Why I Am A Hindu (Record no. 296566)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789386021106
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 294.5 THA-W
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Shashi Tharoor
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Why I Am A Hindu
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New Delhi
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Aleph Book Company
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2018
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 302p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In Why I Am a Hindu, one of Indias finest public intellectuals gives us a profound book about one of the worlds oldest and greatest religions. Starting with a close examination of his own belief in Hinduism, he ranges far and wide in his study of the faith. He talks about the Great Souls of Hinduism, Adi Shankara, Patanjali, Ramanuja, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, and many others who made major contributions to the essence of Hinduism. He delves deep into Hinduisms most important schools of thought (such as the Advaita Vedanta). He explains, in easily accessible language, important aspects and concepts of Hindu philosophy like the Purusharthas and Bhakti, masterfully summarizes the lessons of the Gita and Vivekanandas ecumenism, and explores with sympathy the 'Hinduism of habit practised by ordinary believers. He looks at the myriad manifestations of political Hinduism in the modern era, including violence committed in the name of the faith by rightwing organizations and their adherents. He analyzes Hindutva, explains its rise and dwells at length on the philosophy of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, its most significant ideologue. He is unsparing in his criticism of extremist 'bhakts, and unequivocal in his belief that everything that makes India a great and distinctive culture and country will be imperiled if religious 'fundamentalists are allowed to take the upper hand. However, he also makes the point that it is precisely because Hindus form the majority that India has survived as a plural, secular democracy. A book that will be read and debated now and in the future, Why I Am a Hindu is a revelatory and original masterwork.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Hinduism. RELIGION
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Book
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        Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center 24/03/2018 4 1 294.5 THA-W DCB3205 07/02/2024 13/09/2023 24/03/2018 Book