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Colonial Consciousness: The Logic of “India is Corrupt”

By hipkapi March 2, 2011 Balagangadhara, caste, colonial consciousness, corruption, immoral, normative

(A) Consider the following sequence of sentences: 1. All Indians are perfectly and fully moral. 2. All westerners are perfectly fully moral. 3. All Indians are immoral. 4. All westerners…

On Colonial Experience and the Indian Renaissance: A prolegomenon to a Project—S.N. Balagangadhara

By hipkapi March 2, 2011 Balagangadhara, caste, colonial consciousness, corruption, immoral, normative, published, Sulekha

One of the striking things about the British colonial rule is its success in developing certain ways of talking about the Indian culture and society. The British criticised the Indian…

Simulation of social and cultural changes?—S.N. Balagangadhara

By hipkapi March 1, 2011 Balagangadhara, caste

A question: Is it desirable to have a model that can simulate social and cultural changes? I cannot see what good reason there is not to find it desirable. It…