The Meaning of India - Essays (Paperback)

First published in 1996 when he was eighty-eight years old, this selection of nearly six decades of Raja Rao's non-fiction is an audacious contemplation on the deeper significance of India. A combination of fables, journeys, discussions and meditations, The Meaning of India advances the view that India is not just a geographical entity, or even a civilization-state. India is, above all, a metaphysic, a way of being and regarding the self and the world. Drawing on a wide range of sources-including the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Gita, the Buddha, Sankara, Bhartrihari, Kalidasa, Dostoevsky, Valéry, Rilke, Mann and Mallarmé-as also meetings with Gandhi, Nehru, Forster and Malraux, Rao teases out the implications of Advaita or non-dualism, which he regards as India's unique contribution to the world.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Modern Classics
Country of origin:	India
Release date:	August 2020
Authors:	Raja Rao
Introduction by:	Makarand Paranjape
Dimensions:	198 x 129mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-344860-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	0-14-344860-9
Barcode:	9780143448600

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