Post-Hindu India : A Discourse in Dalit-Bahujan, Socio-spiritual and Scientific Revolution
Kancha. Ilaiah
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New Delhi : : SAGE India, , 2009.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (330 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 - Unpaid Teachers; 2 - Subaltern Scientists; 3 - Productive Soldiers; 4 - Subaltern Feminists; 5 - Social Doctors; 6 - Meat and Milk Economists; 7 - Unknown Engineers; 8 - Food Producers; 9 - Social Smugglers; 10 - Spiritual Fascists; 11 - Intellectual Goondas; 12 - Symptoms of Civil War and End of Hinduism; 13 - Conclusion: The Post-Hindu India; Glossary; About the Author. - Kancha Ilaiah, the author of the best selling book Why I am Not a Hindu , pens a thought-provoking critique of Brahmanism and the caste system in India, while anticipating the death of Hinduism as a direct consequence of, what he says is, its anti-scientific and anti-nationalistic stand. This work challenges Hinduism`s interpretation of history, with a virulent attack on caste politics, and also takes a refreshing look at the necessity of encouraging indigenous scientific thought for the sake of national progress. It establishes Hinduism as a `backward` religion that suppresses the latent scie
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| ISBN | 9788178299020
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