Promises of Indian Modernity: Representations of Nuclear Technology in the Illustrated Weekly of India

Abstract

It may be surprising to find an essay about India in this book. When the atom bombs were dropped on Japan, India was still a colony, and after it gained independence in 1947, it remained for a long time what in the West was called a “developing country”: predominantly agrarian, with little industry, and a poor infrastructure. For millions of Indians, cow dung remained the most important source of energy. The majority of the population was extremely poor and illiterate. High-circulation illustrated magazines similar to those published in industrialized countries did not exist.

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