{"product_id":"vaad-samvaadpriya-bhartiya-marathi-argumentative-indian","title":"Vaad  - Samvaadpriya Bhartiya    (MARATHI)  Argumentative Indian","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Amartya Sen\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Editors(s): Sharda Sathe\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\/Yatra\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2007\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: Marathi\u003cbr\u003ePages: 414\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9780143064800\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia is a very diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly differing convictions, widely divergent customs, and a veritable feast of viewpoints. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Argumentative Indian brings together  Marathi translation of an illuminating selection of writings from Nobel prize-winning economist Amartya Sen that outline the need to understand contemporary India, including its thriving democracy, in the light of its long argumentative tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat tradition has not only influenced the history of literary, cultural, political, scientific and mathematical developments in India, but also the intellectual pluralism underlying its religious diversity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis includes heterodoxies experiences, varying from the early flowering of Buddhism, Jainism and atheism to constructive encounters with religions coming from abroad, particularly Islam. Understanding the political, social, cultural and economic challenges hat contemporary India faces demands an adequate appreciation of its pluralist, interactive and dynamic heritage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSen argues that external views also affect the national perception of identity through an interactive process, especially in the post-colonial world. The West has often perceived India as a place of endless spirituality and unreasoning mysticism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet it has a long tradition of skepticism and reasoning, with perhaps, of all ancient civilizations, the largest body of agnostic and atheistic literature, in addition to secular contributions in mathematics, astronomy, linguistics, medicine and political economy. Sen also discusses aspects of India’s rich intellectual heritage, including philosophies of governance outlined by Kautilya and Ashoka in he fourth and third centuries BCE to Akbar in the 1590s; the history and continuing relevance of India’s close relations with China in the first millennium; its old an well-organized calendars; the films of Satyajit Ray; and the debates between the visionary poet Rabindranath Tagore and Mohandas Gandhi about India’s past, present and future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe understanding and use of India’s rich argumentative tradition are critically important, Sen argues, for the success of India’s democracy, the defence of its secular politics, the removal of inequalities related to class, caste, gender and community, and the pursuit of sub-continental peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSen is a rare example of an intellectual who has had a major effect on politics, Among academics Sen’s reputation is almost unrivalled. \u003cbr\u003e--- Jonathan Steele, Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world’s poor and dispossessed could have no more articulate and insightful a champion among economists than Amartya Sen. By showing that the quality of our lives should be measured not by our wealth, but by our freedom, his writings have revolutionized the theory and practice of development. \u003cbr\u003e--- Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDIACRITICLA NOTATION FOR SANSKRIT WORDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: VOICE AND HETERODOXY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Argumentative Indian\u003cbr\u003eInequality, Instability and Voice\u003cbr\u003eIndia: Large and Small\u003cbr\u003eThe Diaspora and the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO: CULTURA ND COMMUNICATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTagore and His India\u003cbr\u003eOur Culture, Their Culture\u003cbr\u003eIndian Traditions and the Western Imagination\u003cbr\u003eChina and India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART THREE: POLITICS AND PROTEST\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTryst with Destiny\u003cbr\u003eClass in India\u003cbr\u003eWomen and Men\u003cbr\u003eIndia and the Bomb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART FOUR: REASON AND IDENTITY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Reach of Reason\u003cbr\u003eSecularism and Its Discontents\u003cbr\u003eIndia through Its Calendars\u003cbr\u003eThe Indian Identity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX OF NAMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGENERAL INDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Amartya Sen \/ Penguin\/Yatra \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153737806192,"sku":"30144","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/30144.jpg?v=1793913408","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/vaad-samvaadpriya-bhartiya-marathi-argumentative-indian","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}