Citizen Activism in Indian (2019)

Author - Dr N Bhaskara Rao | Published - 2019

Hotspots of Citizen Activism in India by Dr. N. Bhaskara Rao is an outstanding contribution towards understanding the dynamics of democratic India. It explains the emerging phenomenon of citizen-centric mobilizations for collective action as the making of the sixth pillar of modern India. This analytical work is attractive due to both – substance and style. It has impressive conceptual clarity with enough attention to contextualization. The empirical basis is well elaborated covering 35 cities and 105 hot-spots. There are details from national and provincial capitals, administrative offices, small towns and large cities, and university campuses. It also has ethnographic flavour with several visuals and case-studies. It has made meaningful use of anecdotes and conversations.