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German and Indian Intellectuals across Empire

http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674725140 In Age of Entanglement, Kris Manjapra explores the connections that linked German and Indian intellectuals from the nineteenth century through the Second World War as they shared ideas, formed networks, and studied one another’s worlds. Moving beyond well-rehearsed critiques of colonialism towards a new critical approach, Manjapra recasts modern intellectual history in terms of […]
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Upclose with Rajarshi Nandy: Hindu Dharma, Tantra, Devatas, Pashubali & Clash of Civilisations

Rajarshi Nandy is an author, speaker, scholar and tantra practitioner who is committed to rectifying the negative stereotypes and colonial era prejudices about Tantra and Hindu Dharma even among Hindus themselves. In this episode of Upclose, he speaks with Ashish Dhar on his book (Adhyatmikta), the infallibility of Shastras (scriptures), the authority of the Guru, […]