Cultural Pluralism: the Indian Scenario - Paperback

About The Book: Cultural Pluralism: The Indian Scenario is an anthropological attempt to contextualise Indian diversity. There is also an attempt by senior scholars like Prof. N. S. Reddy to list out a sample of the perennial problems a plural society has to face, that cannot be wished away. There are also suggestions made by him as to how to tackle the problems effectively.Prof. Imtiaz Ahmad makes clear distinction between pluralism and multicultural pluralism. As far Indian scenario is concerned he distinguishes two parallel processes of ‘an ethnic nation’ and ‘nation state’ that are in operation. The above form the introductory part of the book.The rest of the book has articles on three major areas comprising of ‘cultural pluralism in the context of tribes’; contexts in which both ‘religious and cultural pluralism’ are operative; ‘linguistic pluralism’; and case studies of specific ethnic groups who have imbibed pluralistic elements. About The Author: S.A. Azeez Saheb, is currently working as Superintending Anthropologist, in the Department of Culture, Ministry of Culture, Anthropological Survey of India, Northwest Regional Centre, Dehradun.An acclaimed Anthropologist and Museologist since 1982, he attends to the 16th World Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, at Yunan University, Kunming, China, 2009; publishes papers in national and international editions including Routledge; edits books; serves intutive interest in Sufism, Muslim Shrines and Syncretism and traditional knowledge system in India.His membership includes to the academic babies like New York Academy of Social Sciences, Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologist, Kolkata, and Anthropological Association...