Download or read book Hindu Revivalism in Bengal 1872 1905 written by Amiya P. Sen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-02-28 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is an intensive study of certain facets of social and intellectual life in Bengal between 1872 and 1905, particularly Hindu revivalism. The period under discussion represents significant progress in the area of social and religious reform as well as a period which witnessed hostile attitudes towards such reforms. This is probably the first major work concerning the controversy that surrounded the Brahmo Marriage Bill of 1868–72 and the Consent Bill of 1890–92. The major source material for this book comprises contemporary Bengali literature, including essays, newspaper articles and correspondence, novels, short stories, drama, and poetry. Though this study purports to be a history of intellectual life in Bengal and the broader intellectual trends and movements, it is largely an examination of certain developments centred in or around Calcutta.
Download or read book The Nation and Its Fragments written by Partha Chatterjee and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the prominent theorist Partha Chatterjee looks at the creative and powerful results of the nationalist imagination in Asia and Africa that are posited not on identity but on difference with the nationalism propagated by the West. Arguing that scholars have been mistaken in equating political nationalism with nationalism as such, he shows how anticolonialist nationalists produced their own domain of sovereignty within colonial society well before beginning their political battle with the imperial power. These nationalists divided their culture into material and spiritual domains, and staked an early claim to the spiritual sphere, represented by religion, caste, women and the family, and peasants. Chatterjee shows how middle-class elites first imagined the nation into being in this spiritual dimension and then readied it for political contest, all the while "normalizing" the aspirations of the various marginal groups that typify the spiritual sphere. While Chatterjee's specific examples are drawn from Indian sources, with a copious use of Bengali language materials, the book is a contribution to the general theoretical discussion on nationalism and the modern state. Examining the paradoxes involved with creating first a uniquely non-Western nation in the spiritual sphere and then a universalist nation-state in the material sphere, the author finds that the search for a postcolonial modernity is necessarily linked with past struggles against modernity.
Download or read book Prophets of The New India written by Romain Rolland and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a journey of intellectual discovery and cultural exploration with "Prophets Of The New India" by Romain Rolland, a captivating exploration of the lives and ideas of India's visionary thinkers and spiritual leaders. Join Rolland as he delves into the rich tapestry of Indian philosophy, religion, and culture, offering readers profound insights into the forces shaping the destiny of the world's largest democracy. Discover the lives and teachings of some of India's most influential thinkers, from the ancient sages of the Upanishads to the modern-day visionaries of the independence movement. Through Rolland's insightful commentary and vivid storytelling, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the spiritual and intellectual currents that have shaped India's past, present, and future. With its blend of biography, philosophy, and cultural analysis, "Prophets Of The New India" offers readers a comprehensive overview of India's intellectual and spiritual heritage. Rolland's deep respect for Indian culture and his keen insights into its complexities make this book essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the soul of the world's most populous nation. Since its publication, "Prophets Of The New India" has been hailed as a classic work of cultural anthropology, praised for its breadth of scope, depth of insight, and lyrical prose. Rolland's ability to distill complex ideas into accessible language and his genuine appreciation for Indian culture have earned him a place among the foremost interpreters of Indian thought in the Western world. As you immerse yourself in the pages of "Prophets Of The New India," you'll find yourself drawn into a world of intellectual ferment and spiritual awakening, where the voices of the past echo in the present and the dreams of the future take shape. Rolland's evocative portraits of India's prophets and visionaries will inspire you to explore the depths of your own soul and embrace the wisdom of the ages. In conclusion, "Prophets Of The New India" is a profound and illuminating exploration of India's intellectual and spiritual heritage that will enrich the lives of readers of all backgrounds. Whether you're a student of Indian philosophy, a lover of world literature, or simply someone with a curiosity about the human spirit, this book offers a transformative journey into the heart of Indian culture. Don't miss your chance to discover the prophets and visionaries who have shaped the destiny of India and the world. Grab your copy of "Prophets Of The New India" by Romain Rolland and embark on a journey of intellectual discovery and cultural enlightenment that will broaden your horizons and deepen your understanding of the human experience.
Download or read book Constructing Post Colonial India written by Sanjay Srivastava and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-09-27 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interdisciplinary, engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence. By focusing on the Doon school, a famous boarding school in India, it unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens.
Download or read book bibliographical survey of social reform movements in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries written by and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life of Ramakrishna written by Romain Rolland and published by Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math). This book was released on 1947 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating Western account of the life of Sri Ramakrishna, one of the greatest prophets of the modern age by Romain Rolland, a Nobel laureate in Literature and one of the masterminds of the West. The book presents a critical appreciation of the finest flower of Indian culture and is also a masterpiece of literary art, enriched with a wealth of detail. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, this beautiful English translation from the French presents the story of Sri Ramakrishna in a captivating manner and is used in many colleges as an introduction to the saint. Writes Romain Rolland - 'I am bringing to Europe, as yet unaware of it, the fruit of a new autumn, a new message of the Soul, the symphony of India, bearing the name of Ramakrishna'.
Download or read book Hindu Perspectives on Evolution written by C. Mackenzie Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing new insights into the contemporary creationist-evolution debates, this book looks at the Hindu cultural-religious traditions of India, the Hindu Dharma traditions. By focusing on the interaction of religion and science in a Hindu context, it offers a global context for understanding contemporary creationist-evolution conflicts and tensions utilizing a critical analysis of Hindu perspectives on these issues. The cultural and political as well as theological nature of these conflicts is illustrated by drawing attention to parallels with contemporary Islamic and Buddhist responses to modern science and Darwinism. The book explores various ancient and classical Hindu models to explain the origin of the universe encompassing creationist as well as evolutionary—but non-Darwinian—interpretations of how we came to be. Complex schemes of cosmic evolution were developed, alongside creationist proofs for the existence of God utilizing distinctly Hindu versions of the design argument. After examining diverse elements of the Hindu Dharmic traditions that laid the groundwork for an ambivalent response to Darwinism when it first became known in India, the book highlights the significance of the colonial context. Analysing critically the question of compatibility between traditional Dharmic theories of knowledge and the epistemological assumptions underlying contemporary scientific methodology, the book raises broad questions regarding the frequently alleged harmony of Hinduism, the eternal Dharma, with modern science, and with Darwinian evolution in particular.
