Pavan K Varma
The great Hindu civilisation : achievement, neglect, bias and the way forward - Chennai Westland nonfiction 2021 - xi, 403 p.
What do we mean by the Hindu civilisation? What are the texts and legacies that moved it forward from one century to another? How much of it has to do with inherited religious beliefs and how has the politicisation of these beliefs changed the prism through which Hindus view themselves and others, especially those identifying with different belief systems?
These are the questions the author sets out to answer with this potted history of the Hindu world, in the context of changing empires and leaderships, through colonisation and conquest, leading up to the present challenges presented by the proponents of Hindutva. Direct, hard-hitting and wise, this is an invaluable treatise for our times.
9789390679966
2021317632
Hindu civilization
India
294.5 / PAV/G
The great Hindu civilisation : achievement, neglect, bias and the way forward - Chennai Westland nonfiction 2021 - xi, 403 p.
What do we mean by the Hindu civilisation? What are the texts and legacies that moved it forward from one century to another? How much of it has to do with inherited religious beliefs and how has the politicisation of these beliefs changed the prism through which Hindus view themselves and others, especially those identifying with different belief systems?
These are the questions the author sets out to answer with this potted history of the Hindu world, in the context of changing empires and leaderships, through colonisation and conquest, leading up to the present challenges presented by the proponents of Hindutva. Direct, hard-hitting and wise, this is an invaluable treatise for our times.
9789390679966
2021317632
Hindu civilization
India
294.5 / PAV/G