Who exactly are the middle classes in India? What role do they play in contemporary Indian politics and society, and what are their historical and cultural moor

This book examines the middle classes — who they are and what they do — and their influence in shaping contemporary cultural politics in India. Describing t

Hailed as the beneficiary, driving force and result of globalisation, India’s middle-class is puzzling in its diversity, as a multitude of traditions, social

Today India's middle class numbers more than 250 million people and is growing rapidly. Public reports have focused mainly on the emerging group's consumer pote