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The book reverts the gaze of the western cultures on india, repositioning india from being the observed to the observer, by looking at the west from a dharmic. Rajiv malhotra born 15 september 1950 is an indianamerican author and hindu nationalist who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, took early retirement in 1995 to found the infinity foundation, which focuses on indic studies, but also funds projects such as columbia universitys project to translate the tibetan buddhist tengyur. Malhotra does not take up these tasks from a neutral and disinterested. Some reflections on rajiv malhotras being different. I have explained in detail in being different that christianitys mandatory belief in nicene creed violates. Rajiv malhotra debates mark tully, eminent bbc correspondent who has lived most of his life in india and is highly regarded as a lover of indian civilization. I agree with him that the euroamerican gaze directed at asia has not only been destruc. Western interventions in dravidian and dalit faultlines kindle edition by malhotra, rajiv, neelakandan, aravindan. Online resource, database, crowd sourcing, and expert feedback on contemporary hinduism, dharmic india, and topics covered in breaking india, being different. Some reflections on rajiv malhotra s being different.
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Challenge to western universalism 2011 is important for two reasons. An indian challenge to western universalism 2011 about book. A critique of rajiv malhotra s being different nicholas f. An indian challenge to western universalism rajiv malhotra rajiv malhotras insistence on preserving difference with mutual respect not with mere tolerance is even more pertinent today because the notion of a single universalism is being propounded. Similarly, i have explained in detail in being different that christianitys mandatory belief in nicene creed violates the worldview in which yoga is based. The evolution of american spirituality over the past fifty years is the subject of robert wuthnows engrossing new book. Nov 24, 2015 there can be no single universalism, even if it assimilates or, in the authors words, digests, elements from other civilizations kapila vatsyayan in being different. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading breaking india. An indian challenge to western universalism, thinker and philosopher rajiv malhotra addresses the challenge of a direct and honest engagement on differences, by reversing the.
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