U Kalpagam
Biographic Data
| ID | 110801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | U Kalpagam |
| GIVEN NAMES | U |
| FAMILY NAME | Kalpagam |
| SIGNATURE | KALPAGAM U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Allahabad 211 019, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Modernity, Tradition, and Indian Women
For women, the conundrum of modernity and tradition is an on-going puzzle of what aspects of modernity to appropriate and what aspects of tradition to retain in their everyday lives. Tracing the emergence of this conundrum in the nationalist debates on colonial modernity, Modernity, Tradition, and Indian Women argues that the everyday lives in contemporary times is animated by both the civilizational meta-narratives and the constitutional meta-na…
Limits of the Numerical: The Abuses and Uses of Quantification
Rule by Numbers: Governmentality in Colonial India
Introduction: The Colonial State and Statistical Knowledge Chapter 1: Sovereignty and Governmentality Chapter 2: The Production of Space Chapter 3: Temporalities, Routines of Rule, and History Chapter 4: Colonial Governmentality and the Economy Chapter 5: Classification and Society Chapter 6: Biopower and Statistical Causality Chapter 7: Governmentality and the Public Sphere Conclusion: Modern Freedom and Governmentality
America Varan’ Marriages among Tamil Brahmans: Preferences, Strategies and Outcomes
In this article I explore how diasporic matrimonial arrangements among Tamil Brahmans are settled. In recent years the preference for ‘America varan’ marriages has increased on account of a large number of short-term working professionals going to the US. Along with changes in the Immigration and Naturalisation Services rules, the nature of marriage-related migration of women has also changed, as many now migrate with some degree of uncertainty a…
Colonial Governmentality and the Public Sphere in India
Colonial governmentality in India reconstituted the public sphere. New political rationalities that constituted modern governmental power and the liberal technologies of government effected a new conception of economy and society. Governmentality's governance of colonial conduct in an improving direction socialized native public opinion to question the legitimacy of the colonial covenant. As native opinion against colonial rule sharpened, colonia…
Life Experiences, Resistance and Feminist Consciousness
This article traces the relationship between the organised women'.s movement and the numerous individual acts of resistance women perform in their everyday lives. Drawing upon Pierre Bourdieu's ideas about habitus and doxa to explain women's internalisation of patriarchy and subordinate status, as well as their ways of overcoming it, we explore why a majority of women do not identify themselves as feminist. How do they manage (or not) to bring th…
The colonial state and statistical knowledge
The development of both the modern state and modern scientific discourses in the non-Western world are closely linked together, both being the outcome of the colonial encounter. Using a Foucauldian framework of power/knowledge and his notions of ‘episteme’ and ‘governmentality’, this article explores how colonial governmentality in India produced statistical knowledge of the country thus ushering in a new social scientific discourse of ‘progress’…
The Women's Movement in India Today-New Agendas and Old Problems
Colonial governmentality and the 'economy
Using Foucault's notion of governmentality, this paper argues that colonial governmentality in India sought to effect a new relationship between resources, population, and discipline. Drawing theoretical insights from the 'critical accounting literature' to bear on the regulation of economic activity in colonial India, the paper shows how the discursive practices of colonial governance, in particular the modalities of measurement, accounting, and…
Temporalities, History and Routines of Rule in Colonial India
British colonial rule in India, as elsewhere in the world, reconstituted categories of time and space through its administrative practices. This paper explores how a state temporality was introduced which in turn enabled a discourse of progress and history. Drawing upon the works of Foucault and recent postcolonial studies, it argues that the requirement of `normalized' colonial subjects as objects of colonial regulatory practices rendered histor…
Power and identity in contemporary India
Hindus and Others: The Question of Identity in India Today. Gyanendra Pandey, ed. New Delhi: Viking, 1993. v+313 pp. No price available. Creating a Nationality: The Ramjanmabhumi Movement and Fear of the Self. Ashis Nandy, Shikha Trivedy, Shail Mayaram and Achyut Yagnik. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1995. v+212 pp. $16.95 (paper). Contesting the Nation: Religion, Community, and the Politics of Democracy in India. David Ludden, ed. Philadelphia…
Women, Informal Sector and Perspectives on Struggles
Coping with urban poverty in India
Since the early seventies there have been numerous studies on urban poverty and urban labor both in general and in the Indian context. Nevertheless, very little is as yet known on how urban poor families cope with their poverty and ensure their continued survival. I agree with Jan Breman that “an analysis at the family level is essential for a proper understanding of the living conditions of the urban poor” and how they cope with the vicissitudes…
Women and the Industrial Reserve Army: A Reappraisal
Colonial governmentality and the 'economy
Using Foucault's notion of governmentality, this paper argues that colonial governmentality in India sought to effect a new relationship between resources, population, and discipline. Drawing theoretical insights from the 'critical accounting literature' to bear on the regulation of economic activity in colonial India, the paper shows how the discursive practices of colonial governance, in particular the modalities of measurement, accounting, and…
Colonial Governmentality and the Public Sphere in India
Colonial governmentality in India reconstituted the public sphere. New political rationalities that constituted modern governmental power and the liberal technologies of government effected a new conception of economy and society. Governmentality's governance of colonial conduct in an improving direction socialized native public opinion to question the legitimacy of the colonial covenant. As native opinion against colonial rule sharpened, colonia…
The colonial state and statistical knowledge
The development of both the modern state and modern scientific discourses in the non-Western world are closely linked together, both being the outcome of the colonial encounter. Using a Foucauldian framework of power/knowledge and his notions of ‘episteme’ and ‘governmentality’, this article explores how colonial governmentality in India produced statistical knowledge of the country thus ushering in a new social scientific discourse of ‘progress’…
