 | Comments Off

A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Socialism © Anup Mukherjee Socialism does not have a single socio-political philosophy. It has gradually evolved into various different … Continue reading →

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Initiation for the Probasi

Posted on July 4, 2005 | Comments Off

“You are a Bihari, huh”? No! I protest, I am Mukherjee. “You are a Mukherjee!” – the man said with questioning disbelief and astonishment. “So where is your home?”. I say, I live at Asansol. “No-no”, he again protests – … Continue reading →

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Literature, Nationhood and Imperialism

Posted on March 23, 2005 | Comments Off

To deny the concept of nationhood that stood in binary opposition to the enterprise of imperialism is basically to deny imperialism and to see the whole imperial enterprise as a foreign rule. When we do a social-history study of colonialism … Continue reading →

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Indian Society and Hierarchy

Posted on February 19, 2005 | Comments Off

The socio-psychological evaluation of Indian people has generally been termed as one that is disposed to hierarchy. Indians are in general, more comfortable in a situation of hierarchy, more precisely where the hierarchy is clear and stated. In some sense … Continue reading →

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Secularism and Pluralism

Posted on January 16, 2005 | Comments Off

Secularism and pluralism are the two sides of the same coin. A society to exist needs religion – it cannot do without it. However, in todays world situation where the insularity of historical society has largely vanished, we find that … Continue reading →

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The A of Theory

Posted on December 20, 2004 | Comments Off

Theory is a construct that is a general representation of an actual or constructed truth. When the theory represents an actual, usually recurring, truth or reality it becomes a law. If it does not represent a proved reality, it continues … Continue reading →

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Cultural Context and Interpretations

Posted on December 16, 2004 | Comments Off

Culture gives meaning to our actions and ideas. Any action or idea can have meaning only in a particular cultural context. Waving the hand in a particular context may mean greeting, while in another it may mean a warning or … Continue reading →

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Understanding India through Films

Posted on October 14, 2004 | Comments Off

Understanding India through Films ©    Anup Mukherjee (Oct 2004) Films of India come in various shades. There are the masala films of Bollywood, which is the popular mainstream cinema. There are the serious films of the parallel movement, and … Continue reading →

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