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Vajpeyi Ananya

Righteous republic : The political foundatins of modern India - Cambridge Harvard University Press 2012 - 342p ix

Preface: The Search for Self in Modern India
Introduction: Swaraj, the Self’s Sovereignty
1. Mohandas Gandhi: Ahimsa, the Self’s Orientation
2. Rabindranath Tagore: Viraha, the Self’s Longing
3. Abanindranath Tagore: Samvega, the Self’s Shock
4. Jawaharlal Nehru: Dharma, the Self’s Aspiration and Artha, the Self’s Purpose
5. Bhimrao Ambedkar: Duḥkha, the Self’s Burden
Conclusion: The Sovereign Self, Its Sources and Shapes
Appendixes
A: The Indexical Complexity of Tagore’s Meghdūt
B: Thirteenth Rock Edict of Aśoka
C: The State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
D: From Ambedkar’s Published Introduction to The Buddha and His Dhamma
E: From “Gospel of Equality: The Buddha and the Future of His Religion,” 1950
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index



ISBN: 9780674048959

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Political Science - Philosophy - History - India2. Politics - Philosophy - Government 3. Self-Determination - Nationalism

Dewey Class. No.: 320.095400 / VAJ