Download or read book Keshub Chunder Sen written by Meredith Borthwick and published by Calcutta : Minerva. This book was released on 1977 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Keshab Chandra Sen, 1838-1884, Brahma Samaj leader.
Download or read book Keshab written by John Stevens and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84) was one of the most powerful and controversial figures in nineteenth-century Bengal. A religious leader and social reformer, his universalist interpretation of Hinduism found mass appeal in India, and generated considerable interest in Britain. His ideas on British imperial rule, religion and spirituality, global history, universalism and modernity were all influential, and his visit to England made him a celebrity. Many Britons regarded him as a prophet of world-historical significance. Keshab was the subject of extreme adulation and vehement criticism. Accounts tell of large crowds prostrating themselves before him, believing him to be an avatar. Yet he died with relatively few followers, his reputation in both India and Britain largely ruined. As a representative of India, Keshab became emblematic of broad concerns regarding Hinduism and Christianity, science and faith, India and the British Empire. This innovative study explores the transnational historical forces that shaped Keshab's life and work. It offers an alternative religious history of empire, characterized by intercultural dialogue and religious syncretism. A fascinating and often tragic portrait of Keshab's experience of the imperial world, and the ways in which he carried meaning for his contemporaries.
Download or read book Religious Controversy in British India written by Kenneth W. Jones and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens the doors to a social and cultural sphere beyond the limited world of the English-speaking elite and provides the basis for an understanding of religious controversy and internal reform. It explores the dynamics of religious interaction and conflict that points toward later developments of communalism and religious separatism still plaguing the subcontinent. Religious Controversy in British India reveals a world expressed in South Asian dialects that has been closed to many scholars and students of the subcontinent. During the nineteenth century polemical religious literature and those who wrote it mobilized groups and led them back to the "fundamentals." Sacred texts supporting movements were translated and made available in inexpensive editions. Even texts from the well established oral tradition were put into print. This process was often initiated in response to Christian missionary activity, a response that ultimately expanded to include other religions. In this book, scholars examine the writings of Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs responsible for significant changes within different communities and for a heightened sense of boundary-defining identity.
Download or read book Keshub Chunder Sen written by Keshub Chunder Sen and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclop dia of Religion and Ethics Arthur Bunyan written by James Hastings and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scope: theology, philosophy, ethics of various religions and ethical systems and relevant portions of anthropology, mythology, folklore, biology, psychology, economics and sociology.
Download or read book The Brahmo Somaj written by Keshub Chunder Sen and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of Hindu Christian Studies written by Francis Clooney and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Westcott–Teape Lectures given in India and at the University of Cambridge, this book explores the possibilities and problems attendant upon the field of Hindu–Christian Studies, the reasons for occasional flourishing and decline in such studies, and the fragile conditions under which the field can flourish in the 21st century. The chapters examine key instances of Christian–Hindu learning, highlighting the Jesuit engagement with Hinduism, the modern Hindu reception of Western thought, and certain advances in the study of religion that enhance intellectual cooperation.
Download or read book The Mortal God written by Milinda Banerjee and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mortal God is a study in intellectual history which uncovers how actors in colonial India imagined various figures of human, divine, and messianic rulers to battle over the nature and locus of sovereignty. It studies British and Indian political-intellectual elites as well as South Asian peasant activists, giving particular attention to Bengal, including the associated princely states of Cooch Behar and Tripura. Global intellectual history approaches are deployed to place India within wider trajectories of royal nationhood that unfolded across contemporaneous Europe and Asia. The book intervenes within theoretical debates about sovereignty and political theology, and offers novel arguments about decolonizing and subalternizing sovereignty.
Download or read book The First Hindu Mission to America written by Sunrit Mullick and published by Northern Book Centre. This book was released on 2010 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book positions Brahmo Samaj leader Protap Chunder Mozoomdar as the originator of the Hindu mission movement to the United States of America in the late 19th century. It is known that Protap Mozoomdar, together with Swami Vivekananda, represented Hinduism at the Parliament of Religions at Chicago in 1893. But what has missed the focus of scholars is that Mozoomdar visited the United States ten years earlier in 1883, making him the pioneer of the Hindu mission movement to the United States. The book is the first detailed study of Protap Chunder Mozoomdar in America. It is written through primary research on American newspapers, periodicals, manuscripts, diaries and archival material available in American libraries, and material in possession of the author. On the whole, the book presents new information of interest to both the general reader and the scholarly community.
Download or read book Hindu World written by Benjamin Walker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work, first published in 1968, presents the fabulous world of Hinduism in its entirety in two volumes. It is the first general encyclopedia of Hinduism covering every major aspect of Hindu life and thought, embodying the results of modern scholarship yet not ignoring the traditional point of view. It contains over 700 articles, each of which gives a comprehensive account of the subject, and by a system of cross references interlinks all topics related to it, so that a single theme may be traced in all its ramifications through the whole book. An index of over 8,000 items, which in itself forms a veritable treasury of Sanskrit terms and names, will further assist the researcher finding their way among the lesser topics treated in the work.