Temporalities, History and Routines of Rule in Colonial India
British colonial rule in India, as elsewhere in the world, reconstituted categories of time and space through its administrative practices. This paper explores how a state temporality was introduced which in turn enabled a discourse of progress and history. Drawing upon the works of Foucault and recent postcolonial studies, it argues that the requirement of `normalized' colonial subjects as objects of colonial regulatory practices rendered histor…
America Varan’ Marriages among Tamil Brahmans: Preferences, Strategies and Outcomes
In this article I explore how diasporic matrimonial arrangements among Tamil Brahmans are settled. In recent years the preference for ‘America varan’ marriages has increased on account of a large number of short-term working professionals going to the US. Along with changes in the Immigration and Naturalisation Services rules, the nature of marriage-related migration of women has also changed, as many now migrate with some degree of uncertainty a…
The Women's Movement in India Today-New Agendas and Old Problems
Life Experiences, Resistance and Feminist Consciousness
This article traces the relationship between the organised women'.s movement and the numerous individual acts of resistance women perform in their everyday lives. Drawing upon Pierre Bourdieu's ideas about habitus and doxa to explain women's internalisation of patriarchy and subordinate status, as well as their ways of overcoming it, we explore why a majority of women do not identify themselves as feminist. How do they manage (or not) to bring th…
Women, Informal Sector and Perspectives on Struggles
Coping with urban poverty in India
Since the early seventies there have been numerous studies on urban poverty and urban labor both in general and in the Indian context. Nevertheless, very little is as yet known on how urban poor families cope with their poverty and ensure their continued survival. I agree with Jan Breman that “an analysis at the family level is essential for a proper understanding of the living conditions of the urban poor” and how they cope with the vicissitudes…
Women and the Industrial Reserve Army: A Reappraisal
Women, Informal Sector and Perspectives on Struggles
Power and identity in contemporary India
Hindus and Others: The Question of Identity in India Today. Gyanendra Pandey, ed. New Delhi: Viking, 1993. v+313 pp. No price available. Creating a Nationality: The Ramjanmabhumi Movement and Fear of the Self. Ashis Nandy, Shikha Trivedy, Shail Mayaram and Achyut Yagnik. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1995. v+212 pp. $16.95 (paper). Contesting the Nation: Religion, Community, and the Politics of Democracy in India. David Ludden, ed. Philadelphia…
Temporalities, History and Routines of Rule in Colonial India
British colonial rule in India, as elsewhere in the world, reconstituted categories of time and space through its administrative practices. This paper explores how a state temporality was introduced which in turn enabled a discourse of progress and history. Drawing upon the works of Foucault and recent postcolonial studies, it argues that the requirement of `normalized' colonial subjects as objects of colonial regulatory practices rendered histor…
Life Experiences, Resistance and Feminist Consciousness
This article traces the relationship between the organised women'.s movement and the numerous individual acts of resistance women perform in their everyday lives. Drawing upon Pierre Bourdieu's ideas about habitus and doxa to explain women's internalisation of patriarchy and subordinate status, as well as their ways of overcoming it, we explore why a majority of women do not identify themselves as feminist. How do they manage (or not) to bring th…
The colonial state and statistical knowledge
The development of both the modern state and modern scientific discourses in the non-Western world are closely linked together, both being the outcome of the colonial encounter. Using a Foucauldian framework of power/knowledge and his notions of ‘episteme’ and ‘governmentality’, this article explores how colonial governmentality in India produced statistical knowledge of the country thus ushering in a new social scientific discourse of ‘progress’…
The Women's Movement in India Today-New Agendas and Old Problems
Colonial governmentality and the 'economy
Using Foucault's notion of governmentality, this paper argues that colonial governmentality in India sought to effect a new relationship between resources, population, and discipline. Drawing theoretical insights from the 'critical accounting literature' to bear on the regulation of economic activity in colonial India, the paper shows how the discursive practices of colonial governance, in particular the modalities of measurement, accounting, and…
Colonial Governmentality and the Public Sphere in India
Colonial governmentality in India reconstituted the public sphere. New political rationalities that constituted modern governmental power and the liberal technologies of government effected a new conception of economy and society. Governmentality's governance of colonial conduct in an improving direction socialized native public opinion to question the legitimacy of the colonial covenant. As native opinion against colonial rule sharpened, colonia…
America Varan’ Marriages among Tamil Brahmans: Preferences, Strategies and Outcomes
In this article I explore how diasporic matrimonial arrangements among Tamil Brahmans are settled. In recent years the preference for ‘America varan’ marriages has increased on account of a large number of short-term working professionals going to the US. Along with changes in the Immigration and Naturalisation Services rules, the nature of marriage-related migration of women has also changed, as many now migrate with some degree of uncertainty a…
Rule by Numbers: Governmentality in Colonial India
Introduction: The Colonial State and Statistical Knowledge Chapter 1: Sovereignty and Governmentality Chapter 2: The Production of Space Chapter 3: Temporalities, Routines of Rule, and History Chapter 4: Colonial Governmentality and the Economy Chapter 5: Classification and Society Chapter 6: Biopower and Statistical Causality Chapter 7: Governmentality and the Public Sphere Conclusion: Modern Freedom and Governmentality
Limits of the Numerical: The Abuses and Uses of Quantification
Modernity, Tradition, and Indian Women
For women, the conundrum of modernity and tradition is an on-going puzzle of what aspects of modernity to appropriate and what aspects of tradition to retain in their everyday lives. Tracing the emergence of this conundrum in the nationalist debates on colonial modernity, Modernity, Tradition, and Indian Women argues that the everyday lives in contemporary times is animated by both the civilizational meta-narratives and the constitutional meta-na…
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