Constructing Post-Colonial India: National Character and the Doon School

Srivastava, Sanjay

Abstract

An interdisciplinary and engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence and unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens. Using the case study of the Doon School, a famous boarding school for boys, and one of the leading educational institutions in India, the author argues that to be post-colonial in India is to be modern, rational, secular and urban. In placing post-colonialism in this concrete social context, and analysing how it is constructed, the author renders a complex and often rather abstract subject accessible.

Citation

Srivastava, S. (1998). Constructing Post-Colonial India: National Character and the Doon School. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203980279

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 1998
• Deposit Date: Oct 11, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 11, 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• ISBN: 9780415178556
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203980279