Amartya Sen's Hindu Bash

Amartya Sen's Hindu Bash
Author: V.S. Sardesai
Publisher: Readworthy
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2007-10-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9350181193
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The volume is an erudite work on Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen's perception of Hinduism and the Hindus as evident in his books The Argumentative Indian and Identity and Violence. It examines Sen's stinging views on Hindutva and Hindu culture. The author argues that the works engage in Hindu-baiting and scrutinizes certain discrepancies that have crept in as a result of accepting theories, such as Sri Rama was a myth and Ramayana is a parable, uncritically. The book also comments on Prof. Sen's allegations that Hindu political activists nowadays pay little heed to the 'tolerant' Hindu tradition and are bent upon rewriting history to suit their own ideologies. This painstaking analysis will prove extremely interesting to a wide variety of readers: the scholars of Indology and religion, historians and to the general readers as well.

The Hindus

The Hindus
Author: V.S. Sardesai
Publisher: Readworthy
Total Pages: 136
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9350182564
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This book attempts to address the issue of Hindus being Aryans or non-Aryans. Analysing the present situation of Hindus, it tries to show what a Hindu is supposed to be under the Hinduism and what actually he is at present. It also attempts to find out the reasons responsible for the downfall of Hindus and their indifference towards it. The remedy is suggested as well.

Red peacocks : commentaries on Burmese socialist nationalism

Red peacocks : commentaries on Burmese socialist nationalism
Author: John H. Badgley
Publisher: Readworthy
Total Pages: 296
Release:
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9350181622
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Two contradictory terms—Preservation and Revolution—captured the mental state of Burmese leadership in the 20th century. The choice of which values and customs should be preserved and which discarded has had no clear consensus; yet this has been the heart of the ideological struggle among the leaders of Burma, now Myanmar. Providing deep insights into the Burmese socialist nationalist movement, this book explains the philosophy of political revolution sanctioned by Ne Win. It draws upon a body of treatises written by socialist revolutionaries that explain and justify rebellion and insurgencies against the government. Finally, it offers commentaries on Burmese political thought to demonstrate how contemporary Burmese political concepts are rooted in Pali antecedents from medieval dynasties.

Governance under Sanatana Dharma

Governance under Sanatana Dharma
Author: V.S. Sardesai
Publisher: Readworthy
Total Pages: 130
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Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9350181754
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Sanatana Dharma, recognized as a universal dharma, teaches the path of self-realisation through values and to use it as a tool for right political governance. The book explains how the West has misinterpreted the Sanatana Dharma and at the same time gives us an eye to watch this Dharma in the modern context. It broadly defines the difference between happiness and pleasure; spiritualism and materialism. It teaches us the value of moral conduct and morality as a way to end corruption. The work is a judicious mix of ideas from Hindu religious literature and views of scholars. The book will be of useful to a range of readers: those involved in governance, administrators, teachers and scholars of religion, particularly Hinduism.

