Social ferment in India

Social Ferment in India treats aspects of Indian society and culture which most social anthropologists and writers on India have chosen to ignore as being too hot to handle, or taboo, i.e., the nature and circumstances of its present day social unrest. The author provides an analysis of the reasons for the widespread corruption among politicians and in most strata of the government machinery; for the blatant discrepancy between legislation ostensibly designed to protect the minority groups and their actual treatment by the higher castes, the administration and even the judiciary. There is also the large and contentious question of the black economy and corruption amongst officialdom. Social Ferment in India is based on considerable personal enquiry and investigation within India over a period of years, as well as upon the standard published sources. While the book satisfies the highest scholarly criteria, it will also command wide general interest.