Sage Publications Pvt Ltd imprint: 873 books
Clothing for Liberation
A Communication Analysis of Gandhi's Swadeshi Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
This is the first analysis of Gandhi's dressing style in terms of communication theory and an exploration of the subliminal messages that were subtly communicated to a large audience. Peter Gonsalves chooses three famous theorists from the field of communication studies and looks at Gandhi through...
Life as a Dalit
Views from the Bottom on Caste in India
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Life as a Dalit looks at caste society from the point of view of the Dalits, focusing on their worldview, emotions, and critical appraisal of their own position and of the higher groups. It is a volume based on the critical perspectives provided by scholars who have turned around the more acclaimed...
Fascinating Hindutva
Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2009
In the present socio-political scenario of India, Dalits have emerged as a major force in the electoral arena and politically mobilising them has almost become a compulsion for all political parties.
Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation is a deconstruction of the fascinating...
by Jamal Khwaja
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
In a world where powerful lobbies are vilifying the Qur'an as the underlying cause of conflicts-conflicts that are actually rooted in greed and the self-serving secular politics of oil, occupation and social injustice-how can non-Muslims discover the authentic teachings of the Qur'an? How can they...
Kashmir
Exposing the Myth behind the Narrative
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2017
The advent of Islam in medieval Kashmir gave birth to a narrative that describes forcible mass conversion of Hindus, eviction of local people and wanton demolition of religious symbols. A minority of Kashmiri Brahmans and their progeny who did not convert to Islam built and successfully perpetuated...
Right to Passage
Travels through India, Pakistan and Iran
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2016
In 2011, Zeeshan Khan decided to travel from his city Dhaka via India and Pakistan to Iran and on to Europe. This book traces his journey till he left the borders of Iran, a distance he completed in about 60 days. For Khan the journey was about travelling along a historical route steeped in cultures,...
by Sudha Sharma
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2016
This book examines the economic, cultural, political and social positions of Muslim women in medieval India. It explores the changes that took place with the advent of Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Tartars, Afghans and Persians whose customs and traditions influenced the existing Islamic society.
Though...
Defragmenting India
Riding a Bullet through the Gathering Storm
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Defragmenting India is an account of the various fault lines of Indian society quivering in the temblors that the 2002 Hindu-Muslim communal riots of Gujarat sent across the nation. The riots form the dramatic backdrop to the travelogue narrative of a motorbike trip of the author and his friend.
The...
Dalits and the Democratic Revolution
Dr Ambedkar and the Dalit Movement in Colonial India
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 1994
This important book traces the history of the Dalit movement from its beginning in the 19th century to the death of its most famous leader, B.R. Ambedkar, in 1956. Focusing on three states—Andhra,Maharashtra and Karnataka—Dr Omvedt analyses the ideology and organization of the movement and its...
Transitional Puzzles
Reflections on Social, Economic and Political Issues
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2009
Transitional Puzzles: Reflections on Social, Economic and Political Issues is a collection of essays on India. Remarkable for its jargon-free clarity, the book is intended for the common man who seeks to understand the India he lives in. The articles offer simple analysis of complex policies, dealing...
Recasting Caste
From the Sacred to the Profane
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Recasting Caste confronts the mainstream sociology of caste at its root: Louis Dumont’s Homo Hierarchicus and its main source, Max Weber’s distinction between class and status. Conventional wisdom on caste is idealist, and most students of the subject therefore exaggerate ritual homogeneity and...
Winning on HR Analytics
Leveraging Data for Competitive Advantage
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
3rd prize in the DMA-NTPC Management Book Awards, 2018.
In a dynamic world, the role of HR is central in tapping the vast potential of human capital, and interestingly, blending it with automation and digitization in unique ways. HR analytics is pivotal in identifying, measuring and articulating...
Value Creation
The Definitive Guide for Business Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Increasing disruption, diminishing returns, and demanding Customers require business leaders to create more Value, remain relevant, and stay ahead of competition. CEOs have to evolve a “Value Creation” culture for the company so as to properly balance the interests of Customers, Employees, Investors,...
To Bee or Not to Bee
Winning Against All Odds
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
In this compelling first-person account, Sid Mittra shows us how it is possible to achieve our dreams against incredible odds.
Some unique features of this book:
• A compelling read, infused with humor, this book is about a man who refused to succumb to adversity and achieved much...