Who among the following has provided 'Revisionist Theory of Modernity'?

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  1. Steven Wilkinson
  2. Sudipta Kaviraj
  3. Atul Kohli
  4. Francine R. Frankel

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Option 2 : Sudipta Kaviraj
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The correct answer is Sudipta Kaviraj.

Key Points

  • Modernity theories, often known as western social theories, focused on major changes in Europe. It did, however, result in a provincial view of Modernity that faces significant difficulties when analysing non-European countries in an effort to homogenise historical changes.
  • In the essay, Kaviraj makes an effort to offer a counterargument to the conventional understanding of modernity within the framework of institutional history and draws attention to the flaws in the methodological analysis of the homogenising, universal conceptions of modernity
  • Kaviraj emphasises "Initial conditions," or antecedent circumstances that had a substantial impact on modernization and came before the establishment of modern institutions.

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  • Four grounds for historical divergence and the need for a revisionist theory of modernity are highlighted by Sudipta Kaviraj:
    • 1) The conversion of customs
    • 2) The second justification is based on a chronological interpretation of modernity.
    • 3) Practice of improvisation for development based on some fundamental principles is the third factor in historical distinction.
    • 4). Reflexivity. Kaviraj emphasises the importance of reflexivity in critical reasoning and contends that it even necessitates scrutinising the prevailing vision of western modernity (external point of view), which would foster greater creativity. 
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