Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
About the Book Series
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of South Asia.
Narrative Conflicts in Indian Media: Empire, Identity, and Propaganda
1st Edition
By Sumanth Inukonda
January 15, 2027
This book examines how Indian identities are portrayed and mobilized in media narratives that trace back to colonial history, and which continue into contemporary politics, exploring how diverse identities within India relate to one another, and how the nation positions itself in relation to the ...
Impact of Flexible Working Arrangements on Quality of Life: South Asian Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Shashi Bala, Puja Singhal
January 14, 2027
Bala and Singhal present an insightful and comprehensive exploration of how flexible work is reshaping lives, organizations, and the economy, to highlight the key success factors for implementing flexible work arrangements. The book examines how the digital revolution has accelerated the emergence ...
Bollywood and the First Decade of Independence: Seven Directors in Search of a Nation
1st Edition
By Devapriya Sanyal
October 16, 2026
This book focuses on the cinema of the 1950s in India and analyzes the work of seven filmmakers from mainstream Hindi cinema and how they responded to the independent Indian nation after 1947. The selection of key filmmakers instead of cinema in general shows individual trajectories within cinema. ...
Identity, Dispossession and Resilience of the Subaltern: A Study of Marginalised Communities in Kashmir
1st Edition
By Khalid Wasim Hassan, Deepanshu Mohan, Ishfaq Ahmad Wani, Najam Us Saqib
October 16, 2026
Khalid Wasim Hassan, Deepanshu Mohan, Ishfaq Ahmad Wani and Najam Us Saqib examine the processes of marginality and ‘othering’ which the subaltern groups in Kashmir face due to their attribution to a particular social caste, ethnicity, language or status of their citizenship. They further explore ...
Local Governance Transformation and Citizen Engagement in Bangladesh
1st Edition
By Pranab Kumar Panday, Abdullah- Al-Maruf
October 16, 2026
Local Governance Transformation and Citizen Engagement in Bangladesh offers a thorough investigation of grassroots democratic practices and citizen engagement in local governance in the country and situates Bangladesh's experience within the larger framework of developing countries. With an eye ...
Revolution, War, and Protest in Sri Lanka: From Armed Struggle to Nonviolent Resistance
1st Edition
Edited
By Nalin Jayasena
October 07, 2026
Interrogating the divide between violent and nonviolent protest, this volume highlights the importance of strategically connecting seemingly unrelated historical events and political movements across Sri Lanka's North and South, spanning the period from 1971 to 2022, to offer fresh insights into ...
Gender Justice and Women’s Courts in Rural South India: Negotiating Family Disputes and Social Dynamics
1st Edition
By Sarah Potthoff
September 23, 2026
This book explores gender justice, power relations and social transformation in India by providing an ethnographic, socio-legal view of Nari Adalats (women’s courts) and the family disputes that take place before them, in rural northern Karnataka, South India. The book offers an ethnography of the ...
The July Revolution and International Law in Bangladesh
1st Edition
Edited
By Mohammad Shahabuddin
September 15, 2026
The book offers an in-depth critical examination of the role of international law in the aftermath of the July Revolution in Bangladesh and in its future trajectory as a contemporary nation. The book discusses how violent crackdowns on student protests and UN-recognised crimes led to a series of ...
Political and Social Change in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas: Understanding Pashtun Youth
1st Edition
By Naveed Ahmad Shinwari
August 27, 2026
This book analyses agency and place of youth within the Pashtun tribal social order in Pakistan. It looks at Pashtun youth as a separate social category, analysing their changing trends of political leadership in Pakistan's former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Presenting an in-depth ...
Everyday State and Development in Northeast India
1st Edition
By Biswaranjan Tripura
July 20, 2026
This book examines the everyday state from the perspective of the lived experiences of peripheralized Indigenous tribal peoples in contemporary Tripura, Northeast India. Building on discussions in the anthropology of the state and development literature and based on rich ethnography data, this book...
Public Health and Menstrual Hygiene Practices in India: Practices, Costs, and Equity Issues
1st Edition
By Smruti Bulsari, Kiran Pandya, Anil Gumber
July 20, 2026
This book examines the equity issues regarding practices of menstrual hygiene and affordability of menstrual products by the lower socioeconomic class in India. By discussing a novel and detailed methodology of estimating the cost of menstrual hygiene, the authors identify various components of ...
Complexities of Social Change in Bangladesh: Historical Aspirations and Contemporary Realities
1st Edition
Edited
By Monirul I. Khan, Kazi Mahmudur Rahman, Sharmeen Ahmed, Jannatul Ferdous
July 17, 2026
Connecting historical aspiration with contemporary reality, this book examines post-independence Bangladesh from a sociological perspective, discussing the structural and cultural factors that threaten its achievements, and how it might overcome existing hurdles to ensure continuity and long-term ...