This collection of 20 articles, published over the years in the Sociological Bulletin, attempts to present the various dimensions of political sociology of India. Focusing on the conceptual aspects, it discusses at length the continuity and change in caste and class, hierarchical and competitive inequality, nationalism and nation-building.

It also takes stock of the Panchayati Raj institutions and democratic polity in the country, sociological approach of trade unions, state of civil society, State and democracy, gendered voice in politics, process of tribal integration, landholding pattern and power relations in rural India, modern dalit movement, assertive identities and politics of recognition as a tribe, and open systems of stratification. A discussion on relevance of the Marxist approach to the study of Indian society, communal riots, and education and the emerging patterns of political orientations makes part of the book as well.