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This book provides an analytical understanding of some of Tagore's
most contested and celebrated works and ideas. It reflects on his
critique of nationalism, aesthetic worldview, and the idea of
'surplus in man' underlying his life and works. It discusses the
creative notion of surplus that stands not for 'profit' or 'value',
but for celebrating human beings' continuous quest for reaching out
beyond one's limits. It highlights, among other themes, how the
idea of being 'Indian' involves stages of evolution through a
complex matrix of ideals, values and actions-cultural, historical,
literary and ideological. Examining the notion of the 'universal',
contemporary scholars come together in this volume to show how
'surplus in man' is generated over the life of concrete particulars
through creativity. The work brings forth a social scientific
account of Tagore's thoughts and critically reconstructs many of
his epochal ideas. Lucid in analysis and bolstered with historical
reflection, this book will be a major intervention in understanding
Tagore's works and its relevance for the contemporary human and
social sciences. It will interest scholars and researchers of
philosophy, literature and cultural studies.
This volume examines the critical role of the humanities in
universities in India and attempts to redefine its place, meaning
and function in education. Bringing together distinguished scholars
in the country, it debates the status and predicament of the
humanities in the academic programmes within universities. The
issues raised here touch upon the entire gamut of problems that a
university faces in finding an adequate, rightful and wholesome
place for the humanities in its academic curriculum. It discusses
the difficulties in the specific identity of disciplines classed
under the humanities, the powerful reach of the sciences and
technological inroads in the teaching and practice of all
disciplines, the relative academic balancing of disciplines in
different universities in India, the culture, value and the idea of
the university, digitisation of the humanities and online access
and their specific impact on research in the concerned disciplines.
The volume also presents an instructive debate on the so-called
appropriation of traditional social science concerns by other
departments. This book will interest those in education, humanities
and social sciences, governance and public policy, and South Asian
studies.
This book provides an analytical understanding of some of Tagore's
most contested and celebrated works and ideas. It reflects on his
critique of nationalism, aesthetic worldview, and the idea of
'surplus in man' underlying his life and works. It discusses the
creative notion of surplus that stands not for 'profit' or 'value',
but for celebrating human beings' continuous quest for reaching out
beyond one's limits. It highlights, among other themes, how the
idea of being 'Indian' involves stages of evolution through a
complex matrix of ideals, values and actions-cultural, historical,
literary and ideological. Examining the notion of the 'universal',
contemporary scholars come together in this volume to show how
'surplus in man' is generated over the life of concrete particulars
through creativity. The work brings forth a social scientific
account of Tagore's thoughts and critically reconstructs many of
his epochal ideas. Lucid in analysis and bolstered with historical
reflection, this book will be a major intervention in understanding
Tagore's works and its relevance for the contemporary human and
social sciences. It will interest scholars and researchers of
philosophy, literature and cultural studies.
This volume examines the critical role of the humanities in
universities in India and attempts to redefine its place, meaning
and function in education. Bringing together distinguished scholars
in the country, it debates the status and predicament of the
humanities in the academic programmes within universities. The
issues raised here touch upon the entire gamut of problems that a
university faces in finding an adequate, rightful and wholesome
place for the humanities in its academic curriculum. It discusses
the difficulties in the specific identity of disciplines classed
under the humanities, the powerful reach of the sciences and
technological inroads in the teaching and practice of all
disciplines, the relative academic balancing of disciplines in
different universities in India, the culture, value and the idea of
the university, digitisation of the humanities and online access
and their specific impact on research in the concerned disciplines.
The volume also presents an instructive debate on the so-called
appropriation of traditional social science concerns by other
departments. This book will interest those in education, humanities
and social sciences, governance and public policy, and South Asian
studies.
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