Chakrabarty, Bidyut <br/><br/>
Indianizing India :  Thinkers Whose Ideas Shaped a Nation 
/Bidyut Chakrabarty 
 - New Delhi:  Routledge India,  2024. 
 - x, 559p. ; 24cm. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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 democracy.<br/>The book:<br/>• Examines the different ideas of India through 14 eminent Indian thinkers: Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Dayanand Saraswati, VD Savarkar, Savitribai Phule, Pandita Ramabai, Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, BR Ambedkar, Subhash Chandra Bose, Aurobindo Ghosh, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani and MA Jinnah;<br/>•  Highlights how ancient and modern intellectual discourses coalesced with the aspirations of ordinary Indians under the yoke of colonialism;<br/>• Challenges colonial constructs and linear approaches to studying India.<br/>Accessibly written, this book is essential reading for students and researchers of Indian political thought, modern history, political science, and South Asian studies 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781041006718 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Indian Prominent Freedom Fighters & Politicians--Indian
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.54 C26I