October 20, 2024

Publication Announcement: Cultural Heritage and Modernity in South Asia

Sundar Singh Institute’s newest release, “Cultural Heritage and Modernity in South Asia,” is an edited volume that critically compiles the intersection of sustaining South Asia’s diverse cultural manifestations with the region’s socio-economic modernity and globalization engagement.

This subcontinental compilation of case studies ranges from the various disciplines of anthropology, history, religion, and developmental policy. It addresses how an urbanizing world allows regional geographies to contest their ancestral memories and subsequent identities; how modernized technology jeopardizes ancient skills yet provides new avenues for appreciating antiquity; and how international geopolitics necessitates different nationalist dynamics.

Such a compilation was anticipated before its release by the regional scholarly and policy-making communities concerned with heritage management, preservation, and effective inclusive modernization strategies.