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Altered Destinations

Self, Society, and Nation in India

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Altered Destinations

Self, Society, and Nation in India

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

‘Altered Destinations’ addresses the complex interrelations of state, nation and identity in India through the medium of culture, and compellingly reframes the debate in the context of the Gandhian concept of swaraj. Engaging with Gandhi’s classic text ‘Hind Swaraj’, which envisioned an entirely new form of identity and governance in India in opposition with its colonial past, Paranjape extends the discussion by exlporing how ideas of autonomy, selfhood, and cultural independence have been expressed, depicted and studied.

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1843317974

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The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

By: Makarand R Paranjape

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The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

By: Makarand R Paranjape

The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi is an explosive and original analysis of the assassination of the ‘Father of the Nation’. Who is responsible for the Mahatma’s death? Just one determined zealot, the larger ideology that supported him, the Congress-led Government that failed to protect him, or a vast majority of Indians and their descendants who considered Gandhi irrelevant, and endorsed violence instead? Paranjape’s meticulous study culminates in his reading of Gandhi’s last six months in Delhi where, from the very edge of the grave, he wrought what was perhaps his greatest miracle – the saving of Delhi and thus of India itself from the internecine bloodshed of Partition. Paranjape, taking a cue from the Mahatma himself, also shows us a way to expiate our guilt and to heal the wounds of an ancient civilization torn into two. This is a brilliant, far-reaching and profound exploration of the meaning of the Mahatma’s death.

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Random House India

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8184006837

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Cultural Politics in Modern India

Postcolonial prospects, colourful cosmopolitanism, global proximities

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Cultural Politics in Modern India

Postcolonial prospects, colourful cosmopolitanism, global proximities

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

India’s global proximities derive in good measure from its struggle against British imperialism. In its efforts to become a nation, India turned modern in its own unusual way. At the heart of this metamorphosis was a "colourful cosmopolitanism," the unique manner in which India made the world its neighbourhood. The most creative thinkers and leaders of that period reimagined diverse horizons. They collaborated not only in widespread anti-colonial struggles but also in articulating the vision of alter-globalization, universalism, and cosmopolitanism. This book, in revealing this dimension, offers new and original interpretations of figures such as Kant, Tagore, Heidegger, Gandhi, Aurobindo, Gebser, Kosambi, Narayan, Ezekiel, and Spivak. It also analyses cultural and aesthetic phenomena, from the rasa theory to Bollywood cinema, explaining how Indian ideas, texts, and cultural expressions interacted with a wider world and contributed to the making of modern India.

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Routledge

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1317352157

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Making India: Colonialism, National Culture, and the Afterlife of Indian English Authority

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Making India: Colonialism, National Culture, and the Afterlife of Indian English Authority

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

Compared to how it looked 150 years ago at the eve of the colonial conquest, today’s India is almost completely unrecognizable. A sovereign nation, with a teeming, industrious population, it is an economic powerhouse and the world’s largest democracy. It can boast of robust legal institutions and a dizzying plurality of cultures, in addition to a lively and unrestricted print and electronic media. The question is how did it get to where it is now? Covering the period from 1800 to 1950, this study of about a dozen makers of modern India is a valuable addition to India’s cultural and intellectual history. More specifically, it shows how through the very act of writing, often in English, these thought leaders reconfigured Indian society. The very act of writing itself became endowed with almost a charismatic authority, which continued to influence generations that came after the exit of the authors from the national stage. By examining the lives and works of key players in the making of contemporary India, this study assesses their relationships with British colonialism and Indian traditions. Moreover, it analyzes how their use of the English language helped shape Indian modernity, thus giving rise to a uniquely Indian version of liberalism. The period was the fiery crucible from which an almost impossibly diverse and pluralistic new nation emerged through debate, dialogue, conflict, confrontation, and reconciliation. The author shows how the struggle for India was not only with British colonialism and imperialism, but also with itself and its past. He traces the religious and social reforms that laid the groundwork for the modern sub-continental state, proposed and advocated in English by the native voices that influenced the formation India’s society. Merging culture, politics, language, and literature, this is a path breaking volume that adds much to our understanding of a nation that looks set to achieve much in the coming century.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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940074661X

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Debating the 'Post' Condition in India

Critical Vernaculars, Unauthorized Modernities, Post-Colonial Contentions

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Debating the 'Post' Condition in India

Critical Vernaculars, Unauthorized Modernities, Post-Colonial Contentions

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

How was the post-modernist project contested, subverted and assimilated in India? This book offers a personal account and an intellectual history of its reception and response. Tracing independent India’s engagement with Western critical theory, Paranjape outlines both its past and ‘post’. The book explores the discursive trajectories of post-modernism, post-colonialism, post-Marxism, post-nationalism, post-feminism, post-secularism — the relations that mediate them — as well as interprets, in the light of these discussions, core tenets of Indian philosophical thought. Paranjape argues that India’s response to the modernist project is neither submission, willing or reluctant, nor repudiation, intentional or forced; rather India’s ‘modernity’ is ‘unauthorized’, different, subversive, alter-native and alter-modern. The book makes the case for a new integrative hermeneutics, the idea of the indigenous ‘critical vernacular’, and presents a radical shift in the understanding of svaraj (beyond decolonisation and nationalism) to express transformations at both personal and political levels. A key intervention in Indian critical theory, this volume will interest researchers and scholars of literature, philosophy, political theory, culture studies and postcolonial studies.

