Religion, Caste And State
(P. Radhakrishnan)
Religion, caste, and State are key words in understanding India's failure to mature into a full-blooded democracy. There is all-round failure of Indian State,in particular its executive and legislative wings. Judiciary stillretains some credibility. Millions of Indians still look to it forsuccour. But given its lackadaisical style of functioning, and slowgrind, it has also belied people's expectations. The pernicious nexusof Religion with politics and the mindless use of it as purveyor ofcommunal hate are matters of grave concern. The BJP's Hindutva politicsstill remains the most abominable form of use of religion in politics.The cascading effects of globalization on religion have not receivedmuch attention in the media and in scholarly works. There are otherissues as well relating to globalization and religion such as thecontinuing use of religion to peddle superstitions, obscurantism andirrationality, and international terrorism both state-sponsored andreligion-centred. The use of caste in politics, and the depravity and depredations of India's political class reflecting the aberrations and absurdities of caste-based politics continue to undermine and slow down India's transformation into a full-blooded democracy. TheState's failure to see the education system in perspective andstrengthen it from primary to tertiary levels, and the entry of privateentrepreneurs into the education sector in a big way have alreadydriven the system haywire. The recent decision of introducingreservation in higher education is likely to add to the problems ofIndian education and to the confusion and frustration of the youthacross the entire social spectrum. Such and several other important issues which are indeed of nation's concern have been discussed in the book.
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