This unusual collection of essays dwells upon a wide variety of
themes that essentially reflect, overtly or subtly, on the
processes of nation building. As a result, the author traverses
like a gypsy in the world of ideas to allow his soul to express
itself before his readers. In this process, the book reveals
author's ever maturing understanding of a few memorable poems, the
role of inspiring leaders, metaphysical essences of life and
society, traumatic events and processes in history, the human quest
towards institution /nation building and the likely role of younger
generations in shaping India of tomorrow. A gypsy that is hiding
deep down in the author's mind continuously makes him restless
within the narrow confines of the know would and wandering in the
world of ideas appears to be an obvious outcome of his
restlessness. In the context of nation building the book sheds a
new light, with some personal touch , on the contributions of
leaders like Gandhi, Nehru, Tilak and Mandela. Subsequently it
moves on to grasp on essence of life through the teaching of Savta
Mali, a thirteenth century saint poet, with metaphysical depth,
fromMaharashtra. In addition to exploring the daunting tasks in
understanding and interpreting history, the book analyses traumatic
events and process in history like partition and erection of the
Berlin wall. While perceiving any trauma across time and space the
author unveils the significance and impact of the nation of
alienation in emerging and post industrial society by discussing a
moving poem of Kusumagraj in Marathi, on the one hand, and writings
of a few celebrated existentialist thinkers like Albert Camus, on
the other hand. After highlighting the global and anti-colonial
perspectives on education of J. Krishnamurti and Frantz Fanon,
respectively, the author handles themes related to institution and
nation building. He underlines the significance of duties, his
vision of India, challenges before younger generations amid growing
frustrations on account of mounting socio-economic inequalities,
the state of higher education in the globalising world and changing
requirements of foreign policy in the process of nation building.
The book ends with a semi-autobiographical essay that virtually
sketches a partial biography of two major educational institutes,
namely universities of Hyderabad and Allahabad. Owing to its varied
intellectual concerns and lucid style the book is eminently
readable. Every thinking and sensitive mind, especially students
literature, philosophy and social sciences would be benefitted by
reading it.
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