The importance of not being earnest : a memoir /
"This biographical account situates the unfolding of the life of an educator in varied socio-economic contexts. It is not just a narrative of how an individual evolves but also analyses how a particular mindset develops by being dialectically entwined with the milieu in which one passes differe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chennai ; New York :
Peter Lang,
2024.
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| Summary: | "This biographical account situates the unfolding of the life of an educator in varied socio-economic contexts. It is not just a narrative of how an individual evolves but also analyses how a particular mindset develops by being dialectically entwined with the milieu in which one passes different stages of their life. At one level, it is a historical narrative since it deals with a particular period of human history critical to the growth of a specific individual. At another, it provides ethnographic inputs to those who want to understand the peculiarities of the twentieth century. It offers first-hand accounts of the nature of transformative politics which evolved at the behest of Naxalites in India; it also has obvious twists and turns as the individual is exposed to a world beyond India. So, the narrative is individualistic, and it has elements of influences acquired through exposure to an alien socio-cultural milieu. Apart from its analytical importance, this memoir provides a very realistic assessment of India's education system through the lens of an educator and an academician"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 340 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781803746265 (electronic bk.) 9781803746272 1803746270 1803746262 |