The Importance of Not Being Earnest

A Memoir

Bidyut Chakrabarty

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Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
21 August 2024

Memoirs; Regional & national history; Social & cultural history; Politics & government

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.

By: Bidyut Chakrabarty
Imprint: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 511g
ISBN: 9781803746258
ISBN 10: 1803746254
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 21 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Bidyut Chakrabarty taught for more than three decades in the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi. He later served and retired as the Vice-Chancellor of Visva Bharati from 2018–2023. He completed his PhD from London School of Economics and has several prestigious publications to his credit.

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The Importance of Not Being Earnest

A Memoir

Bidyut Chakrabarty

$154.95 $123.70

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