Sage Publications Pvt Ltd imprint: 873 books
An Indian Political Life
Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1967 to 1987
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1967 to 1987, the third and final volume in the trilogy of The Politics of Northern India, begins with the dramatic political event of the fall of the Congress in the most critical state of UP and the formation of the first non-Congress government. This event was...
New Nepal
The Fault Lines
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2008
This book analyses the tumultuous situation in post-republic Nepal, with spot diagnosis of the major issues facing the country such as federal structure, security sector reform, armed movement in the terai, and religious clashes that have wide implications for India and China.
While there is...
India's 2014 Elections
A Modi-led BJP Sweep
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
India is now governed by a strong Modi-led majority party. A peaceful transference of power in terms of parties and structure as a consequence of India’s 16th national election highlights a notable degree of political maturity. The replacement of the Congress-led coalition after 10 years with a...
The Politics of Poverty
Planning India's Development
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Dr D. K. Rangnekar was a leading public intellectual who marked his presence as the editor of the Economic Times and later the Business Standard. This collection brings together a discerning selection of his writings that are organized across four themes: social and political dimensions of development;...
Headlines From the Heartland
Reinventing the Hindi Public Sphere
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2007
In the 1990s a newspaper revolution began blowing across northern and central India. In these Hindi-speaking states, when literacy levels rose, communications expanded, and purchasing power climbed, Hindi newspapers followed-picking up readers in small towns and villages. Even while these newspapers...
Confronting the State
ULFA's Quest for Sovereignty
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Confronting the State: ULFA's Quest for Sovereignty examines the complex nuances and dynamics that make ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) a formidable insurgent group in India. It argues that to understand the phenomenon of insurgency, one has to understand the genesis of conflict between the...
The Other India
Realities of an Emerging Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
This collection documents and analyzes, from different angles, the forces and trends that shape contemporary India's socio-economic reality. The contributors comprise an eclectic group—spiritual leaders, grassroot activists, as well as eminent thinkers from diverse fields like the judiciary, social...
A Handbook of Journalism
Media in the Information Age
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Journalism as a discipline is becoming increasingly important today. It has to contend with new challenges such as the explosion of social media, heightened commercial competition in the mainstream media and the emergence of the media as a powerful actor in public policy and governance. The confluence...
by Lancy Lobo, Shashikant Kumar
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
This book is a first-ever detailed analysis of the land acquired for development projects and their impact on the displaced and project-affected people of Gujarat, from 1947 to 2004. It begins with a debate on the meaning of the term ‘development’ and focuses on displacement, marginalisation and...
Contemporary Practices of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Insights from Districts
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a major flagship programme of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India, implemented since February 2006. Its primary objective is to expand wage employment besides natural resource management for sustainable...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Laws relating to water in India have diverse origins, including ancient local customs and the British Common Law. The in-depth chapters in this compendium, written by luminaries from various fields, pertain to issues on water and proceed to a discussion of the legal questions that arise. This volume...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2010
This volume is the twelfth in the series 'Land Reforms in India'. It focuses on the multi-dimensional aspects of the agrarian problem, examining it from the angle of public policy. A distinguishing feature of this collection is its holistic approach towards viewing farm sector distress, instead of...
Thirty Years of SAARC
Society, Culture and Development
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
This book traces economic and political issues through SAARC’s thirty-year journey.
Topical and well-researched, this collection provides a comprehensive assessment of SAARC and provides policy directives for the future. The book points out the issues and constraints that have hindered...
Urbanisation in India
Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Urban areas are integral to India’s growth and development, accounting for around two-thirds of the country’s GDP. Analysing India’s rapidly expanding process of urbanisation, the book identifies the key challenges and opportunities and proposes suitable managerial and policy reforms. It addresses...