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A freethinking cultural nationalist : a life history of Rahul Sankrityayan
- Title
- A freethinking cultural nationalist : a life history of Rahul Sankrityayan / Alaka Atreya Chudal.
- Author
- Chudal, Alaka Atreya
- Publication
- New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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- Description
- xiv, 323 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- Vaishnava sadhu. Arya Samajist. Buddhist monk. Hindi nationalist. Communist. These are the identities Rahul Sankrityayan (18931963), born a sanatani Brahmin, donned during the early 20th century. Widely known in the field of Buddhist studies and Hindi literature, Sankrityayan was also a prolific writer whose varied ideological stances have baffled his critics and admirers alike. While several works have tried to analyse Sankrityayans life through the lens of these identities, few have delved deep into the ambivalence that marked his thoughts and writings as he shifted his allegiance between these identities. 'A Freethinking Cultural Nationalist' takes, as its starting point, the insight that Sankrityayans personality was a product of the Indian renaissance period, and situates his life and work critically within the wider framework of his times. By exploring the thread that held together the different aspects of his personality, it presents a multifaceted picture not just of the man, but of India itself.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-317) and index.
- Language (note)
- Includes passages in Hindi.
- ISBN
- 9780199466870
- 0199466874
- LCCN
- 2016331484
- OCLC
- ocn957240835
- 957240835
- SCSB-9178113
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries