Post-Hindu India : a discourse on Dalit-Bahujan, socio-spiritual and scientific revolution
Brahmanism Dalits Hinduism e-böcker
SAGE Publications
2009
EISBN 9788132104339
Introduction.
Unpaid teachers.
Subaltern scientists.
Productive soldiers.
Subaltern feminists.
Social doctors.
Meat and milk economists.
Unknown engineers.
Food producers.
Social smugglers.
Spiritual fascists.
Intellectual goondas.
Symptoms of civil war and end of Hinduism.
Conclusion : The post-Hindu India.
Kancha Ilaiah, the author of the best selling book Why I am Not a Hindu , pens a thought-provoking critique of Brahmanism and the caste system in India, while anticipating the death of Hinduism as a direct consequence of, what he says is, its anti-scientific and anti-nationalistic stand. This work challenges Hinduisms̀ interpretation of history, with a virulent attack on caste politics, and also takes a refreshing look at the necessity of encouraging indigenous scientific thought for the sake of national progress. It establishes Hinduism as a b̀ackward ̀religion that suppresses the latent scie.
Unpaid teachers.
Subaltern scientists.
Productive soldiers.
Subaltern feminists.
Social doctors.
Meat and milk economists.
Unknown engineers.
Food producers.
Social smugglers.
Spiritual fascists.
Intellectual goondas.
Symptoms of civil war and end of Hinduism.
Conclusion : The post-Hindu India.
Kancha Ilaiah, the author of the best selling book Why I am Not a Hindu , pens a thought-provoking critique of Brahmanism and the caste system in India, while anticipating the death of Hinduism as a direct consequence of, what he says is, its anti-scientific and anti-nationalistic stand. This work challenges Hinduisms̀ interpretation of history, with a virulent attack on caste politics, and also takes a refreshing look at the necessity of encouraging indigenous scientific thought for the sake of national progress. It establishes Hinduism as a b̀ackward ̀religion that suppresses the latent scie.
