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Indian academics constitute the third largest academic community in the world. As U graduates in a country in which 70% of the population is illiterate, & as heirs to one of the most ancient traditions of learning, they are a highly privileged elite. As guardians of the intellectual & political formation of youth in one of the world's largest democracies & developing nations, they hold a unique position of influence & power in the Third World. Described are the situation, functioning, satisfactions, & frustrations of these academics in the context of development. HA.

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The Indian Academic: An Elite in the Midst of Scarcity

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Volume 448, Issue 1, p. 139-150

Chitnis, Suma

ISSN: 1552-3349

Indian academics constitute the third largest academic community in the world. As university graduates in a country in which 70 percent of the population is illiterate, and as heirs to one of the most ancient traditions of learning, they are a highly privileged elite. As guardians of the intellectual and political formation of youth in one of the world's largest democracies and developing nations they hold a unique position of influence and power in the Third World. This paper describes the situation, the functioning, the satisfactions, and the frustrations of these academics in the context of development.

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