Altered Destinations: Self, Society, and Nation in India‘Altered Destinations’ addresses the complex interrelations of state, nation and identity in India through the medium of culture, and compellingly reframes the debate in the context of the Gandhian concept of swaraj. Engaging with Gandhi’s classic text ‘Hind Swaraj’, which envisioned an entirely new form of identity and governance in India in opposition with its colonial past, Paranjape extends the discussion by exlporing how ideas of autonomy, selfhood, and cultural independence have been expressed, depicted and studied. |
Contents
Indian Notions of Responsibility | 1 |
The Religious Roots of Indian AntiImperialism | 17 |
Aurobindo Ambedkar and After | 29 |
Culture Citizenship and Global Futures | 55 |
An Account of a Vibhashis Romance with the National Language | 79 |
The Case for Sanskrit as Indias National Language | 91 |
National Education? Problems and Prospects | 111 |
Regaining the Indian Eye | 127 |
Interrogating the Terms of the Debate | 137 |
Plurality Tolerance and Religious Conflict in India | 147 |
Towards a Common Future? An IndoPakistani Story | 159 |
Towards a NeoGandhian Praxis | 173 |
Notes | 187 |
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