Makarand R. Paranjape duikt in het ingewikkelde weefsel van de Indiase identiteit, kolonialisme en cultureel erfgoed in zijn geschriften. Als geleerde en auteur onderzoekt hij hoe de nationale cultuur en postkoloniale nalatenschappen zijn gevormd en hoe ze het hedendaagse India blijven beïnvloeden. Het werk van Paranjape wordt gekenmerkt door zijn diepe analytische rigueur, waarbij hij het voortbestaan van culturele autoriteit en de blijvende impact van historische krachten onderzoekt. Zijn literaire bijdragen raken ook diepgaande existentiële thema's aan, waarbij de aard van het leven en de uiteindelijke vergankelijkheid ervan worden beschouwd.
Exploring the intricate connections between state, nation, and identity in India, this book utilizes cultural analysis to reframe discussions around these themes. It compellingly integrates the Gandhian concept of swaraj, offering a fresh perspective on the complexities of Indian identity and governance.
Poet, nationalist, freedom-fighter and the first woman to become the Governor of a state in independent India, Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) was one of the most colourful and dynamic personalities of her time. She was not only closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, but became, in 1925, the first native woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress. This volume, the only authoritative selection of her works, comes with a revised and extended Introduction, which not only places the poet s life and art in its context, but provides a new way of understanding her significance and achievement.
9 February 2016: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) erupted with 'anti-national' slogans. Arrests of student leaders, the shutdown of the university, a lecture series on 'What the Nation Needs to Know', a student's disappearance, another's suicide and a number of even more disruptive protests ensued. JNU: Nationalism and India's Uncivil War, by a long-standing JNU professor, is a ringside account of what happened. Delicately and incisively crafted, it is an empathetic insider's account of JNU's problems from an expert in the field of higher education. Through this book, the author makes an impassioned plea to transform rather than destroy JNU, as also reform higher education. But more than that, this book is also a history of our times, of India's ongoing transformation, the story of the changing self apprehension of a nation. Examining the multiple meanings of nationalism in our time, Paranjape delves deeply into what it means to be an Indian today. He offers his perception and understanding of the new India that is fast emerging as India enters its 75th year of Independence.
Postcolonial prospects, colourful cosmopolitanism, global proximities
Exploring the interplay of Indian cultural politics and aesthetics from colonial times to the present, the book highlights how influential thinkers and writers like Tagore, Gandhi, and Spivak shaped global connections. It examines the evolution of alternative globalization and modernity, showcasing the ways Indian ideas and cultural expressions engaged with the broader world, enriched by the creative insights of these key figures.