Social Activism Case Study

                                            SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA 

⦁ Social movements primarily take the form of non-institutionalised collective political action which strive for political and /or social change. 

⦁ While India has witnessed many such movements over the centuries, it is only recently that scholars have begun to study them in depth. 

⦁ This thoroughly revised and updated version of a seminal book divides studies on social movements in India into nine categories based on the participants and issues involved: peasants, tribals, dalits, backward castes, women, students, middle class, working class, and human rights and environmental groups. 

⦁ Each of the nine chapters is divided according to the major components of most social movements: issues, ideology, organisation and leadership. 

⦁ Based on these divisions, Professor Shah critically examines and reviews the literature concerning social movements in India from 1857 to the present. 

⦁ In the process he discusses the theoretical issues raised by various scholars while analysing major trends in different movements. 

⦁ In conclusion, he suggests areas for future research. Proposing a logical classification of social movements in modern India, this book will be widely welcomed by social activists as well as by political scientists, historians and sociologists.

⦁ It will also be invaluable as a text m courses on social movements.