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India that is bharat : coloniality, civilisation, constitution (Hindi) (Record no. 33854)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789354356605
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 954
Item number SAI
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sai Deepak, J.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title India that is bharat : coloniality, civilisation, constitution (Hindi)
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Bloomsbury,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2022
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi :
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiv, 322 p. ;
Dimensions 20 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 599.00
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Unit of pricing 1.00
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc India, That Is Bharat, the first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of European 'colonial consciousness' (or 'coloniality'), in particular its religious and racial roots, on Bharat as the successor state to the Indic civilisation and the origins of the Indian Constitution. It lays the foundation for its sequels by covering the period between the Age of Discovery, marked by Christopher Columbus' expedition in 1492, and the reshaping of Bharat through a British-made constitution-the Government of India Act of 1919. This includes international developments leading to the founding of the League of Nations by Western powers that tangibly impacted this journey. Further, this work also traces the origins of seemingly universal constructs such as 'toleration', 'secularism' and 'humanism' to Christian political theology. Their subsequent role in subverting the indigenous Indic consciousness through a secularised and universalised Reformation, that is, constitutionalism, is examined. It also puts forth the concept of Middle Eastern coloniality, which preceded its European variant and allies with it in the context of Bharat to advance their shared antipathy towards the Indic worldview. In order to liberate Bharat's distinctive indigeneity, 'decoloniality' is presented as a civilisational imperative in the spheres of nature, religion, culture, history, education, language and, crucially, in the realm of constitutionalism
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Constitutional history of India
Topical term or geographic name as entry element India Civilization
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     DAU DAU 30/03/2025 KBD 599.00 2 954 SAI 035352 16/07/2025 03/07/2025 Books