middle class: Where does the Indian middle class lie? Here’s looking into the need for a definition
Synopsis
The problem lies in delineating the effects of inequalities, the intensity of vulnerability and resilience to economic shocks among the middle class, in the absence of an accurate description of this class.
The Indian Middle Class has occupied an exceptional place in the Idea of India. The ascendence of this middle class has been viewed with a rejuvenated sense of optimism, hoping that this reasonably large section of the population has the power to influence political change and dismantle corruption. This globalised new middle class of the 21st century was to be the reckoning force of change in the Indian public discourse as it was during the
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