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CONTEMPORARY INDIAN SOCIETY

ASIAN 252
Course Description

An interdisciplinary exploration of contemporary Indian society, politics, and culture. Consider the diverse, complex, and often contradictory fabric of modern India through the lens of several conceptual themes which consider emergent discourses and dynamics of change as the joint product of India's classical heritage and its transformation into a post-colonial nation-state since 1947. Explores tensions and continuities between the pre-modern and modern.

Prerequisties

None

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.33

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

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A Rate
83.33%

No change from Historical

Class Size
6

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Instructors (2025 Fall)

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