Arguments for a Better World: Essays in Honor of Amartya Sen

Arguments for a Better World: Essays in Honor of Amartya Sen
Author: Kaushik Basu
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 645
Release: 2008-12-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0191553719
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Amartya Sen has made deep and lasting contributions to the academic disciplines of economics, philosophy, and the social sciences more broadly. He has engaged in policy dialogue and public debate, advancing the cause of a human development focused policy agenda, and a tolerant and democratic polity. This argumentative Indian has made the case for the poorest of the poor, and for plurality in cultural perspective. It is not surprising that he has won the highest awards, ranging from the Nobel Prize in Economics to the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. This public recognition has gone hand in hand with the affection and admiration that Amartya's friends and students hold for him. This volume of essays, written in honor of his 75th birthday by his students and peers, covers the range of contributions that Sen has made to knowledge. They are written by some of the world's leading economists, philosophers and social scientists, and address topics such as ethics, welfare economics, poverty, gender, human development, society and politics. The second volume covers the topics of Human Development and Capabilities; Gender and Household; Growth, Poverty and Policy; and Society, Politics and History. It is a fitting tribute to Sen's own contributions to the discourse on Society, Institutions and Development. Contributors include: Bina Agarwal, Isher Ahluwalia, Montek S Ahluwalia, Ingela Alger, Muhammad Asali, Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Pranab Bardhan, Lourdes Benería, Sugata Bose, Lincoln C. Chen, Martha Alter Chen, Kanchan Chopra, Simon Dietz, Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Jonathan Glover, Cameron Hepburn, Jane Humphries, Rizwanul Islam, Ayesha Jalal, Mary Kaldor, Sunil Khilnani, Stephan Klasen, Jocelyn Kynch, Enrica Chiappero Martinetti, Kirsty McNay, Martha C. Nussbaum, Elinor Ostrom, Gustav Ranis, Sanjay G. Reddy, Emma Samman, Rehman Sobhan, Robert M. Solow, Nicholas Stern, Frances Stewart, Ashutosh Varshney, Sujata Visaria, and Jörgen W. Weibull.

A Hindu-Catholic

A Hindu-Catholic
Author: Indian Theological Association. Annual Meeting
Publisher:
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2008
Genre: Catholic converts
ISBN:
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The New Frontier

The New Frontier
Author: Marilyn Fernandez
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2017-12-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199091714
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Does the burgeoning Indian Information Technology (IT) sector represent a deviation from the historical arc of caste inequality or has it become yet another site of discrimination? Those who claim that the sector is caste-free believe that IT is an equal opportunity employer, and that the small Dalit footprint is due to the want of merit. But they fail to consider how caste inequality sneaks in by being layered on socially constructed ‘pure merit’, which favours upper castes and other privileged segments, but handicaps Dalits and other disadvantaged groups. In this book, Fernandez describes how the practice of pure and holistic merit are deeply embedded in the social, cultural, and economic privileges of the dominant castes and classes, and how caste filtering has led to the reproduction of caste hierarchies and consequently the small Dalit footprint in Indian IT.

Face to Face India

Face to Face India
Author: Karan Thapar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:
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For Several Seasons, Bbc S Groundbreaking Television Interview Programme Face To Face India Kept Viewers Glued To Their Screens. As The Anchor Of The Popular Programme, Karan Thapar Set New Standards In Television Journalism. Many Of His Guests Were Reticent, Reclusive People Who Were Making A Rare Television Appearance. But They Felt So Much At Ease In The Course Of Their Conversations With Karan Thapar That They Revealed Intimate Details About Themselves That They Had Never Before Made Public. This Book Is A Collection Of Some Of The Most Memorable Moments From The Television Programme: Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar Recounts How Nehru Fell Asleep At One Of His Recitals And How The Audience Did Not Clap At The End Since They Did Not Want To Disturb The Prime Minister; Amitav Ghosh Recalls Sitting In A Defence Colony Barsaati At The Height Of Summer, A Lungi Wrapped Around Him, Furiously Typing Out His First Novel; Sachin Tendulkar Talks About How He Idolized John Mcenroe And Copied Him, Right Down To The Headband; Raghu Rai Remembers Chasing A Baby Donkey Halfway Across The Village To Take A Photograph That Would Go On To Appear In The London Times; And Shah Rukh Khan Regales Us With The Pranks He Played At School With A Group Of Friends Called The C Gang. Also Included Are Landmark Interviews With A.R. Rahman, Aishwarya Rai, Amartya Sen, Arundhati Roy, Dev Anand, Maharani Gayatri Devi, Kapil Dev, Karan Johar, Kumarmangalam Birla, R.K. Laxman, Ratan Tata, Sam Maneckshaw, Sonal Mansingh, Vishwanathan Anand And Ustad Zakir Hussain. Intimate, Candid And Introspective, These Interviews Provide Fascinating Insights Into The Lives And Minds Of Some Of The Most Defining Figures Of Contemporary India.