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1) This is a comprehensive book presenting the political thoughts
of prominent Indian thinkers like Ambedkar, Nehru, Gandhi, Lohia
etc. 2) Written by experts in the field it discusses concepts like
nationalism, secularism, social and gender justice etc. 3) This
book will be of interest to departments of South Asian studies
across UK and USA.
1) This is a comprehensive book presenting the political thoughts
of prominent Indian thinkers like Ambedkar, Nehru, Gandhi, Lohia
etc. 2) Written by experts in the field it discusses concepts like
nationalism, secularism, social and gender justice etc. 3) This
book will be of interest to departments of South Asian studies
across UK and USA.
Reappraising Modern Indian Thought: Themes and Thinkers is a lucid
and comprehensive account of the thread of socio-political thought
of major Indian thinkers over the decades. In contrast to the
existing texts on the subject, it explores the social and political
conditions that formed the basis of political thinking of the
thinkers in the past two centuries. The book begins with a detailed
discussion on the development and articulation of socio-political
thought that have evolved in modern India. It then goes to give a
comprehensive coverage and makes an analysis of great thinkers of
modern India, namely Rabindranath Tagore, Madan Mohan Malaviya,
Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo Ghose, Abul Kalam Azad, Bal Gangadhar
Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay, V. D. Savarkar, M. S. Golwalkar, Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya, Syed Ahmed Khan, and Muhammad Iqbal. Divided into four
thematic sections; Ideal-Humanist Thought, Militant-Extremist
Thought, Cultural–Revivalist Thought and Radical-Pragmatist
Thought — the chapters on such thinkers not only talks about
their lives and times but also discusses and examines the
contributions of those to contemporary period. This multi-authored
compendium has contributions from professionals and experts of the
subject from different premier universities of India and it will be
an indispensable and immensely helpful basic text to students,
researchers, academicians as well as for general readers across
India and also abroad who will take interest to develop a critical
understanding of the modern Indian thinkers on the issues such as
colonialism, India’s freedom struggle, nationalism, nation
building, economic reconstruction, education, democracy,
secularism, socialism, integral and universal humanism. Â
Reappraising Modern Indian Thought: Themes and Thinkers is a lucid
and comprehensive account of the thread of socio-political thought
of major Indian thinkers over the decades. In contrast to the
existing texts on the subject, it explores the social and political
conditions that formed the basis of political thinking of the
thinkers in the past two centuries. The book begins with a detailed
discussion on the development and articulation of socio-political
thought that have evolved in modern India. It then goes to give a
comprehensive coverage and makes an analysis of great thinkers of
modern India, namely Rabindranath Tagore, Madan Mohan Malaviya,
Swami Vivekananda, Aurobindo Ghose, Abul Kalam Azad, Bal Gangadhar
Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar,
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Syed Ahmed Khan, and Muhammad Iqbal. Divided
into four thematic sections; Ideal-Humanist Thought,
Militant-Extremist Thought, Cultural-Revivalist Thought and
Radical-Pragmatist Thought - the chapters on such thinkers not only
talks about their lives and times but also discusses and examines
the contributions of those to contemporary period. This
multi-authored compendium has contributions from professionals and
experts of the subject from different premier universities of India
and it will be an indispensable and immensely helpful basic text to
students, researchers, academicians as well as for general readers
across India and also abroad who will take interest to develop a
critical understanding of the modern Indian thinkers on the issues
such as colonialism, India's freedom struggle, nationalism, nation
building, economic reconstruction, education, democracy,
secularism, socialism, integral and universal humanism.
This textbook offers a lucid and comprehensive account of
pre-modern Indian thought and traditions. The book will serve as a
helpful reference for undergraduate and post-graduate students of
Political Science, Sociology, History and Social Work.This book can
also be useful for UGC NET and Civil Service Aspirants It aims to
unravel the ideas and thoughts of ancient and medieval thinkers and
various intellectual traditions of the Indian sub-continent. The
book departs from the conventional approach and carries a
context-driven conceptualization of major strands of pre-modern
Indian thought. Further, it provides a roadmap to orient the
students to the main themes and traditions of Indian
socio-political thought. Ancient and Medieval Indian Thought will
help the reader to understand the basic concepts of Indian
political thought and develop a critical understanding of the major
themes and issues such as community, state, kingship, culture and
religion as perceived by different thinkers. This multi-authored
volume has been designed as a core and invaluable resource for the
students, researchers and teachers of political science, sociology
and history, and will also be useful for the scholars of other
sub-fields of social sciences. Key Features: * Concise and
well-balanced coverage of thoughts, ideas and traditions from
multi-disciplinary perspective * Extensive summary and glossary
terms at the end of each chapter to help the readers recapitulate
better * Thought-provoking review questions and suggestions for
further reading to enrich the teaching-learning experience
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