SOCIAL ISSUES, TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Social Issues, Transformation and Development offers an incisive exploration of the dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary Indian society. Refusing to be confined to traditional categories or inherited certainties, India today is experiencing profound social churning. Long-standing value systems and institutional structures—once regarded as stable and enduring—are now being critically re-examined, questioned for their rationality, and challenged by new social forces.
Against the backdrop of globalization, technological advancement, spatial mobility and pervasive digital connectivity, the twenty-first century has ushered in intensified multiculturalism and an unprecedented homogenization of lifestyles and aspirations. New debates around equality, human rights, identity, and autonomy have come to the fore, as societal issues such as LGBTQ+ movements, live-in relationships, surrogate motherhood, cybercrime and related challenges reshape public discourse.
This volume captures the complexity of these transformations, tracing the emergence of new forms of social consciousness anchored in ideas of community, interconnection and the indivisibility of the global world. Bringing together twenty scholarly articles, the book provides a comprehensive examination of social change, development processes and critical contemporary issues in India.
It will be an invaluable resource for academicians, researchers, and students seeking to understand the shifting contours of Indian society.