An Ambiguous Journey to the City

The Village and Othe Odd Ruins of the Self in the Indian Imagination

Author: Ashis Nandy

The story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city through the myth of the journey between the village and the city.

Divided into four sections, this book tells the story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city through the myth of the journey between the village and the city, and the changes that myth has undergone. It looks at the vicissitudes of the metaphor of journey; profiles various heroes; and focuses on a psychopathological journey.

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The story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city through the myth of the journey between the village and the city.

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Divided into four sections, this book tells the story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city throug hthe myth of the journey between the village and the city, and the changes that myth has undergone. It loks at the vicissitudes of the metaphor of journey; profiles various heroes as they negotiate the transitions from the village to the city and back to the village; and focuses on the psychopathological journey from a poisoned village into a self-annihilating city.

About the Author

Ashis Nandy is currently an Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) National Fellow associated with the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. He has been awarded the Grand Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes 2007.

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Divided into four sections, this book tells the story of India's ambivalent affair with the modern city throug hthe myth of the journey between the village and the city, and the changes that myth has undergone. It loks at the vicissitudes of the metaphor of journey; profiles various heroes as they negotiate the transitions from the village to the city and back to the village; and focuses on the psychopathological journey from a poisoned village into aself-annihilating city.