Indianizing India

Auteur

Bidyut Chakrabarty, a former professor of Political Science, University of Delhi (19982018), retired as a Vice chancellor of Visva-Bharati, a university which was founded by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Besides these appointments, he also taught in many universities across the world as a visiting professor. An expert on nationalist thought, Professor Chakrabarty has also contributed to the field of political science in general.

Texte du rabat

This book presents a comprehensive portrait of how Indians conceived of the idea of India. It highlights the diverse traditions and intellectual threads that contributed to the making of vibrant a democracy.

Contenu

Introduction Part I An Initiative 1. Dayananda Saraswati 2. VD Savarkar Part II: An Articulation 3. Gandhi 4. Jawaharlal Nehru 5. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 6. MA Jinnah 7. BR Ambedkar Part III: A Defence 8. Rabindranath Tagore 9. Aurobindo Ghosh 10. Subhas Chandra Bose 11. Nazrul Islam Part IV: A Design 12. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani 13. Ramabai Dongre 13. Savitribai Phule. Conclusion.