{"product_id":"digital-divide-and-the-right-to-education-a-socio-legal-critique-of-indias-national-education-policy","title":"Digital Divide and the Right to Education: A Socio-Legal Critique of India's National Education Policy of 2020","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDigital Divide and the Right to Education \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubtitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e A Socio-Legal Critique of India's National Education Policy of 2020\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSubject Classification: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEducation, Law and Legal Ethics, Human Rights\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBIC Classification: \u003c\/strong\u003eJNH, LNDF, JNS \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBISAC Classification: \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eEDU034000, LAW033000, SOC026000\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Hardback, eBook\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlanned publication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Oct 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN (Hardback):\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e978-1-80866-126-6 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eISBN (eBook):\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e978-1-80866-127-3 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ee-books available for libraries from \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProquest\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEBSCO\u003c\/strong\u003e\n \n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewith non-institutional availability from \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\nGooglePlay\n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFor larger orders, or orders where you require an invoice, contact us  \u003cspan id=\"cloak8074a48c555b85c31ec4347354a45e96\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\nadmin@ethicspress.com\n\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDescription\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIndia's National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020 champions a paradigm shift towards digital education, promising a more flexible and equitable system. This timely monograph offers a critical socio-legal analysis of this ambitious policy, arguing that its unexamined embrace of digitalization threatens to exacerbate existing inequalities and undermine the fundamental right to education. Drawing on constitutional law, social theory, and empirical data, the book meticulously deconstructs the 'digital-progressive nexus' at the heart of the NEP.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt begins by tracing the historical context of educational access in India before conceptualizing the right to education as a positive state obligation. The analysis then exposes the multidimensional nature of digital discrimination, examining the access, skill, and quality gaps that disproportionately affect marginalized communities based on caste, class, gender, and geography. The book scrutinizes the rising influence of EdTech capitalism, the datafication of assessment, and the erosion of relational pedagogy. By juxtaposing the policy's progressive rhetoric with the on-ground realities of the digital divide, this work presents a compelling critique of the NEP 2020. It concludes with crucial findings and recommendations, making it an indispensable resource for students, researchers, lawyers, and policymakers in law, education, and sociology.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eBiography\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor(s):\u003c\/span\u003e \n\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeenakshi Sharma LLM, is an Independent Litigation Council at Dehli High Court and District Courts, Delhi. Dr Jayanta Boruah is an Assistant Professor at the Central University of Karnataka, India. Central University of Karnataka. 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