Table of Contents

Introduction.- Brahmin Language, Hindu Growth: Politics and Power of English Language in India.- Western University, Indian Nationalisms.- Cold War to Brand Wars: Global Processes, Developmental Visions and Indian Higher Education.- Class Struggles in Class Rooms: Conflict, Politics and the Indian University.- Elite Institutions, Dismal Development: Poverty of Indian Higher Education .- Conclusion: Towards A Democratic Higher Education.
 

About the Author

Sunandan Roy Chowdhury received his PhD in education from Delhi University in 2013. In 2002-03 he was a fellow of the Open Society Institute/Central European University (part of the Soros Foundation) in Budapest and he taught Asian Studies at Satakunta University, Finland from 2006 to 2011. Founding editor of Sampark Global Journal, he is currently a visiting professor at the Centre for Research in Education and Social Transformation, Kerala, India.

Reviews

“This book provides a valuable perspective of observing higher education by putting it in a larger panoramic context of history, society and politics. In an effort to unveil the political ideas and policy thinking behind higher education policy, this book is insightful across the realms of politics, policy and philosophy.” (Junqing Zhai, Journal of Education Policy, January, 2019)