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Taylor & Francis

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135158359X

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Acts of Faith

Journeys to Sacred India

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Acts of Faith

Journeys to Sacred India

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

An adventure into the heart of spiritual India that could change the way you think and live . . . Acts of Faith: Journeys to Sacred India is a sensitive and enriching exploration of the essential meaning and inner dynamics of sacred India. Through a series of deeply textured narratives of well-known masters, ashrams and sacred sites, it engages with that area of contemporary India where the profane and the sacred intersect, each transforming the other. This unusual pilgrimage shows how the pathway to the Divine is plural and open, rather than closed or restricted. While there are many travel books on India, few combine an inquiry into the meaning of India with actual visits to sacred sites, encounters with contemporary gurus, and reflections on perennial themes like ‘faith’ and ‘love’. Using both textual sources and actual experiences, Acts of Faith tries to define what constitutes the sacred, making for a highly interesting cartography of ‘India of the spirit’.

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Hay House, Inc

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Another Canon

Indian Texts and Traditions in English

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Another Canon

Indian Texts and Traditions in English

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

‘Another Canon: Indian Texts and Traditions’ in English traces the development of Indian English literary and textual practice over a period of seven decades, focussing on classic texts which have fallen beyond the scope of the established canon.

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Anthem Press

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1843318040

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The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

By: Makarand R Paranjape

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Random House India

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Altered Destinations

Self, Society, and Nation in India

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Self, Society, and Nation in India

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The Best of Raja Rao

By: Raja Rao

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The Best of Raja Rao

By: Raja Rao

This volume consists of some of Raja Rao s short stories, extracts of his novels and non-fictions substantiated by an understanding of Rao s history, politics and philosophy.

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Katha

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8185586810

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Making India: Colonialism, National Culture, and the Afterlife of Indian English Authority

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Springer Science & Business Media

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Cultural Politics in Modern India

Postcolonial prospects, colourful cosmopolitanism, global proximities

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Postcolonial prospects, colourful cosmopolitanism, global proximities

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Debating the 'Post' Condition in India

Critical Vernaculars, Unauthorized Modernities, Post-Colonial Contentions

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Critical Vernaculars, Unauthorized Modernities, Post-Colonial Contentions

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Swami Vivekananda

Hinduism and India's Road to Modernity

By: Makarand Paranjape

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Swami Vivekananda

Hinduism and India's Road to Modernity

By: Makarand Paranjape

Arguably, the greatest achievement of Swami Vivekananda, one of the most celebrated icons of modern India, was the reconstruction of Hinduism. This he accomplished by reforming the religion in India and changing its image in the West. Indeed, the Hinduism that Vivekananda expounded at the Parliament of World's Religions in Chicago was a new, progressive version of an ancient tradition, devoid of the superstitions and distortions with which it had come to be associated. He revolutionized Hindu faith traditions by turning them into a repository of rational, universal philosophy. This book tries to get to the heart of Swami Vivekananda's legacy and his relevance in the contemporary world. It examines hitherto lesser-known aspects of Swamiji's life and work including his contributions to practical Vedanta, universal religion, science-spirituality and inter-religious dialogue, dharmic secularism, educational philosophy, poetry, and, above all, to the problem of Indian modernity. Despite the abundance of literature available on him, Swami Vivekananda is still not understood adequately, remaining somewhat of an enigma. A fresh reading of the life and times of the Swami by someone who has studied him closely, Makarand R. Paranjape's detailed, thought-provoking account shows that in Vivekananda's visionary thoughts lay the seeds of the creation of a modern India. This book reclaims Swami Vivekananda's stature as a pioneer of contemporary Hindu thought and nationalism.

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Harper Collins

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9353570891

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Another Canon

Indian Texts and Traditions in English

By: Makarand R. Paranjape

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Indian Texts and Traditions in English

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Altered Destinations

Altered Destinations

The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

Cultural Politics in Modern India

Cultural Politics in Modern India

Making India: Colonialism, National Culture, and the Afterlife of Indian English Authority

Making India: Colonialism, National Culture, and the Afterlife of Indian English Authority

Debating the 'Post' Condition in India

Debating the 'Post' Condition in India

Acts of Faith

Acts of Faith

Another Canon

Another Canon

The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

Altered Destinations

Altered Destinations

The Best of Raja Rao

The Best of Raja Rao

Making India: Colonialism, National Culture, and the Afterlife of Indian English Authority

Making India: Colonialism, National Culture, and the Afterlife of Indian English Authority

Cultural Politics in Modern India

Cultural Politics in Modern India

Debating the 'Post' Condition in India

Debating the 'Post' Condition in India

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda

Another Canon

Another Canon

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