India Dissents: 3,000 Years of Difference, Doubt and Argument

India Dissents: 3,000 Years of Difference, Doubt and Argument

India Dissents: 3,000 Years of Difference, Doubt and Argument

India Dissents: 3,000 Years of Difference, Doubt and Argument

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Overview

Throughout Indian history, various individuals and groups have questioned, censured and debated authority—be it the state or empire, religious or political traditions, caste hierarchies, patriarchy or even the idea of god. These dissenting voices have persisted despite all attempts made to silence them. They have inspired revolutions and uprisings, helped preserve individual dignity and freedom, and promoted tolerance and a plurality in thought and lifestyle. India Dissents: 3,000 Years of Difference, Doubt and Argument brings together some of these voices that have sustained India as a great and vibrant civilization. Collected in these pages are essays, letters, reports, poems, songs and calls to action—from texts ranging from the Rig Veda to Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste; and by thinkers as varied as the Buddha, Akka Mahadevi, Lal Ded, Nanak, Ghalib, Tagore, Gandhi, Manto, Jayaprakash Narayan, Namdeo Dhasal, Mahasweta Devi and Amartya Sen. Their words embody the undying and essential spirit of dissent in one of the world’s most diverse, dynamic and oldest civilizations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789386338075
Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books LLP
Publication date: 06/12/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 560
File size: 736 KB

About the Author

'Ashok Vajpeyi' is a Hindi poet and lover of arts, apart from being a noted cultural and arts administrator, and a former civil servant. He was Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, from 2008 to 2011. He is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1994), Dayawati Kavi Shekhar Samman (1994) and Kabir Samman (2006). He has also been decorated by the President of the Republic of Poland with the outstanding national award The Officer's Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2004), and by the French government as Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2005). His publications include poetry collections 'Kahin Nahin Vahin', 'Bahuri Akela', 'Ibarat Se Giri Matrayein', 'Kahin Koi Darwaza' (Hindi) and 'A Name for Every Leaf' (English). His critical works include 'Philhal, Samay Se Bahar, Kavita Ke Teen Darwaze' (Hindi) and 'Raza: A Life in Art' (English).
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