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Altered Destinations - Self, Society, and Nation in India (Hardcover)
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Altered Destinations - Self, Society, and Nation in India (Hardcover)
Series: Anthem South Asian Studies
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"Altered Destinations" addresses the complex interrelations of
state, nation and identity in India through the medium of culture,
and compellingly reframes the debate in the context of the Ghandian
concept of "swaraj." Engaging with Ghandi's classic text "Hind
Swaraj," ( written in 1908), which envisioned an entirely new form
of identity and governance in India that broke with the colonial
past, Paranjape extends the discussion on "swaraj" by addressing
the field of culture to see how ideas of autonomy, selfhood and
cultural independence have been expressed, depicted and studied. In
Paranjape's analysis "swaraj "becomes a struggle for intellectual
freedom and autonomy, and an attempt to escape from both Western
and Indian forms of colonization.
"Altered Destinations" is divided into three parts. Part I
examines deep cultural and ideological issues, analysing Indian
notions of responsibility, the history of anti-imperialism in the
1857 revolt, and ideas of nationalism and post-nationalism in
India. Part II focuses on language and education - on Hindi,
Sanskrit, ideas of a national education - and Indian ways of
seeing. Part III is a critique of Indian secularism that
problematizes contentious issues of tolerance and plurality. It
makes a passionate plea for a culture of co-existence and
mutuality, and argues for the politics of hospitality not
hostility, returning to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.
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