India's Power Elite is a study of the nature of power and elitism in postcolonial India。 Its point of departure is the political transition under way in twenty-first-century India， with the marginalization of the Congress Party and the staging of a cultural revolution symbolized by the rise of Hindu majoritarianism。 Baru deconstructs the morphology of the Indian power elite-comprising remnants of a feudal gentry， kulaks， a metropolitan business class， the civil services and a cultural elite of opinion-makers。 He also examines the role of caste， class and culture in the emergence of a 'New India'。 Aimed at the socially engaged reader， this book will interest both students as well as those who wield power。