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100 _aChakrabarty, Bidyut
245 _aIndianizing India :
_bThinkers Whose Ideas Shaped a Nation
_c/Bidyut Chakrabarty
260 _aNew Delhi:
_bRoutledge India,
_c2024.
300 _ax, 559p. ; 24cm.
505 0 _aIntroduction 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.
520 _aThis 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. The book: • 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; • Highlights how ancient and modern intellectual discourses coalesced with the aspirations of ordinary Indians under the yoke of colonialism; • Challenges colonial constructs and linear approaches to studying India. Accessibly written, this book is essential reading for students and researchers of Indian political thought, modern history, political science, and South Asian studies
546 _aEnglish
650 _aIndian Prominent Freedom Fighters & Politicians
_vIndian
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