Cultural politics in modern India : postcolonial prospects, colourful cosmopolitanism, global proximities
Paranjape, Makarand R.
Cultural politics in modern India : postcolonial prospects, colourful cosmopolitanism, global proximities - New Delhi : Routledge India, 2016 - xii, 301 p. ; 23cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
India's global proximities derive in good measure from its struggle against British imperialism. In its efforts to become a nation, India turned modern in its own unusual way. At the heart of this metamorphosis was a "colourful cosmopolitanism," the unique manner in which India made the world its neighbourhood. The most creative thinkers and leaders of that period reimagined diverse horizons. They collaborated not only in widespread anti-colonial struggles but also in articulating the vision of alter-globalization, universalism, and cosmopolitanism. This book, in revealing this dimension, offers new and original interpretations of figures such as Kant, Tagore, Heidegger, Gandhi, Aurobindo, Gebser, Kosambi, Narayan, Ezekiel, and Spivak. It also analyses cultural and aesthetic phenomena, from the rasa theory to Bollywood cinema, explaining how Indian ideas, texts, and cultural expressions interacted with a wider world and contributed to the making of modern India.
9781138668041
Cultural policy
Political culture
Globalization
Sri Aurobindo
Bihar earthquake
Consciousness
Delhi sultanate
Double bind
Gnosis
Hind swaraj
Indian English
Language
Mahatma Gandhi
Nationalism
Political power
Rabindranath Tagore
Ramana Maharshi
Santiniketan
Untouchabilty
306.0954 / PAR
Cultural politics in modern India : postcolonial prospects, colourful cosmopolitanism, global proximities - New Delhi : Routledge India, 2016 - xii, 301 p. ; 23cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
India's global proximities derive in good measure from its struggle against British imperialism. In its efforts to become a nation, India turned modern in its own unusual way. At the heart of this metamorphosis was a "colourful cosmopolitanism," the unique manner in which India made the world its neighbourhood. The most creative thinkers and leaders of that period reimagined diverse horizons. They collaborated not only in widespread anti-colonial struggles but also in articulating the vision of alter-globalization, universalism, and cosmopolitanism. This book, in revealing this dimension, offers new and original interpretations of figures such as Kant, Tagore, Heidegger, Gandhi, Aurobindo, Gebser, Kosambi, Narayan, Ezekiel, and Spivak. It also analyses cultural and aesthetic phenomena, from the rasa theory to Bollywood cinema, explaining how Indian ideas, texts, and cultural expressions interacted with a wider world and contributed to the making of modern India.
9781138668041
Cultural policy
Political culture
Globalization
Sri Aurobindo
Bihar earthquake
Consciousness
Delhi sultanate
Double bind
Gnosis
Hind swaraj
Indian English
Language
Mahatma Gandhi
Nationalism
Political power
Rabindranath Tagore
Ramana Maharshi
Santiniketan
Untouchabilty
306.0954 / PAR