An Agenda for Cultural Action and Other Essays

The author focuses on the alliance between the neo-liberal economic policies and Hindu fundamentalism in India, its implication for civil society, and the destruction of the educational system through privatization and rabid communalization. He also discusses the historical context of the Hindu right wing cultural project and outlines the agenda for struggle against the corrosive influence of this homegrown fascism. 1. Colonialism, Culture and Revivalism 2. Hindu Revivalism, a Political and Cultural Project 3. History and Cultural Heritage 4. Cultural Pasts and National Identity 5. Globalisation, Culture and Communalism 6. Outsider as Enemy 7. Whither Indian Education? 8. Higher Education: Perilous Prospects 9. Left Cultural Intervention, Perspectives and Practice 10. Minorites in South Asia 11. An Agenda for Cultural Action