The Vitality of India: A Regional Perspective

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Author: Gopal Krishan

• Language: English

• Binding: Hardcover

• ISBN: 9788131608777

• Pages: 240

• Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches

About the Book
A nation-state derives its identity and sustains progress through its vitality. The conceptualization, identification, and measurement of this vitality are crucial. In this book, the author examines the vitality of India from a time-space perspective. This vitality is deeply rooted in the strength and significance of its constituents. Using India’s sub-national units—states and union territories—as the foundation for analysis, the book explores critical parameters such as governance quality, economic dynamism, multiculturalism management, and diaspora flow. It highlights the emergence of the middle class as a key vitality indicator that differentiates various parts of India. This rise of the middle class serves as an integrative factor for the nation. Drawing upon a rich database, an index of vitality is created for each state. The book presents a series of essays in which each parameter is explored in context, offering insights into the spatial variations in India's vitality. This comprehensive study will interest not only students and scholars of social sciences, particularly geography, but also policy makers.

Contents

1. The Vitality of India

2. Regional Vitality

3. Quality of Governance

4. Economic Dynamism

5. Rise of the Middle Class

6. Management of Multiculturalism

7. The Indian Diaspora

8. India in the National Geographic (1947–2015)

9. Synthesizing Regional Vitality

About the Author
Gopal Krishan is a Professor Emeritus at Panjab University, Chandigarh, and a National Fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.