Understanding India: The evolution of Indian consciousness
Publication details: Bangalore: The Write Order, 2024.Description: 597p., bib., 22 cm X 14 cmISBN:- 978-9360451073
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| Item type | Current library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | KEIC | 954 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 07/24/2025 | 23803 |
Recommended by: Rasananda Panda
Content:
Chapter 1 - Introduction
The Great Forgetting
The Great, Unanswered Questions of Indian History
Our Intellectual Heritage
CHAPTER 2 THE FOUNDATION: THE SRUTHIS
The Vedas
The Later Vedas - The Atharva Veda
• Meaning of The Vedas
CHAPTER 3 THE UPANISHADS
Vedantic Evolution
The Philosophy
CHAPTER 4 THE AXIAL AGE AND THE GREAT 101 CHURNING ( 900-200 B. C. )
Jainism
Buddhism
The Philosophic Culture of Ancient India
CHAPTER 5 THE Smrithis AND THE
Dharmashastras : The Evolution of a Legal Consciousness
° The Laws of Manu: Manusmriti
• Kautilya: The Arthashastra ( Translated by L.N. Rangarajan, 1957 )
CHAPTER 6 THE EPICS
SHASTRAS
The Ethics of the Epics
The Bhagavad Gita ( Translation by Barbara Stoler Miller )
CHAPTER 7 INDIAN SYSTEM OF PHILOSOPHY
Lokayata Mata ( Materialism )
Samkhya
Vaisesika ( The Philosophy of the Concrete )
Nyaya
•Tantra
A Modern Apology for Indian Philosophy
Chapter 8 The Caste system
The Story of the Shudra
⚫ Untouchability: A Unique Indian Idea
A Defense of the Caste System
CHAPTER 9 THE EVOLUTION OF HINDUISM
The Puranas
The Philosophy
Raising the Barricades
CHAPTER 10 RELIGIONS AS HISTORY
Sacred Literature as History
Hindu History
The Pre - Aryan Heritage
An Alternate History
CHAPTER 11 CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA
The History and the Evidence
The Impact of Christianity
CHAPTER 12 THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Reformers and Saints
The Bhakti Movement in South India
The Legacy That Remains
Bhakti Goes North: Ramananda ( 1400-1476 )
Guru Nanak ( 1469-1539 )
The History of Sikhism
CHAPTER 13 ISLAM IN INDIA
The History
Alberuni's India, Translated by Dr. Edward Sachau: 5
A Muslim ( outsider's ) perspective
The Impact of Islam
CHAPTER 14 REFORMATION IN THE BRITISH ERA
The Bengal Renaissance
Narayana Guru ( 1856-1928 )
Periyar ( E.V. Ramaswamy ) ( 1879-1973 )
Mahatma Gandhi
CHAPTER 15 BRITRISH INDIA Orientalism : A Critical Look
The British Perspective
The Continuing Discourse
CHAPTER 16 THE THIRD MILLENNIUM
Hindi , Hindu, and Hindustan
• Hindu Nationalism
India Today
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