Psycho-Social Analysis of the Indian Mindset
This volume situates Indians in the contemporary world and profiles the major facets of their thought and behaviour; then goes back to trace their roots to ancient thought to see how the past predisposes and the present guides Indians in their everyday li
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Psycho-Social Analysis of the Indian Mindset
Psycho-Social Analysis of the Indian Mindset
Jai B.P. Sinha
Psycho-Social Analysis of the Indian Mindset
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Jai B.P. Sinha Psychology and Management ASSERT Institute of Management Studies Patna, Bihar India
ISBN 978-81-322-1803-6 ISBN 978-81-322-1804-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-1804-3 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014942064 Ó Springer India 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book is about how Indians think, feel and behave and why they do so differently than many other nationalities. Unlike other books, this one neither seamlessly adulates nor outrightly denigrates India or Indians. It neither takes a journalistic approach feasting the reader on ‘‘interesting’’ surface behaviour and sensational events nor does it get the reader lost in the intricacies of ancient philosophical abyss. Rather, it places Indians in the contemporary societal frame and profiles the major facets of their thought and behaviour, then goes back to trace their roots into the ancient past with a purpose to see how the past predisposes and the present guides Indians in their everyday life. Indians are deeply anchored in their ancient thought
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