1st Edition
Indianizing India Thinkers Whose Ideas Shaped a Nation
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 a democracy.
The book:
- Examines the different ideas of India through 14 eminent Indian thinkers: Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Dayanand Saraswati, V.D. Savarkar, Savitribai Phule, Pandita Ramabai, Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, B.R. Ambedkar, Subhash Chandra Bose, Aurobindo Ghosh, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, and M.A. 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.
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.
Biography
Bidyut Chakrabarty, a former professor of Political Science, University of Delhi (1998-2018), retired as a Vice chancellor of Visva-Bharati, a university which was founded by the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Besides these appointments, he also taught in many universities across the world as a visiting professor. An expert on nationalist thought, Professor Chakrabarty has also contributed to the field of political science in general.
