1st Edition
Indian Youth in the Midst of Crisis and Challenges
List of Tables vi
List of Contributors x
Preface and Acknowledgements xii
1 Introduction 1
SANJAY KUMAR
2 Social Ties: Kinship, Friendship, and Society 10
SANJAY KUMAR
3 Religious Practices and Attitudes of Youth 28
RIYA CHOUDHARY AND ADITYA F. SEN
4 Marriage: Attitudes, Preferences, and Practices 52
VIBHA ATTRI AND JYOTI MISHRA
5 Education Attainment and Career Choices of Indian Youth 69
JYOTI MISHRA
6 Indian Youth and Mental Wellness 100
VIBHA ATTRI
7 Livelihood Opportunities: Identifying Major Concerns and Challenges for the Indian Youth 125
MANJESH RANA
Appendix I: Technical Details of Study Design and Sample 151
Index 156
Biography
Sanjay Kumar is currently Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi, India. He served as the Director of CSDS from January 2014 till January 2020. His main area of research is Indian elections, voting behaviour, but using quantitative method. He has also been engaged in conducting research on other themes such as the Indian youth and the state of democracy in South Asia. He writes regularly for both English and Hindi newspapers, such as Asian Age, Deccan Chronicles, The Mint, The Hindu, Indian Express, Dainik Bhaskar, and Rajasthan Patrika. He is also a familiar face on Indian television as a well-known psephologist and election analyst.
