The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture

Vasudha Dalmia, a professor of Hindi and Modern South Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkley and Rashmi Sadana, a writer and researcher based in Delhi have brought together a collection of scholarly work on the social divisions, customs, and communication in the daily life of India. The book offers a framework for understanding the rapidly moving changes that are happening as India moves from its colonial past to a member of the globalized future.

Part 1 looks at the cultural contexts of this transition beginning with the changes occurring in the rural settings. Issues include education for girls,...