{"product_id":"ways-of-being-indian-essays-on-religion-gender-and-culture-paperback-1","title":"Ways of Being Indian: Essays on Religion, Gender and Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eManoj Kumar Jena\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentity formation in non-western societies involves paradox, as doctrines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare frequently overridden by actual practices. The essays in this volume\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscuss different ways in which identities are constructed in unique 'Indian'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtexts.The emergence of deras in Punjab reflects how continuing caste\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einequality and divergence over spiritual leadership has affected the egalitarian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003espirit of Sikhism, contradicting a basic feature of the faith-the tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof common worship. In the matrilineal Khasi community, men-looking to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egain equal inheritance rights-use arguments of ethnic purity and indigenous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erights to downsize women's autonomy and undermine the commanding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esocio-economic position that their own tradition gives them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor male sex-workers, their profession, paradoxically, becomes a means\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof sexual autonomy in the otherwise heteronormative world that they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einhabit. A different kind of paradox marks the social lives of many Indian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewomen: in Assam for instance, celebration of menstruation coexists with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprohibition on menstruating women's entry into temples and participation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein auspicious events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorkplace violence exemplifies how private biases infiltrate public spaces, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereinforcing traditional marginalities, undeterred by legal safeguards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimilarly, the plight of indentured plantation workers in Malaysia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edemonstrates the operation of traditional patriarchy inside a foreign and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehighly sequestered workspace of plantations-within these spaces, women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexperience 'double marginalization'. And the government and middleclass\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresponse to the COVID-19 pandemic across India demonstrated the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epersistence of traditional biases which perpetuate inequality and oppression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the world's largest democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprising these and other discussions on the everyday lived realities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof individuals and communities in India and the Indian diaspora, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWays of being Indian is a remarkable, eye-opening collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47685216796893,"sku":"9789354479250","price":43.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ShBH2DJraK9789354479250_9a82ad05-d3ea-495c-8489-440e15962e69.webp?v=1774007969","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/ways-of-being-indian-essays-on-religion-gender-and-culture-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}